Video generation method and apparatus
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorAnthony William Godar
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Abstract
A display system for displaying video content, the display unit including a display controller operable to control the display of at least a region of the video content and a visual acuity identification unit operable to identify at least regions of high visual acuity and low visual acuity of a viewer at display positions corresponding to particular regions of the video content, where the display controller is operable to control the display of video content such that regions of high visual acuity are displayed differently to regions of low visual acuity.
Claims15
A content generation apparatus comprising:
- a data generation unit operable to generate mesh and texture data for a virtual scene;
- and
- a frame encoding unit operable to encode one or more frames comprising at least a portion of the generated mesh and texture data,
- wherein the mesh and texture data that is encoded contains information that may be used to describe any of a plurality of different viewpoints within the same virtual scene.
A content reproduction apparatus comprising:
- a frame decoding unit operable to decode one or more frames comprising mesh and texture data;
- and
- an image rendering unit operable to generate one or more images for display from the one or more decoded frames in dependence upon a specified viewpoint,
- wherein the mesh and texture data that is decoded from the one or more frames contains information that may be used to describe any of a plurality of different viewpoints within the same virtual scene.
A content generating method comprising:
- generating mesh and texture data for a virtual scene;
- and
- encoding one or more frames comprising at least a portion of the generated mesh and texture data,
- wherein the mesh and texture data that is encoded contains information that may be used to describe any of a plurality of different viewpoints within the same virtual scene.
A video reproduction method comprising:
- decoding one or more frames comprising mesh and texture data;
- and
- generating one or more images for display from the one or more decoded frames in dependence upon a specified viewpoint,
- wherein the mesh and texture data that is decoded from the one or more frames contains information that may be used to describe any of a plurality of different viewpoints within the same virtual scene.
A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute a content generating method by carrying out actions, comprising:
- generating mesh and texture data for a virtual scene;
- and
- encoding one or more frames comprising at least a portion of the generated mesh and texture data,
- wherein the mesh and texture data that is encoded contains information that may be used to describe any of a plurality of different viewpoints within the same virtual scene.
A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute video reproduction method by carrying out actions, comprising:
- decoding one or more frames comprising mesh and texture data;
- and
- generating one or more images for display from the one or more decoded frames in dependence upon a specified viewpoint,
- wherein the mesh and texture data that is decoded from the one or more frames contains information that may be used to describe any of a plurality of different viewpoints within the same virtual scene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.