Smoothing depth maps for improved stereoscopic image quality

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5599, Issue , 2004, Pages 162-172

  Tam, W J ^a   Alain, G ^a   Zhang, L ^a   Martin, T ^a   Renaud, R ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CAMERAS; DIGITAL TELEVISION; IMAGE PROCESSING; SPECIAL EFFECTS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

3D-TV; DEPTH IMAGE BASED RENDERING; DEPTH MAPS; DISOCCLUSION; MULTI-VIEW IMAGE PROCESSING; STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE QUALITY;

IMAGE QUALITY;

EID: 17144374472     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.583105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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