Abstract: A method for setting the motion vector list and the apparatus using the same may include determining the presence of a first motion vector or a second motion vector by a sequential determination process in a first spatial candidate prediction group; and setting the first motion vector or the second motion vector produced through the sequential determination process as the candidate prediction motion vector. Thus, the encoding/decoding time and the complexity can be reduced by restricting the scaling number in a process for scanning the candidate prediction motion vector.

Abstract: A control method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes controlling an image sensor to output a merged image and a color block image of a same scene; defining a first predetermined region using the merged image based on a user input; converting the color block image into a first imitating image and converting the merged image into a restored image, wherein a second predetermined region in the color block image is converted using a first interpolating method, and the second predetermined region corresponds to the first predetermined region, and wherein a third predetermined region in the merged image is converted using a second interpolating method, and the third predetermined region corresponds to a first region outside the first predetermined region; obtaining a second imitating image by synthesizing the first imitating image and the restored image. An electronic apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A video surveillance display system comprises an image acquisition apparatus, an image processing apparatus, an image display apparatus, an image controlling apparatus and an image input apparatus. The image acquiring device is operatively connected to the image processing apparatus. The image display apparatus is operatively connected to the image processing apparatus and the image controlling apparatus. The image controlling apparatus is operatively connected to the image input apparatus. Users can choose which part of the video stream they want to watch by sending input commands to the system. The system can truncate the digital signal in accordance with the height and width of video frames and the default display as well as users commands to present the display images users chosen. The system can display images of different monitoring areas selected by the users and present the modularized high-definition image without compression to guarantee users' safety.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for processing a video signal are provided. The method for processing a video signal includes: performing image processing of the video signal which contains no odd-even field information, and acquiring processed field image data; identifying and acquiring corresponding odd-even field information based on first field image data and second field image data continuous in time among the processed field image data; and performing deinterlace processing of the processed field image data based on the corresponding odd-even field information, thereby acquiring frame image data. In this way, the odd-even field information is identified from the image data in real time; the displaying effect of the video image will not be affected even though the fields are discarded, and the cost is low.

Abstract: A method of correcting lag in an imaging pixel includes receiving a current frame pixel value and determining a current filter coefficient using the current frame pixel value. A pixel output is determined from a product of the current frame pixel value and current frame filter coefficient. The product of a first prior frame pixel value and corresponding first prior frame filter coefficient is added to the pixel output to generate a corrected pixel output to more closely indicates incident illumination on the imaging pixel during an integration period from which the current frame pixel value was obtained.

Abstract: A sensor data processing apparatus can be coupled to multiple image sensors of different types. The apparatus encodes symbology metadata in metadata space of image frames and maintains raw data from the sensors in the frames. The symbology metadata identifies a type of symbol that can be overlaid on the frame along with a location in the frame that identifies where the symbol can be overlaid. The apparatus transports the frames including the symbology metadata to an output path without overlaying symbology onto the raw data in the frames. Post processing can be performed to selectively overlay symbology in the image of a corresponding frame based on the symbology metadata.

Abstract: A method for adjusting the adaptive screen-refresh rate and a device thereof are provided. The method for adjusting the adaptive screen-refresh rate includes the following steps: determining a first screen-refresh rate set by the display source; and based on the first screen-refresh rate, setting a refresh rate used by a displaying module for displaying the picture or frame on a displaying screen periodically.

