Methods And Apparatus For Optimized Stitching Of Overcapture Content

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium in data communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive overcapture content comprising a first overlap band and a second overlap band, the first overlap band and the second overlap band comprising an area of overlap of content captured by a plurality of capture devices;
• generate a displacement map indicating how portions of the first overlap band should be shifted relative to the second overlap band;
• and
• warp the overcapture content based on the displacement map creating warped overcapture content.

A non-transitory computer-readable apparatus comprising a storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program comprising a plurality of instructions configured to, when executed by a processor apparatus, cause an apparatus to:

• receive overcapture content;
• receive a warp file comprising metadata, the metadata comprising a string of integer values based on a stitch line of the overcapture content;
• produce a displacement map based on the metadata in the warp file, the displacement map indicating locations and magnitudes of shifts along the stitch line;
• and
• stitch the overcapture content along the stitch line based on the displacement map creating stitched content.