High-quality view synthesis algorithm and architecture for 2D to 3D conversion

Due to the advances in consumer electronics, 3D display systems have become possible and attractive. In order to execute backward-compatible 2D images/video, 2D-to-3D conversion techniques are developed. The monocular depth cue is to synthesize the virtual images of left-eye and right-eye. During the process of view synthesis, 3D image warping and hole filling are crucial techniques to effect the visual quality of final synthesized views. For 3D-TV applications with high resolution (1920×1080 or higher), this paper proposes a high quality view synthesis algorithm to improve the virtual view frames. The proposed algorithm can provide PSNR gain by 0.2-1.5dB and capture good human visual perception.