Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an attention region estimation unit that estimates an attention region which is estimated as a user paying attention thereto on a stereoscopic image, a parallax detection unit that detects a parallax of the stereoscopic image and generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each region of the stereoscopic image, a setting unit that sets conversion characteristics for correcting a parallax of the stereoscopic image based on the attention region and the parallax map, and a parallax conversion unit that corrects the parallax map based on the conversion characteristics.

Abstract: A parallax detection unit generates a parallax map indicating a parallax of each pixel of an image formed by right and left images and generates a reliability map indicating reliability of the parallax. A depth information estimation unit generates a depth information map indicating the depth of a subject on the image based on the right and left images. A depth parallax conversion unit converts the depth information map into a pseudo-parallax map using a conversion equation used to convert depth information to parallax information. A parallax synthesis unit synthesizes the parallax map and the pseudo-parallax map to generate a corrected parallax map based on the reliability map. The present technology is applicable to an image processing apparatus.

Abstract: A compensation allocation unit performs allocation compensation of a motion vector to a pixel to which a motion vector is not allocated by a victor allocation unit. A C/UC area determination unit compares magnitudes of a present DFD, a past DFD, and a future DFD based on a background vector and a DFD based on a compensation allocation vector by an evaluation value calculation unit to determine an area of a target pixel. Regarding the target pixel determined as the pixel in a covered area or an uncovered area, an interpolation method decision unit decides a computation method for a pixel value through which one of a double-sided interpolation and a one-sided interpolation. An interpolation frame generation unit computes the target pixel of the pixel value of the interpolation frame through the method decided by the interpolation method decision unit.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for adjusting display of a three-dimensional image is provided. The method includes receiving a viewing condition associated with an image being viewed by a user, determining, by a processor, a conversion characteristic based on the viewing condition, adjusting, by the processor, a display condition of the image based on the conversion characteristic.

Abstract: To reduce burden of a viewer at the time of performing stereoscopic display by a stereoscopic display device and to show a stereoscopic image in a natural and comfortable manner. A disparity estimating unit 210 estimates disparity from the left and right images of an input image to generate a disparity map. A disparity analyzing unit 230 analyzes the disparity map to generate a disparity control parameter for performing suitable disparity control. A disparity control unit 240 controls the content of processing at an image conversion unit 250 in accordance with the disparity control parameter. The image conversion unit 250 performs image conversion on the input image based on the control by the disparity control unit 240 to output an output image. The image conversion unit 250 performs image conversion of two steps.

Abstract: An image data processing method includes selecting a motion compensating vector of a noticed region based on additional information added to student data. The image data processing method also includes classifying the noticed region into one of a plurality of classes based on the motion compensating vector selected by the selecting. In addition, the image data processing method includes constructing a prediction tap of the noticed region based on the motion compensating vector selected by the selecting and learning a prediction coefficient based on the one of the plurality of classes using teacher data corresponding to the constructed prediction tap. The image data processing method additionally includes producing prediction coefficient data for each class, based on the prediction coefficient. The image data processing method further includes storing the prediction coefficient data in a coefficient memory based on a quantization scale and a bit rate.

Abstract: Disparity in a stereoscopic image is converted, according to features of a configuration element of an image that influences depth perception of a stereoscopic image. A disparity detecting unit 110 detects disparity from a left image L and right image R of an input image, and generates a disparity map dM. A disparity correction unit 150 corrects the disparity in the disparity map dM and generates a corrected disparity map dM?. A correction feature setting unit 130 sets the correction features in the event of performing disparity correction in the disparity correction unit 150. The image synthesizing unit 160 synthesizes the left image L and right image R of the stereoscopic image based on the corrected disparity map dM? and outputs the stereoscopic image made up of a left image L? and right image R? as an output image. Thus, a stereoscopic image having disparity according to the set correction features is output.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first display control unit that causes a display unit to display a first 3D image, a receiving unit that receives, from a user, a message indicating whether an amount of parallax of the first 3D image being displayed on the display unit is within an allowable range, a determining unit that determines an estimated allowable range on the basis of the message received by the receiving unit so that if the message indicates that the amount of parallax of the 3D image being displayed is not within the allowable range, the amount of parallax is not included in the estimated allowable range; and a second display control unit that causes the display unit to display a second 3D image on the basis of the estimated allowable range.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided with a parallax detector configured to detect parallax between a left-eye image and a right-eye image used to display a 3D image, a parallax range computing unit configured to compute a range of parallax between the left-eye image and the right-eye image, a determining unit configured to determine whether or not the sense of depth when viewing the 3D image exceeds a preset range that is comfortable for a viewer, on the basis of the computed range of parallax, and a code generator configured to generate a code corresponding to the determination result of the determining unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image processing apparatus and method, and a program which can display a stereoscopic image that provides more natural depth perception. A panoramic image generating section 25-1 generates a panoramic image PR for the right eye by extracting and synthesizing each strip region TRR in a plurality of captured images that are captured successively in the state in which an imaging apparatus 11 is moving. A panoramic image generating section 25-2 generates a panoramic image PL for the left eye by extracting and synthesizing each strip region TRL in the plurality of captured images. From the panoramic image PR and the panoramic image PL, a disparity controlling section 26 detects the dominant disparity of these panoramic images, and shifts the entire panoramic images in accordance with the detection result to thereby adjust disparity.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing a stereoscopic image. In one embodiment, an apparatus has an image-reception unit receiving first and second images, an analyzer unit determining a value of at least one parameter of the images, and a comparison unit. The comparison unit may be configured to compare the at least one parameter value to a threshold and to generate a command for displaying the first and second images as a stereoscopic image, if the at least one parameter value meets the threshold.

