Video imaging an area of interest using networked cameras

A method comprising:

• gathering time-synchronized video content of one or more areas of interest from time-synchronized video capture devices, the time-synchronized video content corresponding to fields of view of the one or more areas of interest;
• identifying an orientation for each of the fields of view, the orientation being associated with a viewer perspective related to the each of the fields of view;
• marking the orientations with orientation markers;
• integrating the time-synchronized video content and the orientation markers into a three-dimensional dome representation of the one or more areas of interest, the three-dimensional dome representation configured to arrange the time-synchronized video content in accordance with the orientation markers;
• creating a stitched video representation of the one or more areas of interest using the three-dimensional dome representation, the stitched video representation configured to facilitate display of any of the time-synchronized video content at a specific time, and the stitched video representation using the orientation markers to facilitate switching between the time-synchronized video content at the specific time;
• providing the stitched video representation to one or more playback devices for display by the one or more playback devices.

A system comprising:

• a means for gathering time-synchronized video content of one or more areas of interest from time-synchronized video capture devices, the time-synchronized video content corresponding to fields of view of the one or more areas of interest;
• a means for identifying an orientation for each of the fields of view, the orientation being associated with a viewer perspective related to the each of the fields of view;
• a means for marking the orientations with orientation markers;
• a means for integrating the time-synchronized video content and the orientation markers into a three-dimensional dome representation of the one or more areas of interest, the three-dimensional dome representation configured to arrange the time-synchronized video content in accordance with the orientation markers;
• a means for creating a stitched video representation of the one or more areas of interest using the three-dimensional dome representation, the stitched video representation configured to facilitate display of any of the time-synchronized video content at a specific time, and the stitched video representation using the orientation markers to facilitate switching between the time-synchronized video content at the specific time;
• a means for providing the stitched video representation to one or more playback devices for display by the one or more playback devices.