Abstract: A fault tolerant video streaming distribution service utilizes multiple distribution servers to receive and process a video stream simultaneously. Each distribution server performs a mapping of each encoded timestamp associated with a transport stream having time discontinuities to a continuous time sequence. The distribution servers coordinate the timestamp mapping through a distributed leader election protocol that elects a leader to coordinate the timestamp mapping in an environment where failures are anticipated and the number of distribution servers dynamically changes without notice.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling judder are disclosed. Judder can be introduced locally within a picture, to restore a judder feeling which is normally expected in films. Capture time and display time of frames can be manipulated to obtain a desired amount of judder. Frames can be interpolated to obtain a film with a higher frame rate and localized control of judder.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for controlling transmission of a VBO signal and a display terminal. The method is applied in the display terminal, where the display terminal includes a mainboard and a Tcon board which use a VBO interface for communications, and the method includes: after a system is powered on, performing multiple interactions between the Tcon board and the mainboard according to a VBO signal transmission protocol; after each of the interactions, acquiring, by the Tcon board, a timing control signal by parsing valid image data of a received VBO signal transmitted by the mainboard, and if the timing control signal acquired by parsing successively satisfies a preset condition in a preset number of handshakes, then stopping repeating the interaction, and only performing transmission of display image data in the VBO signal.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a server is provided, comprising a processor configured to produce a combined frame from two or more video streams. The combined frame may include two or more panels, wherein each panel includes one of the two or more video streams. The combined frame may further include panel metadata indicating a set of coordinates for each panel. The coordinates of each panel may indicate a height, width, and position of that panel. The combined frame may further include at least one delimiter region of pixels formed between the panels. The processor may be further configured to transmit the combined frame over a network for output on a display device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a data drawing method performed at a computer, the method including: obtaining a plurality of to-be-drawn data from a remote server, wherein the plurality of to-be-drawn data are to be rendered in a browser as an image within a preset image display time period; setting a plurality of plotting canvases on the browser, wherein a quantity of the plotting canvases depends on the preset image display time period and the plurality of to-be-drawn data; dividing the plurality of to-be-drawn data into a plurality of data groups, a quantity of the data groups being same as the quantity of the plotting canvases; respectively allocating each data group to a corresponding plotting canvas; and drawing a sub-image of each data group on a corresponding plotting canvas and immediately rendering the sub-image in the browser within the preset image display time period.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for determining whether to use an interpolated frame or repeat a base frame in up-converting the frame rate of a base video stream to generate an up-converted video stream. A device to up-convert a frame rate includes an analysis component to analyze a pair of temporally adjacent base frames and a motion vector associated with movement of an object between the pair of base frames to determine a degree of visual artifacts involving an edge of the object in an interpolated frame, and a selection component to compare the degree of visual artifacts to a threshold and select the interpolated frame for insertion between the preceding base frame and the following base frame in up-converting a frame rate of the base video stream to generate an up-converted video stream based on the comparison. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; and a frequency controller which receives an image data signal and an input frequency information and outputs the image data signal and a timing control signal. The frequency controller includes: an image processor which receives the image data signal; a frame memory which stores the image data signal; an output frequency determining unit which receives the input frequency information and determines an output frequency based on a variation amount of the input frequency; and an image output unit which receives the image data signal from the image processor, receives an output frequency information from the output frequency determining unit, and outputs the image data signal and the timing control signal. When an input frequency varies, the output frequency determining unit determines the output frequency based on the following equations: K = ? FREQ - P_FREQ M_FREQ ? × SLOPE + OFFSET , and FREQ ? = FREQ × K + P_FREQ × ( 1 - K ) .

Abstract: To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD), wherein the additional data includes at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes a set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method: generates on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encodes and outputs the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD).

Abstract: A subframe data generation unit 12 generates brightness data Ew, Er, Eg, Eb of four colors by obtaining distributed brightness with regard to each pixel based on brightness data Dr, Dg, Db of three colors, the distributed brightness being brightness of a white subframe, and obtaining brightness of red, green, and blue subframes with regard to each pixel based on the brightness data Dr, Dg, Db of three colors and the distributed brightness. The subframe data generation unit 12 obtains the distributed brightness by setting an initial value of the distributed brightness to a maximum value that the distributed brightness can take, and then performing adjustment processing for reducing a difference between the distributed brightness of adjacent pixels. With this, a flicker phenomenon occurring at an edge portion of a display image is suppressed.

Abstract: A display controller includes a lookup table configured to store a plurality of reference data and an interpolation circuit configured to calculate a corrected datum by performing correction on an image datum based on the plurality of reference data. The interpolation circuit determines whether the image datum is less than a reference value, calculates the corrected datum using a first interpolation method when the image datum is less than the reference value, and calculates the corrected datum using a second interpolation method different from the first interpolation method when the image datum is equal to or greater than the reference value. When the corrected datum is calculated using the first interpolation method, the interpolation circuit calculates the corrected datum based on a first reference datum, which corresponds to a product of the image datum and the reference value, among the plurality of reference data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including a first laser source configured to project a first laser beam, and a second laser source configured to project a second laser beam in alignment with the first laser beam in a first direction but at an angle with respect to the first laser beam in a second direction. A mirror apparatus is positioned so as to reflect the first and second laser beams. Control circuitry is configured to control the mirror apparatus to simultaneously reflect the first and second laser beams in a first scan pattern to form an first image, the first image formed from the first scan pattern having a number of scan lines greater than two times a horizontal resonance frequency at which the mirror apparatus oscillates divided by a desired frame rate of the first image.