Abstract: The present invention relates to image processing apparatus and method, and a program which can display a multi-viewpoint image having more appropriate disparity. For a plurality of captured images successively captured in the state in which an imaging apparatus 11 is moving, a strip region determining section 23 sets strip regions of which the number and positional relation are determined by viewing environment parameters indicating the viewing environment of a multi-viewpoint image, in each of the captured images. A panoramic image generating section 25 generates a plurality of panoramic images by extracting and synthesizing the strip regions in the plurality of captured images. By using the plurality of panoramic images, a display selecting section 27 generates a multi-viewpoint image in which a subject is displayed with a disparity that varies with the viewpoint position of the user, and causes the multi-viewpoint image to be displayed on a display section 28.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus reproduces image data of a left eye image and a right eye image of a 3D content recorded in a recording medium. The recording medium stores information about black border widths according to each parallax amount in periphery of right and left image frames between the left eye image and the right eye image. A post processing unit generates and outputs a border-attached left eye image and a border-attached right eye image by inserting an image having the obtained black border width according to the parallax amount in the periphery of the right image frame and an image having the obtained black border width according to the parallax amount in the periphery of the left image frame into the left eye image and the right eye image. The present invention can be applied to an image processing apparatus for processing image data of 3D images.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit, and a correction processor. The first acquiring unit acquires an intended viewing environment parameter, which is a parameter of an intended viewing environment, together with image data of a three-dimensional picture. The second acquiring unit acquires an actual viewing environment parameter, which is a parameter of an actual viewing environment for a user viewing the three-dimensional picture. The correction processor corrects the three-dimensional picture in accordance with a difference between the acquired intended viewing environment parameter and the acquired actual viewing environment parameter.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition mechanism acquiring image data of a 3D image including a left-eye image and a right-eye image, and superimposed-area information being information on a superimposed area included in the left-eye image and the right-eye image; and a disparity detection mechanism detecting an amount of disparity in an area excluding the superimposed area identified by the superimposed-area information of the left-eye image and the right-eye image.

Abstract: An image processor includes a main image statistical information generator that detects a parallax of each predetermined unit of a 3D main image from main image data and generates parallax statistical information, a sub-image statistical information generator unit that detects a parallax of each predetermined unit of a 3D sub-image from sub-image data and generates parallax statistical information, a parallax controller that computes, using the statistical information, a correction amount used for correcting at least one of the main image and sub-image parallaxes so that a positional distance between the main image and the sub-image in a depth direction is within a predetermined range, a converter that converts at least one of the main image data and sub-image data so that at least one of the parallaxes of the images is corrected by the correction amount, and a superimposing unit that superimposes the sub-image data on the main image data.

Abstract: A recording device includes an image acquiring section which acquires 3D image data, a filming condition acquiring section which acquires filming condition information indicating filming conditions during filming of the 3D image data, and a recording controlling section which causes a recording medium to record the 3D image data and the filming condition information by making the data and the information correspond to each other.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a viewing situation analyzing unit configured to obtain information representing a user's viewing situation of 3D content stored in a certain storage unit, and, based on a preset saving reference in accordance with a viewing situation of 3D content, determine a data reduction level of content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit; and a data conversion unit configured to perform data compression of the content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit in accordance with the determined data reduction level.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording controller configured to record picture data of a 3D picture and viewing environment information indicating an environment intended as a viewing environment for the 3D picture on a recording medium.

Abstract: An image data processing apparatus is provided and includes a variable length decoding section to decode and extract quantized DCT coefficients from an encoded signal input thereto and extract encoded information from side information added to the encoded signal. Classification adaptation processing sections use the input signal supplied from a decoding section and a creation signal supplied from a signal storage section to determine the reliability of each of motion compensating vectors of the encoded signal supplied from a coded information storage section, selects that one of the motion compensating vectors which has the highest reliability as a selected vector, and produces a creation signal based on the selection vector.