Selecting a camera perspective to convey a perspective of depth

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving first image data captured from a first perspective by a first physical camera and second image data captured from a second perspective by a second physical camera, wherein the first image data and the second image data indicate a sequence of object positions;
• predicting in real time a trajectory of the object in three-dimensional (3D) space;
• for each of the first image data and the second image data:
• determining an apparent size of the object;
• determining a parallax effect for the object based at least in part on an analysis of respective image data compared with updated image data computed by a simulated change in angle of a respective physical camera;
• and
• determining a viewable portion of the trajectory of the object;
• selecting, as a selected camera, one of the first physical camera or the second physical camera based at least in part on the determined apparent size of the object, the determined motion parallax effect for the object, or the determined viewable portion of the trajectory of the object;
• and
• receiving, using the selected camera, new image data of at least a portion of the trajectory of the object.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving first video data captured from a first camera perspective by a physical camera;
• predicting in real time a trajectory of the object in 3D space;
• selecting a target camera perspective for capturing the trajectory of the object based at least in part on an apparent size of the object from a plurality of candidate camera perspectives, a parallax effect of the object from a plurality of candidate camera perspectives, wherein the parallax effect is computed based at least in part on an analysis of respective image data compared with updated image data computed by a simulated change in angle of a respective physical camera, or a viewable portion of the trajectory of the object from the plurality of candidate camera perspectives;
• and
• receiving new video data from the selected target camera perspective.

A computer-implemented system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• receive first image data captured from a first perspective by a first physical camera and second image data captured from a second perspective by a second physical camera, wherein the first image data and the second image data indicate a sequence of object positions, and store the sequence of object positions in the memory;
• predict in real time a trajectory of the object in three-dimensional (3D) space;
• for each of the first image data and the second image data:
• determine an apparent size of the object;
• determine a parallax effect for the object based at least in part on an analysis of respective image data compared with updated image data computed by a simulated change in angle of a respective physical camera;
• and
• a viewable portion of the trajectory of the object;
• select, as a selected camera, one of the first physical camera or the second physical camera based at least in part on the determined apparent size of the object, the determined motion parallax effect for the object, or the determined viewable portion of the trajectory of the object;
• and
• receive, using the selected camera, new image data of at least a portion of the trajectory of the object.