TECHNICAL FIELD

The subject matter disclosed herein generally relates to the technical field of camera motion and, in one specific example, to systems and methods for extracting a human component of motion from a recorded camera session.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Generating motion capture video or other live video recording is expensive and time consuming, often requiring expensive equipment and facilities along with highly trained personnel. Generating a good shot often requires many takes even for experienced camera operators. Experienced human camera operators can add a human quality to a recorded video if the camera is either fully or partially controlled by the operator. This happens through subtle motions given to the camera by the motion of the operator (e.g., slight jitter from hand movement, a characteristic camera swing from an operator, and other operator specific style movements). After a recording session is complete, the ability to change the recorded camera motion is limited, and often requires an additional recording. In some cases, generating realistic human camera motion with automatic cinematography is difficult, and results often have a mechanical look and feel to them.

