Acquisition Processing Chain for Dynamic Panoramic Image Sequences

Author

Beermann, Markus ; Dubois, Eric

Author_Institution

Ottawa Univ., Ottawa

Volume

5

fYear

2007

fDate

Sept. 16 2007-Oct. 19 2007

Abstract

The acquisition of digital image data is not just a single step but actually consists of a whole chain of processing tasks. These have been extensively studied over many years. However, with different types of cameras different specific aspects of processing become important. For a panoramic camera setup, specific challenges as well as opportunities derive from the extremely wide angle of view. We present an integrated signal processing chain that mosaics 6 planar simultaneously acquired images into a cubic panorama. Challenges that are unique to omnidirectional imaging are addressed in order to maximize the obtained visual quality with respect to dynamic range, color reproduction, and spatial resolution.

Keywords

cameras; image colour analysis; image resolution; image sequences; acquisition processing chain; color reproduction; digital image data acquisition; dynamic panoramic image sequences; dynamic range; image mosaicing; integrated signal processing chain; omnidirectional imaging; panoramic camera setup; spatial resolution; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Color; Dynamic range; Face; Image sequences; Layout; Signal processing; Spatial resolution; Image Acquisition Processing; Multi-Camera Acquisition; Panoramic Image Acquisition;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Image Processing, 2007. ICIP 2007. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Antonio, TX

ISSN

1522-4880

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1437-6

Electronic_ISBN

1522-4880

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIP.2007.4379804

Filename

4379804