Generating video from panoramic images using transition trees

A system comprising one or more computing devices configured to:

• identify a first image;
• access a transition tree corresponding to the first image, the transition tree including a plurality of nodes including a first node for the first image and other nodes corresponding to other images and a set of decision paths that extend between the first node and the other nodes;
• receive user input indicating a second image;
• determine a path in the transition tree to one of the other images based on the user input, wherein the path is determined based on at least a comparison of an image capture condition of the first image and an image capture condition of the other images;
• generate a video for display as a transition between a display of the first image and a display of the second image based on the path;
• provide the video for display,
• wherein the transition tree includes a plurality of suggested paths and wherein the path is one of the plurality of suggested paths;
• access a second transition tree corresponding to the second image, wherein the second transition tree includes either new paths not included in the plurality of suggested paths or remaining paths from the plurality of suggested paths;
• and
• use the second transition tree to generate a second video for display as a transition between the display of the second image and a display of another image.

A non-transitory tangible machine readable medium on which instructions are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

• identifying a first image;
• accessing a transition tree corresponding to the first image, the transition tree including a plurality of nodes including a first node for the first image and other nodes corresponding to other images and a set of decision paths that extend between the first node and the other nodes;
• receiving user input indicating a second image;
• determining a path in the transition tree to one of the other images based on the user input, wherein the path is determined based on at least a comparison of an image capture condition of the first image and an image capture condition of the other images;
• generating a video for display as a transition between a display of the first image and a display of the second image based on the path;
• providing the video for display,
• wherein the transition tree includes a plurality of suggested paths and wherein the path is one of the plurality of suggested paths;
• accessing a second transition tree corresponding to the second image, wherein the second transition tree includes either new paths not included in the plurality of suggested paths or remaining paths from the plurality of suggested paths;
• and
• using the second transition tree to generate a second video for display as a transition between the display of the second image and a display of another image.