Title :
A metamerism-based method to prevent camcorder movie piracy in digital theaters
Author :
Bourdon, Pascal ; Thiebaud, Sylvain ; Sacré, Jean-Jacques ; Doyen, Didier
Author_Institution :
Thomson R&D, Cesson-Sevigne, France
Abstract :
This document proposes a new, multi-primary projection system for prevention of illegal recordings in movie theaters. As of today, most camcorder-jamming methods tend to rely on either Infra-Red or spatial/temporal light modulations, both being easy to defeat using an appropriate filter system. Like Infra-Red, a metamerism-based system will modulate light magnitude depending on wavelength, but this time within the range of visible light, making jamming patterns harder to filter out. The mathematical model we use to solve our problem can actually serve as a generic model for all spectrum-based methods, including IR.
Keywords :
jamming; optical projectors; spatial light modulators; video cameras; camcorder movie piracy; camcorder-jamming methods; digital theaters; illegal recording prevention; infra-red light modulations; jamming patterns; light magnitude; mathematical model; metamerism-based method; movie theaters; multiprimary projection system; spatial light modulations; spectrum-based methods; temporal light modulations; visible light; Color; Humans; Image color analysis; Mathematical model; Motion pictures; Observers; Video equipment; Digital cinema; color science; piracy;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Suntec City
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7491-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICME.2010.5582547