Abstract: There is inter alia a method comprising: partitioning a depth map image into at least one block; partitioning a texture image into at least one block, wherein the size and position of the at least one block of the texture image corresponds to the size and position of the at least one block of the depth image; determining a depth property value for the at least one block of the depth map image; determining a texture property value for the at least one block of the texture image; using the depth property value for the at least one block of the depth map image and the texture property value for the at least one block of the texture image to select a set of filter parameters from a look up table; and filtering the at least one block of the depth map image with a filter based on the selected set of filter parameters.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for implementing the method. The method comprises receiving media content from a multicamera capturing device, the media content comprising stereoscopic and monoscopic areas; determining a plurality of preliminary most probable viewing directions from the received media content; creating an ordered list of the plurality of preliminary most probable viewing directions; determining a highest ranked preliminary most probable viewing direction in the ordered list of the plurality of preliminary most probable viewing directions that is in the stereoscopic area; and setting such preliminary most probable viewing direction to be a final most probable viewing direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for implementing the method. The method comprises determining movement of a multicamera device between a first time and a second time, the multicamera comprising at least a first camera and a second camera; selecting a frame from the first camera at the first time; and entering the selected frame to a reference frame list of a frame from the second camera at the second time; where position and direction of the first camera at the first time is the same as position and direction of the second camera at the second time, and wherein the first camera and the second camera are different.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for implementing the method. The method comprises receiving a first captured stream of an event from a first multicamera; providing on a head mounted display a presentation of the first captured stream; receiving at least a second captured stream of the event from at least a second multicamera, wherein the first and the second captured streams have been captured simultaneously from different perspectives of the event; switching the presentation of the first captured stream on the head mounted display to a presentation of the second captured stream, wherein the switching comprises rendering on the head mounted display a presentation of at least one view between the first and second multicameras, wherein the rendering depends on the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of the at least two multicameras.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a multi-camera device including at least two cameras and a controller for receiving image data from the cameras, determining which areas of the images to enable for inter-view prediction, wherein the determination is based on imaging characteristics of the cameras and relative locations and orientations of the cameras within the multi-camera device, and enabling inter-view prediction for the determined areas of the images.

Abstract: A method comprising decoding one or both chroma components of a coded texture picture into one or two decoded chroma sample arrays, obtaining a reference sample array on the basis of said one or two decoded chroma sample arrays, and forming a decoded depth view component on the basis of said reference sample array; encoding one or two chroma components of a texture picture into one or two coded chroma components and reconstructing one or two reconstructed chroma sample arrays, obtaining a reference sample array on the basis of said one or two reconstructed chroma sample arrays, and using the reference sample array as a reference for prediction in encoding of a depth view component.

Abstract: There are disclosed various methods, apparatuses and computer programs for processing video information. In an embodiment of the method for encoding video information an image having a first edge and a second edge is obtained and a location suitable for a division boundary for dividing the image into a first part and a second part is searched. The image is rearranged by exchanging the order of the first part and the second part to obtain a reconstructed original image; and an indication of a location of the division boundary is provided. In an embodiment of the method for decoding video information an image obtained from an original image is received. The image has a first edge and a second edge. Also information indicative of a location of a division boundary is received. The division boundary divides the image into a first part and a second part. The image is rearranged by exchanging the order of the first part and the second part to obtain a reconstructed original image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, where a first and second stereoscopic image are formed comprising a left eye image and a right eye image, a first central image region and a first peripheral image region are determined in the first stereoscopic image, the first central image region comprising a first central scene feature and the first peripheral image region comprising a first peripheral scene feature, and in the second stereoscopic image a second central image region and a second peripheral image region in said second stereoscopic image are determined, and based on said determining that said second central image region comprises said first peripheral scene feature, encoding said first stereoscopic image such that said first peripheral image region is encoded with a reduced quality with respect to said first central image region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for implementing the method. The method comprises receiving a first captured stream of an event from a first multicamera; providing on a head mounted display a presentation of the first captured stream; receiving at least a second captured stream of the event from at least a second multicamera, wherein the first and the second captured streams have been captured simultaneously from different perspectives of the event; switching the presentation of the first captured stream on the head mounted display to a presentation of the second captured stream, wherein the switching comprises rendering on the head mounted display a presentation of at least one view between the first and second multicameras, wherein the rendering depends on the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of the at least two multicameras.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, comprising providing image data from each of at least two multi-camera devices at different locations in a capture space, each multi-camera device including at least two cameras for capturing respective different images in the capture space, and providing first positional data indicating the respective fields-of-view of each camera of each multi-camera device. In addition, the method may comprise receiving second positional data from a user device indicating the position and orientation of the user device in a virtual space corresponding to the capture space, and selecting, based on the first and second positional data, at least one camera from each of at least two of the multi-camera devices. Using the image data from the selected cameras, a synthesised image may be generated representing a field-of-view of the virtual space from the position and orientation of said user device for presentation on a display screen of said user device.

Abstract: There is inter alia a method comprising: partitioning a depth map image into at least one block; partitioning a texture image into at least one block, wherein the size and position of the at least one block of the texture image corresponds to the size and position of the at least one block of the depth image; determining a depth property value for the at least one block of the depth map image; determining a texture property value for the at least one block of the texture image; using the depth property value for the at least one block of the depth map image and the texture property value for the at least one block of the texture image to select a set of filter parameters from a look up table; and filtering the at least one block of the depth map image with a filter based on the selected set of filter parameters.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to provide the rendering of audiovisual content, such as 360-degree virtual reality content, in a manner that allows for control over whether, and to what degree, the content presented to a viewer should take into account the relative positioning of the content with respect to the viewer. In particular, implementations are presented that allow for situational control over the rendering of content based on an initial observation setup associated with a segment or subsegment of content, the orientation of the viewing device, and/or the manner in which the segment or subsegment is accessed by a playback device.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided. The method includes defining a plurality of depth layers of a depth map. At least one depth layer of the plurality of depth layers is associated with a respective depth limit. The method further includes determining, for the at least one depth layer, a respective texture view layer of a first picture. The method further includes deriving a measure of a respective texture property for the respective texture view layer. Selective filtering is applied to the respective texture view layer based on the measure of the respective texture property and the respective depth limit associated with the at least one depth layer.

Abstract: A method comprising decoding one or both chroma components of a coded texture picture into one or two decoded chroma sample arrays, obtaining a reference sample array on the basis of said one or two decoded chroma sample arrays, and forming a decoded depth view component on the basis of said reference sample array; encoding one or two chroma components of a texture picture into one or two coded chroma components and reconstructing one or two reconstructed chroma sample arrays, obtaining a reference sample array on the basis of said one or two reconstructed chroma sample arrays, and using the reference sample array as a reference for prediction in encoding of a depth view component.