Volumetric Video in live broadcast of the KEIRIN (Bicycle Race)
GRAND PRIX 2024 Series
December 30, 2024
Canon's Volumetric Video Technology was utilized for “Thorough analysis with fee-viewpoint video” during the live broadcast of the KEIRIN Grand Prix 2024 Series held at the Shizuoka Velodrome from December 28 to 30, 2024.
In the broadcast program, more free-viewpoint video than ever before was used effectively, including course introductions and the race analysis with free-viewpoint video overlaying the track and speeds of each rider.
February 12, 2025
A commentary program titled "Through analysis using a free viewpoint video" featuring Yusaku Kosho, the winner of Keirin Grand Prix 2024, and Keirin legend Koji Yamaguchi and Yoshihiro Murakami was also released. They reviewed the fierce competition using newly created free-viewpoint videos from angles not used in the live broadcast, based on the volumetric video data taken during the KEIRIN Grand Prix 2024.