Method and apparatus for preparing image representative data
View Patent ↗Apparatus for processing a digital mesh representing a three-dimensional subject automatically filters out portions of a predetermined color to simplify further processing.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a first data file representative of the shape of a three-dimensional subject;
providing a second data file comprising a three-dimensional digital photographic data file representative of said subject and corresponding to said first data file, said subject comprising a first portion having a predetermined color; and
utilizing said second data file to identify a corresponding first portion of said first data file corresponding to said portion having said predetermined color;
providing said first data file with data representative of a plurality of polygons arranged into a mesh representative of said subject; and
utilizing a color selective algorithm to selectively identify a first color portion of said second data file corresponding to said predetermined color.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 , comprising:
separating said first data file first portion from said first data file to produce a modified first data file.
3. A method in accordance with claim 1 , comprising:
processing said first data file without utilizing said first data file first portion to produce a modified first data file.
4. A method in accordance with claim 1 , comprising:
capturing first data for said first data file and said second data file for said second data file substantially simultaneously.
5. A method in accordance with claim 1 , comprising:
identifying data in said first data file representative of ones of said polygons corresponding to said first color portion of said second data file;
processing said data representative of said ones of said polygons corresponding to said predetermined color in a first manner; and
processing said data representative of said ones of said polygons not corresponding to said predetermined color criteria in a second manner different from said first manner.
6. A method in accordance with claim 1 , comprising:
modifying said first data file to eliminate data representative of said ones of said polygons corresponding to said first color portion.
7. Apparatus, comprising:
a first data file representative of the shape of a three-dimensional subject;
a second data file comprising a three-dimensional digital photographic data file representative of said subject and corresponding to said first data file, said subject comprising a first portion having a predetermined color; and
a processor operable to utilize said second data file to identify a corresponding first portion of said first data file corresponding to said portion having said predetermined color;
said first data file comprises first data representative of a plurality of polygons arranged into a mesh representative of said subject; and
a color selective algorithm executed by said processor to selectively identify a first color portion of said second data file corresponding to said predetermined color.
8. Apparatus in accordance with claim 7 , comprising:
said processor is operable to separate said first data file first portion from said first data file.
9. Apparatus in accordance with claim 7 , comprising:
said processor is operable to process said first data file excluding said first data file first portion.
10. Apparatus in accordance with claim 7 , comprising:
capture apparatus to capture first data for said first data file and second data for said second data file substantially simultaneously.
11. Apparatus in accordance with claim 7 , comprising:
said processor is operable to identify data in said first data file representative of ones of said polygons corresponding to said first color portion of said second data file;
said processor processes said data representative of said ones of said polygons corresponding to said predetermined color in a first manner; and
said processor processes said data representative of said ones of said polygons not corresponding to said predetermined color criteria in a second manner different from said first manner.
12. Apparatus in accordance with claim 7 , comprising:
said processor modifies said first data file to eliminate data representative of said ones of said polygons corresponding to said first color portion.
13. A method comprising:
providing a data file representative of a three-dimensional subject, said subject comprising portions having a predetermined color;
said data file comprising a plurality of polygons arranged into a mesh representative of said subject;
processing said data file with a color selective algorithm;
utilizing said color selective algorithm to selectively identify ones of said polygons meeting predetermined color criteria;
processing all of said polygons meeting said predetermined color criteria in a first manner; and
processing all of said polygons not meeting said predetermined color criteria in a second manner different from said first manner.
14. A method in accordance with claim 13 , comprising:
providing a modified data file comprising all of said polygons meeting said predetermined color criteria.
15. A method in accordance with claim 13 , comprising:
providing a modified data file comprising all of said polygons not having a preselected predetermined color.