Systems and methods to overlay remote and local video feeds

Abstract

According to some embodiments, a studio video feed, including a studio subject, may be received from a studio video camera. A remote video feed, including a remote subject, may be received from a remote video camera. The remote video feed may include, for example, the remote subject positioned in from of a solid-colored background. The remote subject may be overlaid into the studio video feed to produce a composite video signal, and at least one of the studio video feed and the remote video feed may be automatically adjusted to create an impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy a shared physical space.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a studio video feed, from a studio video camera, the studio video feed including a studio subject;   receiving a remote video feed, from a remote video camera, the remote video feed including a remote subject; and   overlaying the remote video feed and the studio video feed to produce a composite video signal, wherein at least one of the studio video feed and the remote video feed are automatically adjusted, based on dynamic adjustments being made to the other video feed, to create an impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy a shared physical space.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the studio video camera and the remote video camera comprise an instrumented camera adapted to provide substantially real-time information about dynamic adjustments made to the instrumented camera. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the dynamic adjustments are associated with at least one of: (i) a panning motion, (ii) a tilting motion, (iii) a focal change, or (iv) a zooming adjustment. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the remote video feed is received via a high definition serial digital interface signal. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the high definition serial digital interface signal is received via at least one of: (i) a fiber cable or (ii) a satellite transmission. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the remote video feed is automatically adjusted by a real time rendering platform, based on the dynamic adjustments made to an instrumented studio video camera, to create the impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy the shared physical space. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the impression created is that the remote subject is present in the studio subject's physical space. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the remote video feed includes the remote subject in front of a solid-colored background. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the impression created is that the studio subject is present in the remote subject's physical space. 
     
     
         10 . A system, comprising:
 a studio instrumented video camera outputting (i) a studio video feed including a studio subject and (ii) data associated with dynamic adjustments;   a remote video camera outputting a remote video feed including a remote subject;   a rending engine receiving the data from the studio instrumented video camera and the remote video feed from the remote video camera and generating an adjusted remote video signal; and   an overlay engine receiving the adjusted remote video signal and the studio video feed and generating a combined output to create an impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy a shared physical space.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the system includes a plurality of studio video cameras and paired remote video cameras, each pair being combined by a separate overlay engine. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the dynamic adjustments are associated with at least one of: (i) a panning motion, (ii) a tilting motion, (iii) a focal change, or (iv) a zooming adjustment. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the data associated with dynamic adjustments is provided from the studio video camera to the rendering engine via a serial signal transmitted via fiber transceivers. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the impression created is that the remote subject is present in the studio subject's physical space. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the impression created is that the studio subject is present in the remote subject's physical space. 
     
     
         16 . A computer-readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
 receiving dynamic adjustment information from a studio video camera associated with a studio subject;   receiving a remote video feed, from a remote video camera, the remote video feed including a remote subject;   automatically adjusting the remote video feed based on the dynamic adjustment information to create an impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy a shared physical space; and   transmitting the adjusted remote video feed to an overlay engine.   
     
     
         17 . The medium of  claim 16 , wherein the dynamic adjustment information is received from an instrumented camera adapted to provide substantially real-time information about dynamic adjustments made to the instrumented camera. 
     
     
         18 . The medium of  claim 17 , wherein the dynamic adjustments are associated with at least one of: (i) a panning motion, (ii) a tilting motion, (iii) a focal change, or (iv) a zooming adjustment. 
     
     
         19 . The medium of  claim 18 , wherein the remote video feed is automatically adjusted by a real time rendering platform, based on the information about the dynamic adjustments made to the instrumented camera, to create the impression that the studio subject and the remote subject occupy the shared physical space. 
     
     
         20 . The medium of  claim 13 , wherein the impression created is one of: (i) that the remote subject is present in the studio subject's physical space, or (ii) that the studio subject is present in the remote subject's physical space.