Abstract: An intermediate image (161) is generated from stereo data (105) comprising a left image (101), a left disparity data (111), a right image (102) and a right disparity data (112). The intermediate image (161) corresponds to an intermediate view (155). A mixing policy (156) is determined based on a predicted image quality of the intermediate image (161). When the determined mixing policy (156) so requires, a left intermediate image (131) is generated from the left data (103) for the intermediate view (155). When the determining mixing policy (156) so requires, a right intermediate image (141) is generated from the right data (104) for the intermediate view (155). The intermediate image (161) is generated by mixing (180) the left intermediate image (131) and the right intermediate image (141), according to the mixing policy (156).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereoscopic display device a method of decoding a video data signal, a video data signal, an encoder of a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereoscopic display device, a decoder of a video data signal, a computer program product comprising instructions for encoding a video data signal and a computer program product comprising instructions for decoding a video data signal.

Abstract: A method (700) is disclosed for generating a series of intermediate images (721) from a stereo image (701). The stereo image (701) comprises a left image (101) corresponding to a left viewpoint and a right image (102) corresponding to a right viewpoint. The series of intermediate images (721) correspond to spatially consecutive viewpoints in a view-point range that comprises at least one of the left viewpoint and the right viewpoint. The method (700) comprises determining (710) a target viewpoint (711) based on predicted image quality of the series of intermediate images (721) corresponding to spatially consecutive viewpoints centered at the target viewpoint (711), and generating (720) the series of intermediate images (721) from the stereo image (701) for spatially consecutive viewpoints centered at the target viewpoint (711).

Abstract: An intermediate image (161) is generated from stereo data (105) comprising a left image (101), a left disparity data (111), a right image (102) and a right disparity data (112). The intermediate image (161) corresponds to an intermediate view (155). A mixing policy (156) is determined ponds based on a predicted image quality of the intermediate image (161). When the determined mixing policy (156) so requires, a left intermediate image (131) is generated from the left data (103) for the intermediate view (155). When the determining mixing policy (156) so requires, a right intermediate image (141) is generated from the right data (104) for the intermediate view (155). The intermediate image (161) is generated by mixing (180) the left intermediate image (131) and the right intermediate image (141), according to the mixing policy (156).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of encoding a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereo-scopic display device a method of decoding a video data signal, a video data signal, an encoder of a video data signal for use with a multi-view stereoscopic display device, a decoder of a video data signal, a computer program product comprising instructions for encoding a video data signal and a computer program product comprising instructions for decoding a video data signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating an output depth map for an image comprises a first depth processor (103) which generates a first depth map for the image from an input depth map. A second depth processor (105) generates a second depth map for the image by applying an image property dependent filtering to the input depth map. The image property dependent filtering may specifically be a cross-bilateral filtering of the input depth map. An edge processor (107) determines an edge map for the image and a combiner (109) generates the output depth map for the image by combining the first depth map and the second depth map in response to the edge map. Specifically, the second depth map may be weighted higher around edges than away from edges. The invention may in many embodiments provide a temporally and spatially more stable depth map while reducing degradations and artifacts introduced by the processing.

Abstract: Provided is a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing method in which a virtual viewpoint image viewed from a virtual viewpoint is synthesized based on image information obtained from a plurality of viewpoints. The virtual viewpoint image is synthesized through a reference images obtaining step, a depth maps generating step, an up-sampling step, a virtual viewpoint information obtaining step, and a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing step.

Abstract: Provided is a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing method in which a virtual viewpoint image viewed from a virtual viewpoint is synthesized based on image information obtained from a plurality of viewpoints. The virtual viewpoint image is synthesized through a reference images obtaining step, a depth maps generating step, an up-sampling step, a virtual viewpoint information obtaining step, and a virtual viewpoint image synthesizing step.