Player spotlight

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a video clip associated with a sporting event in which a plurality of players are participating using a playing field, the sporting event having a play object associated therewith;
• detecting people included in a frame of the video clip;
• detecting players from among the people included in the frame of the video clip;
• identifying players who are on the playing field from the detected players;
• associating each of the players identified to be on the playing field with a rectangular bounding box that provides an outline of each of the players as the players appear in the frame of the video clip;
• receiving data identifying which player from among the players on the playing field has possession of the play object in the frame of the video clip;
• generating a visualization emphasis object having a size proportional to a height of the bounding box associated with the player having possession of the play object;
• positioning the visualization emphasis object at a center of a base of the bounding box associated with the player having possession of the play object;
• and
• blending the visualization emphasis object with the frame to generate an updated video clip, wherein the blending of the visualization emphasis object with the frame is performed using perspective transformation, wherein the updated video clip includes one or more frames of the video clip.

A system comprising:

• memory configured to store computer-executable instructions;
• and
• at least one computer processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to:
• receive a video clip associated with a sporting event participated by a plurality of players using a playing field and sharing a play object;
• detect people included in a frame of the video clip;
• detect players from among the people included in the frame of the video clip;
• identify players who are on the playing field from the detected players;
• associate each of the players identified to be on the playing field with a rectangular bounding box that provides an outline of each of the players as the players appear in the frame of the video clip;
• receive data identifying which player from the players on the playing field has possession of the play object in the frame of the video clip;
• generating a visualization emphasis object having a size proportional to a height of the bounding box associated with the player having possession of the play object;
• positioning the visualization emphasis object at a center of a base of the bounding box associated with the player having possession of the play object;
• and
• blend the visualization emphasis object with the frame to generate an updated video clip, wherein blending of the visualization emphasis object with the frame comprises a perspective transformation of the visualization emphasis object, wherein the updated video clip includes one or more frames of the video clip.