Canon's Free Viewpoint video system delivers an on-field experience

La propuesta de Canon se están empleando para producir las imágenes de los mejores momentos de la Rugby World Cup 2019 situando al espectador en el centro del campo.

Durante los siete partidos de la Rugby World Cup 2019, que se celebra del 20 de septiembre al 2 de noviembre, Canon está permitiendo capturar las imágenes de los mejores momentos de los partidos gracias al sistema de vídeo Free Viewpoint to International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS).

Este sistema de vídeo capta puntos de vista y ángulos que no serían posibles con las cámaras convencionales, transmitting the emotion of sports such as rugby and offering an experience similar to that experienced on the field.

Canon creates content with the Free Viewpoint video system during the seven championship matches held at the Yokohama International Stadium. Video recordings are stored on highlight reels that show the excitement and incredible skill of each play from the ideal vantage point and angle.

El vídeo de las mejores imágenes se suministra a IGBS, que distribuye el contenido a los propietarios de los derechos de difusión, streaming, programas de noticias y comentarios deportivos y otras formas de visualización de contenido. Además, el contenido está disponible en la página web de Canon aproximadamente 24 horas después de la finalización de cada partido.

Base tecnológica

Canon continues to refine aspects of the Free Viewpoint system such as camera positioning, image capture method, image processing algorithms and hardware to achieve the highest image quality and fastest content generation workflows. Today, the system can provide content distributors and broadcast media with high-quality content suitable for broadcast on news programs.

With this system, Canon can generate Free Viewpoint video content and freely control its duration and positioning. This technological evolution has been recognized by IGBS, laying the foundation for large-scale professional use of the system by broadcast media.

The system is made up of multiple high resolution cameras distributed around the field that are connected to a network and controlled by software to capture images of the match simultaneously from various points of view. Later, the technology of image processing It processes videos as 3D spatial data with high resolution and users can freely move a virtual camera around the 3D space to view images from different angles and viewpoints.

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