A method comprises receiving video streams from a plurality of mobile devices associated with respective distinct users of a crowd-stream video application, evaluating the received video streams relative to an event of interest, selecting particular ones of the video streams for use in generation of crowd-stream video output based at least in part on results of the evaluating, generating the crowd-stream video output utilizing at least portions of the selected video streams, and providing the crowd-stream video output to one or more servers of a content delivery network for delivery to one or more viewer devices. The video streams illustratively comprise live video streams of the event of interest captured by respective ones of the mobile devices. In some embodiments, evaluating the received video streams relative to an event of interest comprises evaluating the received video streams in terms of at least vantage point relative to the event of interest.

An information display apparatus 400 obtains information about a plurality of apparatuses for obtaining a plurality of images captured from a plurality of directions for use in generating a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to a specified viewpoint. Furthermore, the information display apparatus 400 identifies an apparatus in an abnormal state among the plurality of apparatuses based on the obtained information. The information display apparatus 400 then causes the display unit 404 to display information indicating one or a plurality of apparatuses, among the plurality of apparatuses, that are in a predetermined relationship with the apparatus in the abnormal state.

There is provided a method in a remote media production system in an IP network, in which media production is performed at a stadium or the like, and the produced media content is transferred to a home studio for final production. The media content is transported in individual data streams over a network. In a receiving node R an aggregate of individual delays for the transferred data streams is monitored and form basis for determining at least one network delay correction factor or at least one common network offset for the individual data streams. The method further comprises time adjusting data transmitted over the network with the common network offset.

Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for audio processing. In some examples, an apparatus for media processing includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives first 3 degrees of freedom (3 DoF) information associated with a first media content for a scene in a media application. The first 3 DoF information includes a first revolution orientation for describing the first media content on a first sphere centered at a user of the media application. The processing circuitry determines that a rendering platform for rendering the first media content is a six degrees of freedom (6 DoF) platform, and calculates, first spatial location information of the first media content based on the first revolution orientation and first parameters of the first sphere. The first spatial location information is used in first 6 DoF information associated with the first media content for rendering the first media content on the 6 DoF platform.

A live video distribution method includes transmitting a live video signal of a shooting target simultaneously from a video distribution device to a user device used by each of a plurality of users, and displaying the video of the live video signal on a display in the user device. The live video signal is generated based on the result of shooting the shooting target by an image capturing device provided by an unmanned moving device that moves in the space near the shooting target. The unmanned moving device moves based on a movement control signal generated based on the result of an operator other than the plurality of users operating the operator device.

Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for encoder technology that selects, in response to a request from a client device, a first video stream from a first plurality of video streams dedicated to a first tile in video content and selects, in response to the request, a second video stream from a second plurality of video streams dedicated to a second tile in the video content. The encoder technology may also send the selected first and second video streams to a client device. Additionally, decoder technology may allocate a first decoder device to the first video stream and allocate a second decoder device to the second video stream. In one example, the first video stream and the second video stream include one or more different codec parameter values.

A video distribution system includes a video distribution device and a terminal device. The video distribution device includes: a distributor that distributes free viewpoint video data; a first acquisition unit that acquires teaching data from the terminal device; and a teaching file generator that generates a teaching file for automatic playback on the basis of the teaching data. The terminal device includes: a second acquisition unit that acquires free viewpoint video data from the video distribution device; a video generator that generates video on the basis of the free viewpoint video data; a display that displays the video; and an editing unit that edits the free viewpoint video data and transmits the teaching data.

A moving image distribution method and a moving image distribution apparatus for reducing an increase in server load due to a change in a user's line of sight includes storing a video stream for each viewpoint of a plurality of viewpoints defined on a sphere with a camera as a point of observation, the video stream covering the sphere, and distributing the video stream to a user terminal. The distributing including distributing the video stream for the viewpoint other than a nearest viewpoint, corresponding to a line of sight determined by the user terminal, on the sphere.

An illustrative example embodiment of a method includes determining that at least one first condition is satisfied indicating that a subscriber is an event attendee, determining that at least one second condition is satisfied indicating that the subscriber is at least likely to desire observing media representing at least a portion of the event, and providing the media representing at least the portion of the event to a portable subscriber device based on the first condition and the second condition being satisfied.

A system including a third-party server and a live-view server is disclosed. The live-view server receives, from the third-party server, a request for a live view of each location, structure, or point of interest; identifies at least one vehicle positioned at each location, structure, or point of interest; obtains each requested live view from a live-view camera of the at least one identified vehicle; and transmits, to the third-party server, a dynamic hyperlink associated with each requested live view. The third-party server receives, from a request device, a request for a live view of a specific location, structure, or point of interest; identifies at least one live view, from a live-view database, associated with the specific location, structure, or point of interest; and serves to the request device, via the dynamic hyperlink, the at least one live view.