Title: FTV360: a Multiview 360° Video Dataset with Calibration Parameters

Authors: Thomas Maugey, Laurent Guillo, Cédric Le Cam

Abstract: In this paper, we present a new dataset in order to serve as a support for researches in Free Viewpoint Television (FTV) and 6 degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) immersive communication. This dataset relies on a novel acquisition procedure consisting in a synchronized capture of a scene by 40 omnidirectional cameras. We have also developed a calibration solution that estimates the position and orientation of each camera with respect to a same reference. This solution relies on a regular calibration of each individual camera, and a graph-based synchronization of all these parameters. These videos and the calibration solution are made publicly available.