3D-TV Content Creation: Automatic 2D-to-3D Video Conversion

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
Authors: Liang Zhang, Carlos Vazquez, Sebastian Knorr
 Communications Research Center, TU Berlin
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TL;DR

This paper provides an overview of automatic 2D-to-3D video conversion with a specific look at a number of approaches for both the extraction of depth information from monoscopic images and the generation of stereoscopic images. Some challenging issues for the success of automatic 2D-to-3D video conversion are pointed out as possible research topics for the future.

Abstract

Three-dimensional television (3D-TV) is the next major revolution in television. A successful rollout of 3D-TV will require a backward-compatible transmission/distribution system, inexpensive 3D displays, and an adequate supply of high-quality 3D program material. With respect to the last factor, the conversion of 2D images/videos to 3D will play an important role. This paper provides an overview of automatic 2D-to-3D video conversion with a specific look at a number of approaches for both the extraction of depth information from monoscopic images and the generation of stereoscopic images. Some challenging issues for the success of automatic 2D-to-3D video conversion are pointed out as possible research topics for the future.

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@ARTICLE{5739557,
 author={Zhang, Liang and Vazquez, Carlos and Knorr, Sebastian},
 journal={IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting},
 title={3D-TV Content Creation: Automatic 2D-to-3D Video Conversion},
 year={2011},
 volume={57},
 number={2},
 pages={372-383},
 keywords={Three dimensional displays;Cameras;Video sequences;Image edge detection;Image color analysis;Pixel;Visualization;Broadcasting;data conversion;image generation;stereo displays;stereo synthesis;stereo vision;three-dimensional displays;3D-TV},
 doi={10.1109/TBC.2011.2122930}
}