Abstract: A method of displaying variable rate video data includes receiving a signal from a display indicating that the display is ready to accept a frame of video data, analyzing image content of scenes in the video data, using the image content of scenes in the video data to cluster the scenes into scene types based upon a motion level, adjusting motion estimation and motion compensation to produce a variable output frame rate of the video data not synchronized with an input frame rate, the variable output frame rate based upon the scene type, wherein the variable output frame rate employs interpolated frames, wherein interpolated phases used to form the interpolated frames are determined by the motion level and a phase relationship between the input frames and the display timing, receiving the video data at the variable output frame rate at a display panel, and displaying the video data at the variable output frame rate.

Abstract: Subtitle display during variable speed reproduction processing is made to be able to be satisfactorily performed. A video stream is generated configured by a video packet having encoded image data in a payload. A subtitle stream is generated configured by a subtitle packet that has subtitle information in a payload and in which subtitle display priority information according to the subtitle information is inserted. A multiplexed stream including the video stream and the subtitle stream is generated and transmitted. In a case where an overlap period occurs in display periods of a plurality of subtitles in a variable speed reproduction mode (in a case of N times speed (N>1)), selection of which subtitle to be displayed is facilitated by referring to the priority information, and satisfactory subtitle display reflecting an intention of the production side becomes possible.

Abstract: A method, of managing storage of content of a system in storage units including run units which do not allow spin-down functionality and spin-down units which allow spin-down functionality, comprises: establishing a storage tiering rule which sets a policy indicating what content is eligible to be stored on a run unit and what content is eligible to be stored on a spin-down unit, the storage tiering rule being applicable to at least a group of the contents in the content system to determine stored content eligibility thereof for storage in the storage units and migration between the storage units; and identifying candidates of contents to migrate between the storage units, based on the storage tiering rule, state of the content system, and the stored content eligibility of the at least a group of the contents.

Abstract: In a case where a removable recording medium on which complete erasure has not been performed is accidentally removed from an information processing apparatus, information may be at risk of leaking out from the removed recording medium. In a case where physical removal of the recording medium from the information processing apparatus is detected, the information processing apparatus determines whether the removed recording medium is a recording medium on which complete erasure processing of data recorded thereon has been performed. Then, in a case where it is determined that the complete erasure processing of the data has not been performed, a user is notified of a prompt for the complete erasure processing.

Abstract: A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, is provided, comprising a forward path comprising an input transducer for providing an electric input signal, a signal processing unit configured to apply a requested forward gain to the electric input signal, and an output transducer. The hearing device further comprises a feedback reduction unit for reducing a risk of howl due to feedback from the output transducer to the input transducer. The forward path and the external feedback path defines a roundtrip loop delay. The feedback reduction unit is configured to modulate said requested forward gain in time, to provide that the resulting forward gain exhibits a first, increased gain AH in a first time period TH and a second, reduced gain AL in a second time period TL, wherein at least one of AH, AL, TH, and TL is/are determined according to a predetermined or adaptively determined criterion including said roundtrip loop delay.

Abstract: An image processing system and method for determining an intrinsic color component of one or more objects present in a sequence of frames, for use in rendering the object(s), is described. At least some of the frames of the sequence are to be used as lighting keyframes. A lighting estimate for a lighting keyframe A of the sequence of frames is obtained. An initial lighting estimate for a lighting keyframe B of the sequence of frames is determined. A refined lighting estimate for the lighting keyframe B is determined based on: (i) the initial lighting estimate for the lighting keyframe B, and (ii) the lighting estimate for the lighting keyframe A. The refined lighting estimate for the lighting keyframe B is used to separate image values representing the object(s) in the lighting keyframe B into an intrinsic color component and a shading component, for use in rendering the object(s).

