System, method and apparatus for improving synchronized, multi-view, online video presentations

1 . A method, executed by an online video production server, for improving video production technology associated with the creation of multi-view, online presentations, comprising:

receiving livestream videos from a plurality of content capture devices at a live event as the live event is occurring, each of the livestream videos recorded using a non-native livestream software application executed by each respective content capture device;

creating an online video-on-demand presentation of the live event comprising a plurality of livestream video clips, each of the livestream video clips derived from the livestream videos, respectively;

after creating the online video-on-demand presentation, receiving a natively-recorded video clip from a spectator who was present at the live event, the natively-recorded video clip recorded using a native functionality of a first content capture device;

determining that the natively-recorded video clip is associated with the live event; and

adding the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation with the livestream video clips, resulting in an updated video-on-demand presentation comprising both the livestream video clips and the natively-recorded video clip.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the natively-recorded video clip is associated with the live event comprises:

determining timing information associated with a time that the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

determining a location where the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

comparing the time and location associated with the natively-recorded video clip to times and locations of live events stored in a memory; and

determining that the natively-recorded video clip is associated with the live event when the time and location associated with the natively-recorded video clip substantially matches a time and date of the live event.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to adding the naively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation, determining whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation; and

inserting the natively-recorded video clip into the gap in coverage.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

storing timing information associated with each of the livestream videos;

wherein determining whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation comprises:

analyzing the timing information of each of the livestream videos to determine when at least a portion of the live event is not represented by at least one of the livestream video clips.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to adding the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation, determining a first vantage point where the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

prior to adding the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation, determining whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation at the first vantage point; and

adding the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation only when the gap in the coverage of the live event exists at the first vantage point.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining timing information and a second vantage point provided by the livestream software application in association with each of the livestream videos;

storing the timing information and the second vantage point of each of the livestream videos in association with a corresponding livestream video clip, respectively;

wherein determining whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation at the first vantage point associated with the natively-recorded video clip comprises:

identifying livestream video clips that were recorded at the first vantage point from the second vantage point information stored in the memory; and

evaluating the timing information of each of the livestream video clips that were recorded at the first vantage point to determine when a discontinuation of coverage of the live event occurred at the first vantage point.

7 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining an overlap between the natively-recorded video clip and the gap in coverage; and

adding the natively-recorded video clip by inserting the natively-recorded video clip between a first livestream video clip and a second livestream video clip that defines the gap in coverage when the natively-recorded video clip overlaps at least some of the duration of the gap in coverage.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein adding the natively-recorded video clip comprises:

determining a duration of the gap;

determining that a duration of the natively-recorded video clip exceeds the duration of the gap;

truncating the natively-recorded video clip to produce a truncated video clip, the truncated video clip comprising a duration equal to the duration of the gap; and

adding the truncated video clip by inserting the natively-recorded video clip between the first and second livestream video clips to create a continuous video clip comprising the first livestream video clip, the truncated video clip and the second truncated video clip.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a first vantage point where the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

determining that a gap in coverage exists in the video-on-demand presentation at a second vantage point; and

adding the natively-recorded video clip by inserting the natively-recorded video clip into the gap in coverage of the video-on-demand presentation at the second vantage point.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

evaluating the livestream video clips to determine a quality metric of each livestream video clip;

evaluating the natively-recorded video clip to determine a quality metric of the natively-recorded video clip;

determining timing information associated with a first livestream video clip;

determining timing information associated with the natively-recorded video clip; and

replacing the first livestream video clip with the natively-recorded video clip when the timing information associated with the natively-recorded video clip substantially matches the timing information associated with the first livestream video clip and the quality metric of the natively-recorded video clip exceeds the quality of the first livestream video clip.

11 . A system for improving multi-view, online presentations, comprising:

a first content capture device configured to generate livestream videos of a live event using a non-native streaming software application executed by the content capture device;

a second content capture device configured to generate a natively-recorded video clip of a portion of the live event using a native function of the second content capture device;

a video production server configured to receive the livestream videos and the natively-recorded video, to create a video-on-demand presentation of the live event comprising a plurality of livestream video clips, each of the livestream video clips derived from the livestream videos, respectively, determine that the natively-recorded video clip is associated with the live event, and add the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation resulting in an updated video-on-demand presentation comprising both the livestream video clips and the natively-recorded video clip; and

a first content consumption device configured to display the video-on-demand presentation and the updated video-on-demand presentation.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the video production server is configured to determine that the natively-recorded video clip is associated with the live event by configuring the video production server to:

determine timing information associated with a time that the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

determine a location where the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

compare the time and location associated with the natively-recorded video clip to times and locations of live events stored in a memory; and

determine that the natively-recorded video clip is associated with the live event when the time and location associated with the natively-recorded video clip substantially matches a time and date of the live event.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

prior to adding the naively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation, determine whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation; and

insert the natively-recorded video clip into the gap in coverage.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

store timing information associated with each of the livestream videos;

wherein the video production server is configured to determining whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation by configuring the video production server to:

analyze the timing information of each of the livestream videos to determine when at least a portion of the live event is not represented by at least one of the livestream video clips.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

prior to adding the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation, determine a first vantage point where the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

prior to adding the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation, determine whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation at the first vantage point; and

add the natively-recorded video clip to the video-on-demand presentation only when the gap in the coverage of the live event exists at the first vantage point.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

determine timing information and a second vantage point provided by the livestream software application in association with each of the livestream videos;

store the timing information and the second vantage point of each of the livestream videos in association with a corresponding livestream video clip, respectively;

wherein the video production server is configured to determine whether a gap in coverage of the live event exists in the video-on-demand presentation at the first vantage point associated with the natively-recorded video clip by configuring the video production server to:

identify livestream video clips that were recorded at the first vantage point from the second vantage point information stored in the memory; and

evaluate the timing information of each of the livestream video clips that were recorded at the first vantage point to determine when a discontinuation of coverage of the live event occurred at the first vantage point.

17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

determine an overlap between the natively-recorded video clip and the gap in coverage; and

add the natively-recorded video clip by inserting the natively-recorded video clip between a first livestream video clip and a second livestream video clip that defines the gap in coverage when the natively-recorded video clip overlaps at least some of the duration of the gap in coverage.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the video production server is configured to add the natively-recorded video clip by:

determining a duration of the gap;

determining that a duration of the natively-recorded video clip exceeds the duration of the gap;

truncating the natively-recorded video clip to produce a truncated video clip, the truncated video clip comprising a duration equal to the duration of the gap; and

adding the truncated video clip by inserting the natively-recorded video clip between the first and second livestream video clips to create a continuous video clip comprising the first livestream video clip, the truncated video clip and the second truncated video clip.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

determine a first vantage point where the natively-recorded video clip was recorded;

determine that a gap in coverage exists in the video-on-demand presentation at a second vantage point; and

add the natively-recorded video clip by inserting the natively-recorded video clip into the gap in coverage of the video-on-demand presentation at the second vantage point.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the video production server is further configured to:

evaluate the livestream video clips to determine a quality metric of each livestream video clip;

evaluate the natively-recorded video clip to determine a quality metric of the natively-recorded video clip;

determine timing information associated with a first livestream video clip;

determine timing information associated with the natively-recorded video clip; and

replace the first livestream video clip with the natively-recorded video clip when the timing information associated with the natively-recorded video clip substantially matches the timing information associated with the first livestream video clip and the quality metric of the natively-recorded video clip exceeds the quality of the first livestream video clip.