System for controlling video and motion picture cameras
First Claim
1. A method of controlling one or more cameras, the method comprising:
- using an interface including a representation of a scene and information embedded within the representation such that the information is recognized as a portion of the scene;
associating an object with the interface;
reading the information from the interface with the object;
determining a location within the scene with said information;
directing a view of at least one of said one or more cameras toward said location within the scene; and
displaying said view.
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Abstract
Inputs drawn on a control surface or inputs retrieved based on tokens or other objects placed on a control surface are identified and a view of a camera, or a virtual view of a camera or camera array is directed toward a corresponding location in a scene based on the inputs. A panoramic or wide angle view of the scene is displayed on the control surface as a reference for user placement of tokens, drawings, or icons. Camera icons may also be displayed for directing views of specific cameras to specific views identified by any of drag and drop icons, tokens, or other inputs drawn on the control surface. Clipping commands, are sent to a display device along with the wide angle view which is then clipped to a view corresponding to the input and displayed on a display device, broadcasting mechanism, or provided to a recording device.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of controlling one or more cameras, the method comprising:
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using an interface including a representation of a scene and information embedded within the representation such that the information is recognized as a portion of the scene; associating an object with the interface; reading the information from the interface with the object; determining a location within the scene with said information; directing a view of at least one of said one or more cameras toward said location within the scene; and displaying said view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling one or more cameras, the method comprising:
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using a representation of a scene; wherein the representation includes indicia integrally formed with the representation, the indicia adapted to communicate location information; associating an object with the representation; detecting one or more of the indicia from the representation with the object; determining a location within the scene from the one or more indicia; and directing a view of at least one of said one or more cameras toward the location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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Specification