Free Viewpoint Video for Soccer using Histogram-based Validity Maps in Plane Sweeping

Patrik Goorts, Steven Maesen, Maarten Dumont, Sammy Rogmans, Philippe Bekaert

2014

Abstract

In this paper, we present a method to accomplish free viewpoint video for soccer scenes. This will allow the rendering of a virtual camera, such as a virtual rail camera, or a camera moving around a frozen scene. We use 7 static cameras in a wide baseline setup (10 meters apart from each other). After debayering and segmentation, a crude depth map is created using a plane sweep approach. Next, this depth map is filtered and used in a second, depth-selective plane sweep by creating validity maps per depth. The complete method employs NVIDIA CUDA and traditional GPU shaders, resulting in a fast and scalable solution. The results, using real images, show the effective removal of artifacts, yielding high quality images for a virtual camera.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Goorts P., Maesen S., Dumont M., Rogmans S. and Bekaert P. (2014). Free Viewpoint Video for Soccer using Histogram-based Validity Maps in Plane Sweeping . In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 3: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-009-3, pages 378-386. DOI: 10.5220/0004730003780386

in Bibtex Style

@conference{visapp14,
author={Patrik Goorts and Steven Maesen and Maarten Dumont and Sammy Rogmans and Philippe Bekaert},
title={Free Viewpoint Video for Soccer using Histogram-based Validity Maps in Plane Sweeping},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 3: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={378-386},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004730003780386},
isbn={978-989-758-009-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 3: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2014)
TI - Free Viewpoint Video for Soccer using Histogram-based Validity Maps in Plane Sweeping
SN - 978-989-758-009-3
AU - Goorts P.
AU - Maesen S.
AU - Dumont M.
AU - Rogmans S.
AU - Bekaert P.
PY - 2014
SP - 378
EP - 386
DO - 10.5220/0004730003780386