US 2016/0104510 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOW COST TELEVISION PRODUCTION

Abstract

It is provided a method for producing a stream of desired image frames derived from a panoramic capturing of a scene by an array of video cameras. The production is conducted by a coordinated operation at a venue proximate to the scene and at a production suite located remotely from the venue. The method includes a venue server recording a stream of raw video images captured simultaneously by the video-cameras, and converting the stream of raw video images at a first data rate to a stream of panoramic views at a second data rate. The second data rate is less than one third of the first data rate. The method further includes transmitting the stream of panoramic views to a remote production suite, and there selecting a stream of desired frames including respective regions of interest. The method further includes transmitting data on the stream of desired frames to the venue server, and the venue server producing out of the recorded stream of raw video images, a stream of high resolution frames. The high resolution frames are characterized by non perceptible boundaries between neighboring images derived from respective neighboring raw video images.

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Dependent claims

A method for producing, by a coordinated operation conducted at a venue proximate to a scene and at a production suite located remotely from the venue, a stream of desired image frames derived from a panoramic capturing of the scene by an array of video cameras, the method comprising:

(a) a venue server recording a stream of raw video images associated with images captured simultaneously by the video cameras;
(b) converting said stream of raw video images at a first data rate to a stream of panoramic views at a second data rate, said second data rate being less than one third of said first data rate;
(c) transmitting said stream of panoramic views to at least one remote production suite;
(d) in the remote production suite, selecting a stream of desired frames including respective regions of interest, the selected frames being portions of respective panoramic views;
(e) transmitting data on said stream of desired frames to said venue server;
and,
(f) said venue server producing out of the recorded stream of raw video images, a stream of high resolution frames in accordance with said stream of desired frames, said high resolution frames being characterized by non perceptible boundaries between neighboring images derived from respective neighboring raw video images.

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A method for a venue server producing, by a coordinated operation with a production suite, a stream of desired image frames derived from a panoramic capturing of a scene by an array of video cameras, the method comprising:

(a) recording a stream of raw video images captured simultaneously by the video cameras;
(b) converting said stream of raw video images to a stream of panoramic views at a reduced data rate, the data rate reduction being by a factor of at least three;
(c) transmitting said stream of panoramic views to the production suite for selecting thereof a stream of desired frames including respective regions of interest, the selected frames being portions of the panoramic views;
(d) receiving from said production suite data on said stream of desired frames;
and,
(e) producing out of the recorded stream of raw video images, a stream of high resolution frames in accordance with said stream of desired frames, said high resolution frames being characterized by non perceptible boundaries between neighboring images derived from respective neighboring raw video images.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for low cost television production

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Method and system for low cost television production

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