GoPro, Inc.
Systems and methods for generating stabilized visual content using spherical visual content

Abstract:

Spherical visual content represented in an image space may be obtained. The spherical visual content may have been captured by image sensor(s) during a time duration. The spherical visual content may include phenomena caused by motion of the image sensor(s) and/or optical components that guide light onto the image sensor(s). A capture path taken by the image sensor(s) during the time duration may be determined. The capture path may reflect positions and orientations of the image sensor(s) during the time duration. A smoothed path may be determined based on the capture path. The smoothed path may have smoother changes in positions and/or orientations than the capture path. The image space may be warped based on a difference between the capture path and the smoothed path. The stabilized visual content may be determined by projecting the spherical visual content represented in the warped image space to a spherical projection space.