Presentation at Cambridge Wireless Digital Delivery & Content SIG event – at Ravensbourne, London

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Argon360 – real-time video stitching
Clifford Dive – VP Business Development
Graham Rushton – Principal Engineer
7 June 2016

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Introduction
What is Argon Design?
• Electronics and software development consultancy
• Primary activity is outsourced product development services
• We also develop products and intellectual property (IP) that complement the consultancy
business

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Introduction
What is Argon Design?
• Electronics and software development consultancy
• Primary activity is outsourced product development services
• We also develop products and intellectual property (IP) that complement the
consultancy business
So what are we doing here?

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Argon R&D – video processing projects
SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping)

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Argon R&D – video processing projects
SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping)

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Argon R&D – SLAM

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Argon R&D – video processing
Stereo depth perception
SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping)

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Argon R&D – video processing
Stereo depth perception
SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping)

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Argon R&D – stereo depth perception

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SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping)
Argon R&D – video processing
Stereo depth perception

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SLAM (Simultaneous Location and Mapping)
Argon R&D – video processing
Stereo depth perception

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Argon360 – real-time video stitching

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Argon360 – real-time video stitching

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Technical challenges in acquisition
• Workflow
– Offline stitching
– Multiple files
– Camera synch
– Operational complexity (multiple
cameras…)
• Stitching
– Parallax
– Blending
• Packaging
– Size
– Power consumption
• Real-time
– Streaming
– Preview

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Technical challenges in acquisition
• Workflow
– Offline stitching
– Multiple files
– Camera synch
– Operational complexity (multiple
cameras…)
• Stitching
– Parallax
– Blending
• Packaging
– Size
– Power consumption
• Real-time
– Streaming
– Preview

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Argon360 – what is it?
• High quality video stitching
• Real-time
• Compact
• Low power consumption
• Scalable
• IP core for chip or FPGA
…and coming soon
• Depth dependent parallax correction
Patent pending technology bringing the speed and
efficiency of hardware to real-time video stitching

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…and what it isn’t
It’s not a ready-baked product:
• “Can I try/buy/borrow/steal your stitching box?”
– Sorry – no! We have a single working engineering
prototype
– Some real-life trials
– Prototype platform – not for production
environment

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What kind of product?
Consumer products
– Ricoh Theta
Professional products –
Nokia OZO

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Argon360 block diagram

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Argon360 pipeline
Transform
• Correct lens distortions
• Project camera geometry
Blend
• Fix global illumination
• Multiband blend
Reprojection
• Project internal representation

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Transform

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Transform

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Blend

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Blend

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Blend

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Reproject

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Reproject

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Sample footage
https://youtu.be/pW6W-gdeFic
….view on Chrome browser or YouTube app

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What’s next?
• Evaluate reaction to the Argon360 launch
• Develop road-map features
– Parallax correction
• Start working with development partners
– Licensing to silicon companies for ASICs
– Licensing for FPGA-based products
– Design services engagements for bespoke development
Get in touch:
cliff.dive@argondesign.com
argon360@argondesign.com
More info:
www.argondesign.com/products/argon360
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