Ima Rottencrotch
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Location: United States
Registered: 21 Jan 2011
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Video Stitching
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 19:46 GMT
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Would anyone know how to stitch two videos together to create a single wider video?
My situation is my daughter plays basketball but it is difficult to video a game with a single camera as I would have to follow the ball and not be able to watch the game.
My thought is get two Flip cameras mounted on tripods, one in the middle of the left half of the court and one in the middle of the right half of the court.
Then take the two videos and "stitch" them together like a panoramic picture!
Do you think this is possible? Am I over thinking it? Could there be a simpler way?
Thanks for your time!!
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Doug Aurand
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 21:41 GMT
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Ima
I'm not aware of any way to "stitch" videos together.
What you need is a very wide angle lens
Doug Aurand
Albuquerque, NM
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Henri Smeets
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Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 23:12 GMT
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Indeed a wide-angle solution would be best. A dslr with a wide-angle or fisheye or the GoPro HD with fish-y eye lense for a lot less!
Still, it's a lot to capture in one view, detail do get lost this way!
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Vilmer
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 1:00 GMT
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Hilarious nick btw.
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Clay
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Location: Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 1:35 GMT
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Ima,
For your first problem I recommend Nikon FC-E8 on a Nikon P5100.
For your second problem, I recommend Gold Bond itch cream.
Clay
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Ranjan Pano
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 4:12 GMT
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Yes its possible, this was in experimentation with kolor autopano sometime back.
www.autopano.net/blog-en/tag/video-stitching/
You will need to extract 100000s of still frames then stitch them individually & compile them back in video using after affects or quicktime pro.
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tturner
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 23 Jan 2011 at 4:11 GMT
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Greetings RC,
I have been in the video production business for almost 30 years and have never come across stitched video. Speaking from experience you can be a cameraman or a spectator but not both and have good results. Shooting a very wide shot is easier to do but will you be able to tell which girl running around is your daughter. I would think to preserve the moment you would want the tightest shot possible of her. I quess it also depends on her age. If she is in grade school than the rest of the team is not as important. If she is in high school playing for the state championship than the entire event could be the story. It all depends on what you are trying to capture as to what technique you use. The above demo is interesting but After Effects is very pricey for the amateur videographer. Not sure how the QTpro solution works.
Speaking of shooting sports - one of the most watched sporting events is coming to my area and I am very proud to be working the event. That would be Super Bowl XLV at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington TX USA. I am working this coming week on a special entitled Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 2011 to air on CBS 2/4/11 @ 9 eastern. I am working as the Gaffer or Chief Lighting Tech on that show. The following Super Bowl week I am working with The NFL Network on a news crew covering the weeks events. I know this is gratuitous self promotion but it is not everyday that an event of this type comes to your town. I will be taking my pano gear with me in hopes of capturing the events in 360 if the time and clients allow.
Take care,
TTurner
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Ima Rottencrotch
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Location: United States
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 25 Jan 2011 at 14:42 GMT
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Thanks All for your replies!
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Bill Meikle
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Location: Brackendale, Canada
Registered: 14 Mar 2009
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 29 Jan 2011 at 22:36 GMT
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export videos as single frames
stitch one frame in ptgui
use ptbatch to stitch all frames (automatically)
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Bill Meikle
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 29 Jan 2011 at 22:38 GMT
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to amk'e the frames I use qtplayer 7
export image sequence
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Bill Meikle
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Chuck Spaulding
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 1 Feb 2011 at 5:05 GMT
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If the 360 Video your talking about, the one from the helicopter I believe it was done with a lens similar to this one: www.0-360.com/
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Smooth
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 1 Feb 2011 at 6:13 GMT
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Chuck Spaulding said: If the 360 Video your talking about, the one from the helicopter I believe it was done with a lens similar to this one: www.0-360.com/
Sorry Chuck, But no way in the world! Blind Freddie could see it has nothing to do with a mirror reflection device.
Regards, Smooth 
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Bill Meikle
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Location: Brackendale, Canada
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Bill Meikle
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Registered: 14 Mar 2009
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Re: Video Stitching
Posted: 3 Feb 2011 at 17:16 GMT
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btw the frame amounts are lower.
at 10fps for 3 minutes its 10*180 seconds so 1800 frames
even at 30 fps it's 5400 frames. Not a jillion.
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