Over the years, Apple that has been actively engaged in creating augmented and virtual reality is now showing interest in recording. It is seeking patent on the same and working on developing an exceptional recorded AR/VR experience that can be professionally documented and replayed later on.
At present, it is easy to record live stream including top gameplay in virtual reality. However, Apple is looking at computer-generated and real-world elements that will help in constituting additional content. This comes bearing in mind that most conventions videos in YouTube streams in TV shows are in 2D. The movies, commentaries and trailers are equally visually flat.
Apple, therefore, seeks to change such when it comes to virtual and augmented reality streaming. The patent application that Apple seeks is known as Media Compositor for Computer Generated Reality. The application shows that Apple has been actively working on creating new and exciting possibilities while composting such as enabling VR and AR viewers to watch the streamed content from their preferred angles.
The technology required for the patent is, however, complex but the beauty of the end product can never be ignored. Apple will record separate streams that will entirely capture experiences from different perspectives of a recorder including time-stamped extra data that can be used later on to change viewer experience. This is opposed to simply recording audio and video platforms from a single perspective such as composited 2D view. With Apple’s patent recording, the viewer will not be restricted to just recording digital content as long as they can pull extra information from a real-world scene.
The inclusion of 3D models and virtual objects according to Apple patent in a composited stream will enable users to enjoy an enhanced live streaming and recording experience. It will also allow users to experience and enjoy a scene from different viewpoints including the creator’s viewpoint. Such could also allow viewers to rotate and move objects captured in the scene.
In the new system from Apple, a viewer will be in a position to view quality AR/VR recording, move heads and see an array of viewpoints. Similarly, the viewers will experience quality sounds based on personal head orientation and relative audio sources positioning among other features.