Video-in-video video stream having a three layer video scene

A network, comprising:

• a server;
• a first mobile computing device connected to the server, the first mobile computing device including a first camera on a first side of the first mobile computing device coupled to produce a first camera video stream;
• a stereo camera connected to the server, the stereo camera including a second camera coupled to produce a second camera video stream, and the stereo camera further including a third camera coupled to produce a third camera video stream;
• a video processor included in the first mobile computing device, wherein the video processor is coupled to receive the first camera video stream to generate a first video layer of an output video stream, and wherein the video processor is coupled to receive the second camera video stream and the third camera video stream to generate a second video layer and a third video layer of the output video stream from the second camera video stream, wherein the video processor is coupled to overlay the first video layer between the second video layer and the third video layer in the output video stream, and wherein the video processor is coupled to upload the output video stream to the server;
• and
• a plurality of receivers coupled to the server to receive the output video stream.

A method for overlaying three video layers in an output video stream, comprising:

• identifying objects in second and third camera video streams received from a stereo camera;
• determining respective distances between the stereo camera and each of the objects identified in the second and third camera video streams;
• placing any objects identified in the second and third camera video streams that are less than a mid video layer distance from the stereo camera in a second video layer;
• placing any objects identified in the second and third camera video streams that are greater than the mid video layer distance from the stereo camera in a third video layer;
• identifying a subject in a first camera video stream received from a first camera;
• trimming a background from the first camera video stream to leave the identified subject alone in the first camera video stream;
• placing the identified subject alone in a first video layer;
• and
• overlaying the first video layer between the second and third video layers in the output video stream.