Systems and methods for determining viewing paths through videos
Multiple framings of a video may define different positionings of a viewing window at different moments within the video. The positionings of the viewing window defined by the multiple framings may be used as fixed positionings of the viewing window in a viewing path. The viewing path may define changes in the positioning of the viewing window between the fixed positionings. A presentation of the video may be generated to include the extents of the video within the viewing window.
1 . A system for determining viewing paths through videos, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain video information defining a video, the video including video content having a progress length, the video content including visual content viewable as a function of progress through the progress length, the visual content having a field of view, wherein the video is associated with framing information defining separate framings of the visual content at separate moments within the progress length, an individual framing of the visual content defining a positioning of a viewing window within the field of view of the visual content at a corresponding moment within the progress length;
determine a viewing path for the video based on the framing information, the viewing path defining the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content as the function of progress through the progress length, the separate framings of the visual content at the separate moments within the progress length defining fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path, wherein determination of the viewing path for the video based on the framing information includes determination of changes in the positioning of the viewing window between the fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path; and
generate a presentation of the video content based on the viewing path, the presentation of the video content including extents of the visual content within the viewing window.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the individual framing of the visual content defines the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content based on a viewing direction and a viewing size.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the individual framing of the visual content further defines the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content based on a viewing rotation.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the individual framing of the visual content further defines a viewing projection of the visual content within the viewing window.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the viewing path is used as a director track for the video.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein metadata of the video includes the framing information for the video.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein generation of the presentation of the video content includes display of the presentation on a display.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein generation of the presentation of the video content includes generation of one or more files used to display the presentation on a display.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more files include instructions defining the viewing window as the function of progress through the progress length.
10 . A method for determining viewing paths through videos, the method performed by a computing system including one or more processors, the method comprising:
obtaining, by the computing system, video information defining a video, the video including video content having a progress length, the video content including visual content viewable as a function of progress through the progress length, the visual content having a field of view, wherein the video is associated with framing information defining separate framings of the visual content at separate moments within the progress length, an individual framing of the visual content defining a positioning of a viewing window within the field of view of the visual content at a corresponding moment within the progress length;
determining, by the computing system, a viewing path for the video based on the framing information, the viewing path defining the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content as the function of progress through the progress length, the separate framings of the visual content at the separate moments within the progress length defining fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path, wherein determining the viewing path for the video based on the framing information includes determining changes in the positioning of the viewing window between the fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path; and
generating, by the computing system, a presentation of the video content based on the viewing path, the presentation of the video content including extents of the visual content within the viewing window.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the individual framing of the visual content defines the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content based on a viewing direction and a viewing size.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the individual framing of the visual content further defines the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content based on a viewing rotation.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the individual framing of the visual content further defines a viewing projection of the visual content within the viewing window.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the viewing path is used as a director track for the video.
15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein metadata of the video includes the framing information for the video.
16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the presentation of the video content includes displaying the presentation on a display.
17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein generating the presentation of the video content includes generating one or more files used to display the presentation on a display.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the one or more files include instructions defining the viewing window as the function of progress through the progress length.
19 . A system for determining viewing paths through videos, the system comprising:
one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
obtain video information defining a video, the video including video content having a progress length, the video content including visual content viewable as a function of progress through the progress length, the visual content having a field of view, wherein metadata of the video includes framing information defining separate framings of the visual content at separate moments within the progress length, an individual framing of the visual content defining a positioning of a viewing window within the field of view of the visual content at a corresponding moment within the progress length, wherein the individual framing of the visual content defines the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content based on a viewing direction and a viewing size;
determine a viewing path for the video based on the framing information, the viewing path defining the positioning of the viewing window within the field of view of the visual content as the function of progress through the progress length, the separate framings of the visual content at the separate moments within the progress length defining fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path, wherein determination of the viewing path for the video based on the framing information includes determination of changes in the positioning of the viewing window between the fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path, wherein the changes in the positioning of the viewing window between the fixed positionings of the viewing window within the viewing path is determined based on a type of interpolation; and
generate a presentation of the video content based on the viewing path, the presentation of the video content including extents of the visual content within the viewing window.
20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the viewing path is used as a director track for the video.