Stereoscopic image rendering based on depth maps created from blur and edge information

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5664, Issue , 2005, Pages 104-115

  Tam, W J ^a   Yee, A Soung ^a   Ferreira, J ^a   Tariq, S ^a   Speranza, F ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D TV; Blur information; Depth image based rendering; Depth interpolation; Depth map resolution; Depth map smoothing; Depth maps; Disparity maps; Edge information; Multi view image processing; Stereoscopic image quality

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERPOLATION; MAPS; STEREO VISION; TELEVISION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D-TV; DEPTH IMAGE BASED RENDERING (DIBR); DEPTH INTERPOLATION; DEPTH MAP RESOLUTION; DEPTH MAP SMOOTHING; DEPTH MAPS; DISPARITY MAPS; EDGE INFORMATION; MULTI-VIEW IMAGE PROCESSING; STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE QUALITY;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 21944445511     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.589733     Document Type: Conference Paper

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