摘要 |
A method of generating a moving image in the form of a series of playback frames, wherein said moving image is generated from: a first set of image data captured using a motion picture camera system having an associated movement capture system; movement capture data generated by said movement capture system; and a second set of scenic image data captured using a scene-scanning imaging system which provides image data from which images, representing viewpoints distributed across a scene through which a virtual viewer is capable of navigating, are derivable, the method comprising: on the basis of said movement capture data, selecting a first viewpoint position; deriving first scenic viewpoint image data from said second set of image data, based on the selection of said first viewpoint position; combining image data from said first image data with said first scenic viewpoint image data to generate a first playback frame; on the basis of said movement capture data, selecting a next viewpoint position from a plurality of potential next viewpoint positions distributed relative to the first viewpoint position across said scene; deriving second scenic viewpoint image data from said second set of image data, based on the selection of said next viewpoint position; and combining image data from said first image data with said second scenic viewpoint image data to generate a second playback frame. |