20120013711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEWABLE VIDEO FROM A SINGLE VIDEO STREAM - It is provided a method for generating a 3D representation of a scene, initially represented by a first video stream captured by a certain camera at a first set of viewing configurations. The method includes providing video streams compatible with capturing the scene by cameras, and generating an integrated video stream enabling three-dimensional display of the scene by integration of two video streams. The method includes calculating parameters characterizing a viewing configuration by analysis of elements having known geometrical parameters. The scene may be a sport scene which a playing field, a group of on-field objects and a group of background objects. The method includes segmenting a frame to those portions, separately associating each portion to the different viewing configuration, and merging them into a single frame. Also, the method may include calculating of on-field footing locations of on-field objects, computing new locations in a new frame, and transforming the on-field objects to the respective frame as a 2D object. Furthermore, the method may include synthesizing at on-field objects by segmenting portions of the object from respective frames of the first video stream, stitching the portions together and rendering the stitched object within a synthesized frame. | 01-19-2012 |