The Automated Coverage project is developing technologies
to allow the capture of appropriate content from a scene by detecting
and responding to events in the real world. A typical application would
be the automatic tracking of player positions in a tennis match and
the control of a robotic camera head to keep the players framed correctly
in shot. The system would then make judgements about what shot to provide
to the viewer based on player velocities and scoring information. Another
application would be the automatic reframing of High Definition content
for display on mobile devices by determining the 'point of interest'
within the scene and reframing around it. It would also be possible
to create a simple presenter self-operation studio. This would provide
more than a fixed camera shot and allow the presenter to seamlessly
control playout. A third application is the automatic control of studio lighting
to match the movement of presenters and the framing of shots.
Automating the
coverage of tennis - a spotter camera is used to track the players
while a robotic camera follows the action.
Automatic reframing
from a live wideshot...to frame a 'region of interest' selected
by the system, suitable for viewing on a mobile device.
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