METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS INTO A SCENE VIEWED BY MOTIONLESS CAMERAS AND FOR PRESENTATION OF A VIEW PATH

Methods and apparatus for defining a view path through at least one wide-angle video stream and for creation of a resultant unwarped video stream responsive to the view path. Aspects of the invention allow an operator to monitor the wide-angle video stream(s) and select which portion of the wide-angle frame to unwarp in real-time. Further, the operator can stop the playback of the wide-angle video stream and dwell within a particular wide-angle frame to create special effects such as camera tilt, pan and zoom operations in a stop action situation.