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CREATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION VIDEO PANORAMAS FOR SPORT EVENTS

C. FEHN

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany

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C. WEISSIG

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany

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I. FELDMANN

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany

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M. MÜLLER

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany

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P. EISERT

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany

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P. KAUFF

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Einsteinufer 37, 10587 Berlin, Germany

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H. BLOSS

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Am Wolfsmantel 33, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793351X07000135Cited by:5 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

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 5016 × 1400 pel (5k) using sophisticated image processing algorithms. These highly immersive football panoramas were screened with our modular, high-resolution multi-projection 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.

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