Virtual Omnidirectional Video Synthesis with Multiple Cameras for Sports Training

Mariko Isogawa, Dan Mikami, Kosuke Takahashi, Akira Kojima

2015

Abstract

This paper proposes a new method to synthesize an omnidirectional video at a viewpoint inside a sports ground, with the goal of sports training. If athletes could virtually experience real games from a player's viewpoint, they might possibly be able to exhibit higher performance in an actual game. A head mounted display, which makes it possible to watch intuitive and interactive omnidirectional video from a 360-degree player's view, together with head direction tracking, leads to further enhanced effectiveness of training. However, it is difficult to put an omnidirectional camera on the field during a real game. Therefore, techniques for synthesizing an omnidirectional video at a player's viewpoint (virtual viewpoint) with the cameras outside the field are required. With this aim in mind, we propose a fast and stable omnidirectional video synthesis technique with image inpainting, which removes unwanted occluders between the virtual viewpoint and the cameras.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Isogawa M., Mikami D., Takahashi K. and Kojima A. (2015). Virtual Omnidirectional Video Synthesis with Multiple Cameras for Sports Training . In Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS, ISBN 978-989-758-159-5, pages 271-275. DOI: 10.5220/0005660602710275

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsports15,
author={Mariko Isogawa and Dan Mikami and Kosuke Takahashi and Akira Kojima},
title={Virtual Omnidirectional Video Synthesis with Multiple Cameras for Sports Training},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,},
year={2015},
pages={271-275},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005660602710275},
isbn={978-989-758-159-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support - Volume 1: icSPORTS,
TI - Virtual Omnidirectional Video Synthesis with Multiple Cameras for Sports Training
SN - 978-989-758-159-5
AU - Isogawa M.
AU - Mikami D.
AU - Takahashi K.
AU - Kojima A.
PY - 2015
SP - 271
EP - 275
DO - 10.5220/0005660602710275