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Canon runs a production level implementation of the Free Viewpoint Video System and delivers the featured capturing of Rugby World Cup 2019

An announcement is released from the Canon Inc, and the release says that the company will deliver the highlight images created by the Free Viewpoint Video System for the International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) during the seven matches of Rugby World Cup 2019, to be held from September 20 to November 2. These video highlights contain viewpoints and angles which conventional cameras cannot provide, which efficiently convey the excitement of sports like rugby and provide a field-like experience.

A free viewpoint video content will be offered by canon all throughout the seven games happening at the international stadium, Yokohama. The video footage caught can be curated as featured highlights which show the fervor and brilliant expertise of each play from the perfect perspective and point. Created video will then be handover to IGBS and it will distribute or circulate the content for broadcasting, streaming, news, sports comment programs and other types of content viewing. Furthermore, content will be made accessible on the Canon web page around 24 hours after the end of each match.

A continuous refining process of the elements like camera placement, the picture capture technique, picture processing algorithms and the equipment to improve the quality of the picture of the Free Viewpoint Video System and to speed up the production of the content is made by canon. The current system is now fit for conveying high-quality, newsworthy content to telecasters and content dealers. The system enables Canon to produce and regulate free viewpoint video content freely. IGBS acknowledged this technological development and lay the foundations for broadcasters ' full professional use.

The Free Viewpoint Video System
The system includes several high-resolution cameras, which are attached to a network and controlled via software to capture a game from a variety of points of view at the same time. Then, picture processing technology makes videos high-resolution 3D spatial information where users can move a virtual camera freely around 3D space, leading in videos that can be viewed from distinct perspectives.

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