Abstract
Background
Free-viewpoint video (FVV) is processed video content in which viewers can freely select the viewing position and angle. FVV delivers an improved visual experience and can also help synthesize special effects and virtual reality content. In this paper, a complete FVV system is proposed to interactively control the viewpoints of video relay programs through multimedia terminals such as computers and tablets.
Methods
The hardware of the FVV generation system is a set of synchronously controlled cameras, and the software generates videos in novel viewpoints from the captured video using view interpolation. The interactive interface is designed to visualize the generated video in novel viewpoints and enable the viewpoint to be changed interactively.
Results
Experiments show that our system can synthesize plausible videos in intermediate viewpoints with a view range of up to 180°.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2020
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vrih.2020.04.004
Funding Information
Supported by USDA 2018-67021-27416; NSFJS BK20190292.
Repository Citation
Wang, Yanru; Huang, Zhihao; Zhu, Hao; Li, Wei; Cao, Xun; and Yang, Ruigang, "Interactive Free-Viewpoint Video Generation" (2020). Computer Science Faculty Publications. 36.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cs_facpub/36
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware, v. 2, issue 3.
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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).