Eighth IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM'06)
Creation of High-Resolution Video Panoramas of Sport Events
San Diego, CA
December 11-December 13
ISBN: 0-7695-2746-9
Ingo Feldmann, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany
Markus Muller, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany
Peter Eisert, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany
Peter Kauff, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany
Hans BloB, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Germany
This paper describes an approach for creating high-resolution video panoramas of large-scale sport events. In an exemplary football scenario, we used two ARRIFLEX D-20 "film-style" digital cameras to capture both sides of the playing field as well as large parts of the stands. From the recorded left and right view images, we created a joint panoramic view with a resolution of 501 6x1400 pel (5k) using sophisticated image processing algorithms. These highly immersive football panoramas were screened with our modular, high-resolution multiprojection system during the FIFA World Cup 2006 in a 600 seat CinemaxX movie theater in Berlin providing the viewers with the feeling of actually watching the game from a good seat on the stands.
Citation:
Christoph Fehn, Christian Weissig, Ingo Feldmann, Markus Muller, Peter Eisert, Peter Kauff, Hans BloB, "Creation of High-Resolution Video Panoramas of Sport Events," ism, pp.291-298, Eighth IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM'06), 2006