APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT VIEWER-CENTRIC DEPTH ADJUSTMENT BASED ON VIRTUAL FRONT-PARALLEL PLANAR PROJECTION IN STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES, WHICH ARE CAPABLE OF RESULTING IN A NATURAL LOOKING OUTCOME BY MINIMIZING A LOSS OF COLOR INFORMATION DURING DEPTH ADJUSTMENT

摘要

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for efficient viewer-centric depth adjustment based on virtual front-parallel planar projection in stereoscopic images are provided to rapidly and effectively adjust a depth of an image while not allocating resources to calculation of an accurate binocular disparity map.;CONSTITUTION: A depth adjusting unit (120) sets a second point by moving the coordinates of a first point of a first image in a viewer centric direction to correspond to a depth adjustment value. The depth adjusting unit sets a third point by projecting the second point in a direction heading for the second point from the user viewpoint associated with the first image. An image synthesizing unit (130) determines color values of the third point and generates a second image by adjusting the depth of at least a partial region of the first image.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2013;[Reference numerals] (110) Plane determining unit; (120) Depth adjusting unit; (130) Image synthesizing unit