3DTV Video Acquisition and Processing for Visual Discomfort Alleviation

Abstract:

While 3DTV technology achieved great development in recent years, 3DTV program production can’t be wildly employed because 3D production is more complex than traditional 2D production. Stereoscopic camera parameters need to be well controlled, because the perceived depth range of stereoscopic display is limited by human factors and stereoscopic image should be kept within this limitation, so that the viewer can experience 3D video without any uncomfortable feeling. Recent stereoscopic image acquisition methods provide precise control to map depth range from scene to screen, but they don’t suit some shooting cases. In this paper, we present two new stereoscopic image creation methods, which are more practical than traditional ones. Additionally, our production methods are presented in two cases: (1) camera separation is unfixed; (2) camera separation is fixed. In the end, experiments are presented and the results show our methods can control the perceived depth very well.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 532-533)
• Pages: 1214-1218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.532-533.1214
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Yu Yang, Yi Chun Zhang, Jian Zeng Li
• Keywords: 3D Display, 3DTV, Acquisition, Stereoscopic, Visual Comfort

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