Abstract: Video coding techniques are disclosed for resource-limited destination display devices. Input video data may be coded by converting a first representation of the input video to a resolution of a destination display and base layer coding the converted representation. Additionally, a region of interest may be predicted from within the input video. The predicted ROI may be converted to a resolution of the destination display, and the converted ROI may be enhancement layer coded. The base layer coded data and the enhancement layer data may be transmitted to the destination display where the coded base layer data is decoded and displayed until a zoom event occurs. When a zoom event occurs, both the coded base layer data and the coded enhancement layer data may be decoded and displayed. Thus, the switchover from a first field of view to an ROI view may be performed quickly.

Abstract: The system includes a display device causing a display unit to display video; a data transmission unit that transmits, to the display device, video data generated in a predetermined format based on information decoded from encoded information, and interpolation data for interpolating differences between the predetermined format and a format when decoding from the encoded information; an interpolation data selection unit that selects a kind of interpolation data to be transmitted to the display device, on the basis of priorities for a plurality of kinds of the interpolation data capable of being generated based on the encoded information; and a display processing unit that acquires the video data and the selected kind of the interpolation data in the display device, and causes the display unit to display video resulting from interpolation of the video data based on the interpolation data.

Abstract: An image processing system and method for determining an intrinsic color component of one or more objects present in a sequence of frames, for use in rendering the object(s), are described. Some of the frames of the sequence are to be used as lighting keyframes. A lighting estimate for a lighting keyframe A of the sequence of frames is determined. A lighting estimate for a lighting keyframe B of the sequence of frames is determined. A lighting estimate for an intermediate frame positioned between the lighting keyframes A and B in the sequence is determined by interpolating between the lighting estimates determined for the lighting keyframes A and B of the sequence. The determined lighting estimate for the intermediate frame is used to separate image values representing the object(s) in the intermediate frame into an intrinsic color component and a shading component, for use in rendering the object(s).

Abstract: A system for the end-to-end delivery of digital television signals. In a preferred embodiment a digital television signal is: received from production equipment, typically in BD format at approximately 1.4 gigabits per second (Gbps); the received signal is transmitted to a venue point-of-presence; converted for transmission via a 270 Mbps local loop; transmitted to a fiber network point of presence/video service edge; packetized into TCP/IP packets in a video gateway; and routed to one or more destination addresses via the fiber network; received at one or more video service edge destinations; converted to a digital television format, typically SDI; and either transmitted via a second 270 Mbps local loop for delivery to a customer site and subsequent conversion to a 1.4 Gbps HD signal, or converted directly to a 1.4 Gbs HD signal at the receiving video service edge.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a directional analyser configured to determine a directional component of at least two audio signals; an estimator configured to determine at least one virtual position or direction relative to the actual position of the apparatus; and a signal generator configured to generate at least one further audio signal dependent on the at least one virtual position or direction relative to the actual position of the apparatus and the directional component of at least two audio signals.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a transformation unit, an identification unit, a determination unit, and a processing unit. The transformation unit is configured to perform transformation processing on an input image based on a transformation parameter. The identification unit is configured to identify transformation information related to amounts of transformation respectively between a first plurality of coordinates on a transformed image generated based on the transformation processing and a second plurality of coordinates on the input image corresponding to the first plurality of coordinates. The determination unit is configured to determine a smoothing parameter related to an intensity of smoothing processing for each region of the transformed image based on the transformation information. The processing unit is configured to perform smoothing processing on an image based on the input image, based on the smoothing parameter for each region.

Abstract: In a video system, a video source, e.g., a camera, provides a source video stream. The source video stream comprises a stream of image data units. A buffer control unit writes the image data units consecutively to a circular buffer. A display control unit reads the image data units consecutively from the circular buffer to generate a target video stream in accordance with a read delay. The display control unit comprises a feedback loop which controls timing of the operation of reading the image data units from the circular buffer so as to reduce a difference between the read delay and a reference delay. The video system may, for example, be installed in a vehicle, e.g., for providing a driver with a live view from a camera.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for transformation between media formats, such as between standard dynamic range (SDR) and high dynamic range (HDR) media or between HDR media formats, without undesired hue shifting, via one or both of a luminance mapping ratio technique and a direct color component mapping technique.

