Pseudo-Dolly-In Video Generation Combining 3D Modeling and Image Reconstruction

Abstract

This paper proposes a pseudo-dolly-in video generation method that reproduces motion parallax by applying image reconstruction processing to multi-view videos. Since dolly-in video is taken by moving a camera forward to reproduce motion parallax, we can present a sense of immersion. However, at a sporting event in a large-scale space, moving a camera is difficult. Our research generates dolly-in video from multi-view images captured by fixed cameras. By applying the Image-Based Modeling technique, dolly-in video can be generated. Unfortunately, the video quality is often damaged by the 3D estimation error. On the other hand, Bullet-Time realizes high-quality video observation. However, moving the virtual-viewpoint from the capturing positions is difficult. To solve these problems, we propose a method to generate a pseudo-dolly-in image by installing 3D estimation and image reconstruction techniques into Bullet-Time and show its effectiveness by applying it to multi-view videos captured at an actual soccer stadium. In the experiment, we compared the proposed method with digital zoom images and with the dolly-in video generated from the Image-Based Modeling and Rendering method.