3D video compression by coding of disoccluded regions

In this paper, we present the most efficient coding tools that are used in a new video compression technology for multiple views with the depth maps. This very well performing technology was designed and developed in response to MPEG Call for Proposals on 3D Video Coding Technology. The proposed technology exploits a tool that reduces the side views and the side depth maps to small disoccluded regions. This way only one central view and one depth map are coded in the HEVC syntax while the remaining views and the depth maps are synthesized in the decoder from the small disoccluded regions and from the central-view data. Therefore, the bitrate needed for a side view is mostly below 20% of the bitrate for single-view video.