Generation of Virtual Image from Multiple View Point Image Database

Abstract

To view and entertain a game such as soccer, it is desired to see the game from various view points. Previous studies needs many actual cameras in the stadium to generate a free view point image. These studies takes large scale environment with much cost, including actual camera environment such as a motion capture system. In this paper, a low cost and general approach is developed to generate a virtual image at another view point from multiple view point image database. This multiple view point image database is designed for a soccer player and used to to generate a virtual scene. © Springer-Verlag 2004.