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They've been trying to do this but they always put the 360 camera somewhere really dumb, like next to the goal (this is soccer I've tried it with) and just norm

They've been trying to do this but they always put the 360 camera somewhere really dumb, like next to the goal (this is soccer I've tried it with) and just normal head height, so you can't actually see the game at all. I agree if they put the camera somewhere cool, like right above the pitch kind of like god-view, that would be awesome. Not sure I'd pay 3,500 for it though....

05 6y ago
Yeah, they should just put the cameras on the players' helmets.. (not sure if serious).
- jonplackett 6y ago
  Haha, maybe I would pay 3500 for that...
- Someone 6y ago
  They could have tens or hundreds of cameras, and reconstruct what a virtual cameraman moving on the field with the action would record. I think such a virtual camera technically almost is possible. Getting a smoothly moving camera image that doesn’t get distracted by ball-like objects (e.g. a bald referee, as happened in soccer recently) and tunes zoom levels to show just enough action probably is the hardest part.
  - jonplackett 6y ago
    Intel did this for American Football but it looks like it needed some serious processing so maybe not possible LIVE yet. Would probably also need some kind of remote GPU too like Google Stadia if you’re going to get any kind of real-life picture quality. https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/sports/technology/true-view.html https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/sports/technology/...
michaelt 6y ago
> they always put the 360 camera somewhere really dumb, like next to the goal Human stereo vision doesn't work at long distances, because of the geometry - the exact distance depends on how good your eyesight is, but somewhere around 18 feet [1] the brain starts using other cues because the difference between what your left and right eyes see is so minuscule. This all happens unconsciously so you don't notice - but when you estimate the speed of a car 100 meters away, you actually start comparing its motion to the road markings, using your knowledge of about how big a car is, and so on. So a bird's eye view doesn't really benefit from stereo vision. I suspect they like to put in those weird close-up shots to make the people paying $$$$ for 3D notice the 3D effect and feel they've got their money's worth. [1] http://scecinfo.usc.edu/geowall/stereohow.html http://scecinfo.usc.edu/geowall/stereohow.html
- jonplackett 6y ago
  I wouldn’t really care about stereo vision. I just want to watch the game from a great position. Also I’ve tried some experiments with VR looking down over a race track with virtual race going on and it’s totally awesome- but that was in full 3D so more exciting I guess.

05 6y ago

Yeah, they should just put the cameras on the players' helmets.. (not sure if serious).

jonplackett 6y ago
Haha, maybe I would pay 3500 for that...
Someone 6y ago
They could have tens or hundreds of cameras, and reconstruct what a virtual cameraman moving on the field with the action would record. I think such a virtual camera technically almost is possible. Getting a smoothly moving camera image that doesn’t get distracted by ball-like objects (e.g. a bald referee, as happened in soccer recently) and tunes zoom levels to show just enough action probably is the hardest part.
- jonplackett 6y ago
  Intel did this for American Football but it looks like it needed some serious processing so maybe not possible LIVE yet. Would probably also need some kind of remote GPU too like Google Stadia if you’re going to get any kind of real-life picture quality. https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/sports/technology/true-view.html https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/sports/technology/...

michaelt 6y ago

> they always put the 360 camera somewhere really dumb, like next to the goal Human stereo vision doesn't work at long distances, because of the geometry - the exact distance depends on how good your eyesight is, but somewhere around 18 feet [1] the brain starts using other cues because the difference between what your left and right eyes see is so minuscule. This all happens unconsciously so you don't notice - but when you estimate the speed of a car 100 meters away, you actually start comparing its motion to the road markings, using your knowledge of about how big a car is, and so on. So a bird's eye view doesn't really benefit from stereo vision. I suspect they like to put in those weird close-up shots to make the people paying $$$$ for 3D notice the 3D effect and feel they've got their money's worth. [1] http://scecinfo.usc.edu/geowall/stereohow.html http://scecinfo.usc.edu/geowall/stereohow.html

jonplackett 6y ago
I wouldn’t really care about stereo vision. I just want to watch the game from a great position. Also I’ve tried some experiments with VR looking down over a race track with virtual race going on and it’s totally awesome- but that was in full 3D so more exciting I guess.