Generating virtual reality content from regular 2D videos

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ScopeMedia provides advanced video/image analysis and search products where similar video/image samplesare retrieved based on input collected from the user. ScopeMedia has several products in this domain withvarious applications. An important market segment for ScopeMedia and its products is the fashion industry,where visual information is crucial. ScopeMedia is considering providing an immersive experience of fashionevents, where a user can navigate a scene from different angles. This will allow users to feel present in variousevents such as fashion shows and explore the scene in a more immersive way. Popular events such as fashionshows are typically captured from multiple video cameras, and the goal is to generate Virtual Reality (VR)content from regular 2D video feeds, without installing expensive and specialize camera rigs. Generating VRcontent from regular 2D videos is, however, challenging. In this project, we will build on our prior experienceof converting 2D videos to 3D and we will explore the possibility of utilizing multiple regular cameras togenerate VR content by merging their content together without the use of 360 camera rigs. A prototype systemwill be designed and implemented, which will be focused on fashion events. ScopeMedia will provide us withvideo footage of multiple events. They will also provide us with information on typical setups in such eventsand the usual viewers' needs and interests.