Apple has filed for a patent for “Generating a Camera Trajectory for a New Video.” It involves enhancing the video-recording features of the iPhone (and probably the iPad).
About the patent filing
In the patent filing Apple notes that some devices include a camera for capturing videos. Some such devices (such as, of course, the iPhone) include a camera application that presents a graphical user interface for controlling certain aspects of the camera. For example, the graphical user interface may include an option to turn a flash on or off while the camera captures images.
While cameras of most devices have the ability to capture images of sufficient quality, most graphical user interfaces do not facilitate the capturing of certain cinematic shots. Apple wants to overcome such limitations on the iPhone.
Summary of the patent filing
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent filing: “A method includes receiving a request that specifies a desired cinematic experience for an environment. The method includes obtaining sensor data that indicates environmental characteristics of the environment and camera parameters of a set of one or more cameras.
“The method includes determining, based on the environmental characteristics and the camera parameters, a target cinematic shot that provides the desired cinematic experience. The method includes displaying a cinematic shot guide for capturing the target cinematic shot.”
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