SURROUND VIDEO PLAYBACK

摘要

Methods and systems are disclosed including a computing device configured to allow a user to view a multi-stream video from a selected angle/direction with respect to the contents of the multi-stream video, under the user's control. The multi-stream video is generated using multiple Image Acquisition Devices (IAD), such as cameras, simultaneously, consecutively, or independently filming a scene, each IAD having a different position with respect to each of the other IADs. Each image data stream obtained from each IAD may be uniquely identified to allow selective real-time playback of image data streams under user control. Each image data stream represents a corresponding viewing angle to the user. The user may dynamically change the selection of an image stream, and thus the viewing angle, while viewing a recorded scene. Multiple image streams of the same scene may be selected and viewed simultaneously to provide 3D or other visual effects.

主权项

1. A method of playing a video, the method comprising:
receiving a first user command to run a first simultaneous or consecutive image data stream, obtained from a first Image Acquisition Device (IAD), of a particular scene in a multi stream video on a media player; playing the first image data stream on the media player; receiving a second user command to select a second image data stream, obtained from a second IAD, of the particular scene in the multi stream video; in response to receiving the second user command, automatically, without user input, playing at least one image data stream, obtained from an IAD different from the first and the second IAD, of the multi stream video different from the first and the second image data streams; and
playing the second image data stream on the media player.