Abstract: Provided is a driving circuit for a touch display apparatus. The driving circuit includes: a main control unit, providing image data for image display at a first speed; a driving unit, receiving the image data and sending display data to the touch display apparatus according to the received image data; a data buffering module, disposed in the driving unit, sending the display data at a second speed higher than the first speed, and forming, due to the difference between the second speed and the first speed, a pause time for stopping sending the display data to the touch display apparatus during the process that the main control unit provides the image data; and a touch detection unit, performing touch detection of the touch display apparatus in the pause time.

Abstract: Techniques of depth modification for display applications are disclosed. A multiscopic video frame, including at least first and second images depicting a scene, is received. Depth information pertaining to the multiscopic video frame is received. A depth mapping function is determined based on one or more image characteristics of the multiscopic video frame, other than depth. The depth information is modified based on the depth mapping function. At least a third image is generated based on the modified depth information and based further on at least one of the first and second images, where the third image is output for display.

Abstract: Memory systems and operating methods thereof comprise a memory storage and an error control coding (ECC) unit. The memory storage stores data which is split into a plurality of data chunks. The error control coding (ECC) unit is suitable for arranging each data chunk into codewords, each data chunk is arranged as part of at least two codewords, and mapping the codewords by reverse indexing the data chunks.

Abstract: A system for multiuser interaction with a media computing device with multiple virtual screens, comprising: a media computing device; and a plurality of mobile devices. The media computing device sends screen graphics via a virtual screen driver to the mobile devices using a wireless network. Each mobile device displays a virtual screen using screen graphics sent by the media computing device. Touchscreen user interaction events are transmitted from the mobile devices to the media computing device and processed by the operating system thereof.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the generation of interpolated frames of video data. In one embodiment, the interpolated frames of video data are generated by obtaining two or more frames of video data; performing Lagrangian interpolation on one or more portions of the obtained two or more frames of video data to generate a Lagrangian interpolated image; performing Eulerian interpolation on one or more portions of the obtained two or more frames to generate a Eulerian interpolated image; and when the Lagrangian interpolated image and the Eulerian interpolated image should be combined, computing an average interpolated image using the Lagrangian interpolated image and the Eulerian interpolated image; otherwise, selecting either the Lagrangian interpolated image or the Eulerian interpolated image; and generating an interpolated frame of video data using one or more of the average interpolated image, the Lagrangian interpolated image, or the Eulerian interpolated image.

Abstract: An image processing system and method for determining a set of surface normals of one or more objects for use in rendering the object(s) is described. One or more input images are received, each representing a view of the object(s). A depth image is received representing depth values of the object(s). Coarse surface normal estimates are determined based on depth values of the received depth image. The set of surface normals are determined by applying bilateral filtering to the coarse surface normal estimates. The bilateral filtering uses bilateral filtering guidance terms based on luminance values derived from the input image, wherein the determined set of surface normals are for use in rendering the object(s).

