VENUE SPECIFIC MULTI POINT IMAGE CAPTURE

1 . A method of capturing venue specific imagery of an event, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining spatial reference data for a specific venue;

creating a digital model of the specific venue;

selecting multiple vantage points for image capture in the specific venue; and

placing two or more of two dimensional image capture devices or three dimensional image capture devices at selected multiple vantage points, wherein the data is synchronized such that a user may view image data from the multiple vantage points.

2 . The method of claim 1 additionally comprising the steps of:

presenting the digital model to a first user, wherein the presentation supports a selecting of multiple vantage points for image capture.

3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the presentation includes venue specific aspects.

4 . The method of claim 3 wherein the venue specific aspects include one or more of seating locations, aisle locations, obstructions to viewing, performance venue layout, sound control apparatus, sound projection apparatus, and lighting control apparatus.

5 . The method of claim 4 wherein the selecting of multiple vantage points is performed by interacting with a graphical display apparatus, wherein the interacting involves placement of a cursor location and selecting of the location with a user action.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the user action includes one or more of clicking a mouse, clicking a switch on a stylus, engaging a keystroke, or providing a verbal command.

7 . The method of claim 3 additionally comprising the step of presenting the digital model to a second user, wherein the second user employs the presented digital model to locate selected image capture locations in the venue.

8 . The method of claim 7 additionally comprising the steps of:

recording image data from selected image capture location;

utilizing a soundboard to mix collected image data with audio data; and

performing on demand post processing on audio and image data in a broadcast truck.

9 . The method of claim 8 additionally comprising the step of:

communicating data from the broadcast truck utilizing a satellite uplink.

10 . The method of claim 9 additionally comprising the step of:

transmitting at least a first stream of image data to a content delivery network.

11 . The method of claim 2 additionally comprising the step of:

obtaining venue specific historical data.

12 . The method of claim 11 wherein the venue specific historical data comprises one or more parameters relating to primary price, secondary price, frequency of occupation, and rate of purchase.

13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the venue specific historical data is used to create a first graphical layer of the digital model.

14 . The method of claim 13 additionally comprising a step of:

choosing image capture locations in the specific venue utilizing a presentation of the first graphical layer.

15 . The method of claim 14 wherein the step of choosing image capture locations in the specific venue utilizing the presentation of the graphical layer is performed automatically.

16 . The method of claim 12 additionally including presenting the digital model to a survey group and collecting preference data from the survey group.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the venue specific historical data is used to create a second graphical layer of the digital model.

18 . The method of claim 17 additionally comprising a step of:

choosing image capture locations in the specific venue utilizing a presentation of the second graphical layer.

19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the step of choosing image capture locations in the specific venue utilizing the presentation of the second graphical layer is performed automatically.

20 . A method of capturing venue specific imagery of an event, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining spatial reference data for a specific venue;

creating a digital model of the specific venue;

presenting the digital model to a first user, wherein the presentation supports a selecting of multiple vantage points for image capture;

selecting multiple vantage points for image capture in the specific venue;

placing two or more of two dimensional image capture devices or three dimensional image capture devices at selected multiple vantage points; wherein the data is synchronized such that a user may view image data from the multiple vantage points;

recording image data from selected image capture location;

utilizing a soundboard to mix collected image data with audio data;

performing on demand post processing on audio and image data in a broadcast truck;

communicating data from the broadcast truck utilizing a satellite uplink; and

transmitting at least a first stream of image data to a content delivery network.