A Single Image Representation Model for Efficient Stereoscopic Image Creation
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2011
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The Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Computer graphics is one of the most efficient ways to create a stereoscopic image. The process of stereoscopic CG generation is, however, still very inefficient compared to that of monoscopic CG generation. Despite that stereo images are very similar to each other, they are rendered and manipulated independently. Additional requirements for disparity control specific to stereo images lead to even greater inefficiency. This paper proposes a method to reduce the inefficiency accompanied in the creation of a stereoscopic image. The system automatically generates an optimized single image representation of the entire visible area from both cameras. The single image can be easily manipulated with conventional techniques, as it is spatially smooth and maintains the original shapes of scene objects. In addition, a stereo image pair can be easily generated with an arbitrary disparity setting. These convenient and efficient features are achieved by the automatic generation of a stereo camera pair, robust occlusion detection with a pair of Z-buffers, an optimization method for spatial smoothness, and stereo image pair generation with a non-linear disparity adjustment. Experiments show that our technique dramatically improves the efficiency of stereoscopic image creation while preserving the quality of the results.
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@article{10.1111:j.1467-8659.2011.02061.x,
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
title = {{A Single Image Representation Model for Efficient Stereoscopic Image Creation}},
author = {Kim, Younghui and Jung, Hwi-ryong and Choi, Sungwoo and Lee, Jungjin and Noh, Junyong},
year = {2011},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.},
ISSN = {1467-8659},
DOI = {10.1111/j.1467-8659.2011.02061.x}
}