A hybrid stereoscopic camcorder

Author

Kubo, Kenichi ; Morioka, Yoshihiro

Author_Institution

Technol. Planning & Dev. Center, Panasonic AVC Networks Co., Kadoma, Japan

fYear

2012

fDate

2-5 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

146

Lastpage

149

Abstract

An algorithm in matching of view angles is presented for a hybrid stereoscopic video imaging system consisting of two camcorders; one with an optical-zoom focusing lens and the other with single fixed focus. By stereo matching with the two pictures in same view angle, it generates practical depth maps for 3D movies. Herein, accurate view angle is essential against mismatches caused by e.g. residual distortion and repetitive pattern. We improve vertical matching with adaptively selecting feature points and areas, and obtain well-qualified result of dense depth maps and stereoscopic pictures.

Keywords

image matching; photographic lenses; stereo image processing; video cameras; visual perception; 3D movie; adaptive feature point selection; dense depth; hybrid stereoscopic camcorder; hybrid stereoscopic video imaging system; optical-zoom focusing lens; practical depth generation; residual distortion; single fixed focus; stereo matching; stereoscopic picture; view angle matching algorithm; Brightness; Feature extraction; Image edge detection; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Stereo image processing; Video equipment; depth map; matching of view angles; stereoscopic video camcorder; zoom;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics (GCCE), 2012 IEEE 1st Global Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1500-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GCCE.2012.6379561

Filename

6379561