A photo realistic talking head creation system and method comprising: a template;
a video camera having an image output signal of a subject; a mixer for mixing the
template and the image output signal of the subject into a composite image, and
an output signal representational of the composite image; a prompter having a partially
reflecting mirror therebetween the video camera and the subject, an input for receiving
the output signal of the mixer representational of the composite image, the partially
reflecting mirror adapted to allow the video camera to collect the image of the
subject therethrough and the subject to view the composite image and to align the
image of the subject therewith the template; storage means having an input for
receiving the output image signal of the video camera representational of the collected
image of the subject, and storing the image of the subject substantially aligned
therewith the template.
