The pilots

ImmersiaTV will pilot an innovative end-to-end system covering the entire audiovisual value chain to enable a novel form of creative audiovisual storytelling based on omnidirectional video. The project will encompass immersive production tools, support for omnidirectional cameras, adaptive content coding and distribution mechanisms, and immersive (HMD) & second screen visualisation. ImmersiaTV will demonstrate the use of its end-to-end system in real production and distribution scenarios via 3 pilots addressing the production of documentaries and live sports event.

Football picture by CambodiaNisc  CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cyclocross picture by Peter Huys CC BY-SA 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/darksidex/5737405339