Spatial random access enabled video system with a three-dimensional viewing volume

摘要

An environment may be displayed from a viewpoint. According to one method, volumetric video data may be acquired depicting the environment, for example, using a tiled camera array. A plurality of vantages may be distributed throughout a viewing volume from which the environment is to be viewed. The volumetric video data may be used to generate video data for each vantage, representing the view of the environment from that vantage. User input may be received designating a viewpoint within the viewing volume. From among the plurality of vantages, a subset nearest to the viewpoint may be identified. The video data from the subset may be retrieved and combined to generate viewpoint video data depicting the environment from the viewpoint. The viewpoint video data may be displayed for the viewer to display a view of the environment from the viewpoint selected by the user.