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a conversion unit, and an output unit. The conversion unit receives an input signal in which frame rates are respectively set for frames, individually sets received frames of the input signal as a first frame to be output with a first polarity or a second frame to be output with a second polarity opposite to the first polarity, and converts the frame rates of the first frames and the frame rates of the second frames so that the first frame period taken to output the first frames and the second frame period taken to output the second frames are equal within a predetermined time period. The output unit outputs the first frames with the first polarity to a display unit, and outputs the second frames with the second polarity to the display unit.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a processor to send a plurality of image frames to a display device via a digital display interface. At least two frames of the plurality of frames are to be displayed at a refresh rate that varies in response to an adjustment of a duration of a vertical blanking interval associated with the two frames.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a video conversion method, apparatus and system. The apparatus comprises: a video input controller, a main controller, and a video output controller; the video input controller is configured to establish a data connection with a video source; the video output controller is configured to establish a data connection with an intelligent terminal; and the main controller is configured to control the video input controller to acquire a video stream transmitted from the video source; control the video input controller to perform a format conversion operation on the video stream in a preset video display format; and control the video output controller to output a converted video stream to the intelligent terminal which displays the converted video stream. The technical solutions provided by the present disclosure can solve the problem that the existed intelligent terminal such as a cellular phone cannot run the virtual reality applications well due to the restricted performance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a display panel that uses predefined criteria to determine when to send a request for a display frame to a display source. The predefined criteria may be, for example, when the display panel needs to refresh the display faster than the display source transmits display frames, when the display source fails to send a new display frame within a specified time period, when a maximum refresh time is exceeded and the displayed image begins to decay or leak, and the like. Furthermore, the display panel may include a frame buffer for storing the display frames received from the display source. Additional predefined criteria may be when the display frame stored in the frame buffer becomes corrupted or when the frame buffer lacks enough available memory to store the frame. In response, the display panel may request the display source retransmit the previous display frame.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating processing a reference frame to produce an output frame. Motion vector data for a block of reference frame pels estimates the displacement of the reference frame pels from corresponding pels in a prior input frame. Comparison metrics are produced for a pel of the reference frame with respect to that pel and a plurality of neighboring reference frame pels. A first comparison metric is based on a comparison with corresponding pels of a prior output frame that corresponds to the prior input frame as previously processed. A second comparison metric is based on a comparison with corresponding pels of a motion compensated prior output frame derived from applying motion vector data to the pels of the prior output frame. A pel of the output frame that corresponds to the reference frame pel is determined using the first and second comparison metrics.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and an image processing method thereof are provided. A shared storage unit of a motion estimation and motion compensation apparatus captures frame data of a storage unit through a bus. A motion vector estimation unit and a motion compensation unit capture image data for executing a motion vector estimation operation and a motion compensation operation from the sharing storage unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pixel signal from a memory is supplied to an arbitrary pixel. A controller selectively switches a scanning frequency of common electrodes including a touch detection system, between a higher frequency and a lower frequency, and allocates banks in the memory, each bank having a capacity of a fixed number of items of the pixel data. The controller defines one unit including a group of lines of the pixel data, sets a line number of the one unit to the fixed number when the scanning frequency is the higher frequency, and sets the line number of the one unit to another line number which is greater than the fixed number when the scanning frequency is the lower frequency.

Abstract: The methods enable display of a data object over two display apparatuses on the fly by operatively connecting two independent content processing devices together. Each device is arranged for rendering a subset of a dataset representing a data object When shown by display devices fed by each content processing devices, display of the subsets result in display of at least part of the data object in a contiguous way over the joint display area provided by the display devices. Furthermore, it enables interactive control of the way the data object is displayed over a display area provided by the first display apparatus controlled by the first content processing device and the second display apparatus controlled by the second content processing device. The method may be extended to more than two screens. The devices may operate in a master-slave configuration or in a peer-to-peer configuration, with or without a central server.

Abstract: A display system is configured to convert Full-High Definition (FHD) image content into Ultra-High Definition (UHD) image content. The display system includes an interface configured to receive image content comprising a first resolution, such as FHD. The display system also includes a display device configured to display image content at a second resolution, such as UHD, the second resolution greater than the first resolution. The display system further includes one or more processors configured to: convert the image content from the first resolution to the second resolution; recover a spatial frequency of the converted image content as a function of a relative edge growth rate measured from the converted image content and an offline-determined relationship between the relative edge growth rates of the converted first image and its corresponding ground truth image; and provide the converted image content with the recovered spatial frequency to the display device.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a virtual reality media provider system acquiring, from a plurality of capture devices physically disposed at different vantage points in relation to a scene that includes one or more objects, surface data for the one or more objects, generating a color video data stream for the 2D color data and a depth video data stream for the depth data for each capture device included in the plurality of capture devices, packaging the color video data stream and the depth video data stream for each of the capture devices included in the plurality of capture devices into a transport stream, and providing metadata and the transport stream for streaming to a media player device.

Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus includes a motion estimation unit (101) for performing motion estimation by fixing the one of two reference pictures as a reference picture indicated by an inputted default reference picture number DefRefNo and a variable length coding unit (107) for performing variable length coding on coded residual data ERes, a prediction type PredType, a reference picture number RefNo2 and motion vectors MV1, MV2 on a block-by-block basis, and outputting them as coded moving picture data Str.

Abstract: Dynamic motion path blur techniques are described. In one or more implementations, paths may be specified to constrain a motion blur effect to be applied to a single image. A variety of different techniques may be employed as part of the motion blur effects, including use of curved blur kernel shapes, use of a mesh representation of blur kernel parameter fields to support real time output of the motion blur effect to an image, use of flash effects, blur kernel positioning to support centered or directional blurring, tapered exposure modeling, and null paths.