Title :
Virtual Camera Synthesis for Soccer Game Replays
Author :
Papadakis, N. ; Baeza, A. ; Rius, I. ; Armangué, X. ; Bugeau, A. ; D´Hondt, O. ; Gargallo, P. ; Caselles, V. ; Sagàs, S.
Author_Institution :
Barcelona Media, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a set of tools developed during the creation of a platform that allows the automatic generation of virtual views in a live soccer game production. Observing the scene through a multi-camera system, a 3D approximation of the players is computed and used for the synthesis of virtual views. The system is suitable both for static scenes, to create bullet time effects, and for video applications, where the virtual camera moves as the game plays.
Keywords :
image processing; virtual reality; 3D approximation; multicamera system; soccer game production; soccer game replays; video applications; virtual camera synthesis; virtual views; Calibration; Cameras; Estimation; Image color analysis; Image segmentation; Pixel; Three dimensional displays; Novel view synthesis; depth estimation; image inpainting.; soccer game;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Media Production (CVMP), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8872-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4268-3
DOI :
10.1109/CVMP.2010.20
