Method for generating camerawork information, apparatus for generating camerawork information, and non-transitory computer readable medium

An apparatus for generating camerawork information comprising:

• an extracting part that extracts, from design information of an architectural structure, a plurality of pieces of space information showing a plurality of spaces related to the architectural structure;
• a specifying part that specifies a reference line that passes through two connected spaces included in a space shown by the plurality of pieces of extracted space information, the reference line being a reference when a video image is configured;
• and
• a generating part that generates camerawork information showing pieces of time-series information concerning at least one of an image-capturing position, an image-capturing direction, and an image-capturing movement direction in the two spaces, on the basis of the specified reference line and the space information corresponding to each of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified,
• wherein the specifying part is further configured to specify, as the reference line, a line that is orthogonal to a direction of entering the two spaces from an external space, from among the lines that pass between the centroid in the first space and the centroid in the second space and that are parallel to wall faces defining the two spaces.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a camerawork information generating program that causes a computer to:

• extract, from design information of an architectural structure, a plurality of pieces of space information showing a plurality of spaces related to the architectural structure,
• specify a reference line that passes through two connected spaces included in a space shown by the plurality of pieces of extracted space information, the reference line being a reference when a video image is configured, and
• generate camerawork information showing time-series information concerning at least one of an image-capturing position, an image-capturing direction, and an image-capturing movement direction in the two spaces, on the basis of the specified reference line and the space information corresponding to each of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified,
• wherein the computer is further configured to specify, as the reference line, a line that is orthogonal to a direction of entering the two spaces from an external space, from among the lines that pass between the centroid in the first space and the centroid in the second space and that are parallel to wall faces defining the two spaces.

A method for generating camerawork information, comprising steps of:

• extracting, from design information of an architectural structure, a plurality of pieces of space information showing a plurality of spaces related to the architectural structure;
• specifying a reference line that passes through two connected spaces included in a space shown by a plurality of pieces of extracted space information, the reference line being a reference when a video image is configured;
• and
• generating camerawork information that shows time-series information concerning at least one of an image-capturing position, an image-capturing direction, and an image-capturing movement direction in the two spaces, on the basis of the specified reference line and space information corresponding to each of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified,
• wherein the step of specifying includes specifying, as the reference line, a line that passes between a centroid in a first space and a centroid in a second space in the two spaces and that is parallel to any one of a plurality of wall faces defining the two spaces,
• wherein the step of specifying includes specifying, as a new reference line, a line that passes between the two centroids and that is orthogonal to the specified reference line, when the camerawork information is generated in which the image-capturing direction in the generating varies by a predetermined amount.

A method for generating camerawork information, comprising steps of:

• extracting, from design information of an architectural structure, a plurality of pieces of space information showing a plurality of spaces related to the architectural structure;
• specifying a reference line that passes through two connected spaces included in a space shown by a plurality of pieces of extracted space information, the reference line being a reference when a video image is configured;
• and
• generating camerawork information that shows time-series information concerning at least one of an image-capturing position, an image-capturing direction, and an image-capturing movement direction in the two spaces, on the basis of the specified reference line and space information corresponding to each of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified, wherein
• the step of generating includes:
• selecting one pattern from a plurality of previously specified image-capturing patterns showing a variation pattern of at least one of the image-capturing position, the image-capturing direction, and the image-capturing movement direction on the basis of shapes of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified, and
• generating the camerawork information on the basis of the selected image-capturing pattern and the reference line.

A method for generating camerawork information, comprising steps of:

• extracting, from design information of an architectural structure, a plurality of pieces of space information showing a plurality of spaces related to the architectural structure;
• specifying a reference line that passes through two connected spaces included in a space shown by a plurality of pieces of extracted space information, the reference line being a reference when a video image is configured;
• and
• generating camerawork information that shows time-series information concerning at least one of an image-capturing position, an image-capturing direction, and an image-capturing movement direction in the two spaces, on the basis of the specified reference line and space information corresponding to each of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified, wherein
• the step of generating includes:
• selecting one pattern from a plurality of previously specified image-capturing patterns showing a variation pattern of at least one of the image-capturing position, the image-capturing direction, and the image-capturing movement direction on the basis of the type of point of view associated with the image-capturing patterns, and
• generating the camerawork information on the basis of the selected image-capturing pattern and the reference line.

A method for generating camerawork information, comprising steps of:

• extracting, from design information of an architectural structure, a plurality of pieces of space information showing a plurality of spaces related to the architectural structure;
• specifying a reference line that passes through two connected spaces included in a space shown by a plurality of pieces of extracted space information, the reference line being a reference when a video image is configured;
• and
• generating camerawork information that shows time-series information concerning at least one of an image-capturing position, an image-capturing direction, and an image-capturing movement direction in the two spaces, on the basis of the specified reference line and space information corresponding to each of the two spaces for which the reference line is specified, wherein
• the step of generating includes generating the camerawork information on the basis of an action of a viewer, the action being specified on the basis of the viewing log obtained by a wearable computer.