Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus that performs processing to generate a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of captured images obtained by performing image capturing from a plurality of directions by a plurality of cameras, the method comprising:

• obtaining visibility information which is related to components of a three-dimensional shape model of an object to be captured by at least one of the plurality of cameras, wherein the visibility information is configured to be used for identifying whether pixels corresponding to the components are included in a captured image for each of not less than two captured images of the plurality of captured images;
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• selecting, based on the obtained visibility information, from material data which is based on the captured image obtained by a camera included in the plurality of cameras and is stored in a predetermined storage unit, data to be used to generate the virtual viewpoint image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program configured to cause a computer to execute a method of controlling an information processing apparatus that performs processing to generate a virtual viewpoint image based on a plurality of captured images obtained by performing image capturing from a plurality of directions by a plurality of cameras, the method comprising:

• obtaining visibility information which is related to components of a three-dimensional shape model of an object to be captured by at least one of the plurality of cameras, wherein the visibility information is configured to be used for identifying identify whether pixels corresponding to the components are included in a captured image for each of not less than two captured images of the plurality of captured images;
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• selecting, based on the obtained visibility information, from material data which is based on the captured image obtained by a camera included in the plurality of cameras and is stored in a predetermined storage unit, data to be used to generate the virtual viewpoint image.