Our contribution is a rapid, automatic, temporally stable and robust
2D to 3D conversion method that can be used for far-back fieldbased
shots, which dominate viewing time in many sports. For lowangle,
close up action, a small number of real 3D cameras can be
used in conjunction with our method to provide full 3D viewing of a
sporting event at reduced cost. For validation, we use our solution to
convert one view from ground-truth, professional-quality recorded
stereo sports footage, and provide visual comparisons between the
two. In most cases, our results are visually indistinguishable from
the ground-truth stereo.