GENERATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGERY FROM A TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE USING A DEPTH MAP

摘要

A method for generating stereoscopic images includes obtaining image data comprising a plurality of sample points. A direction, a color value, and a depth value are associated with each sample point. The directions and depth values are relative to a common origin. A mesh is generated by displacing the sample points from the origin. The sample points are displaced in the associated directions by distances representative of the corresponding depth values. The image data is mapped to the mesh such that the color values associated with the sample points are mapped to the mesh at the corresponding directions. A first image of the mesh is generated from a first perspective, and a second image of the mesh is generated from a second perspective. The first and second images of the mesh may be caused to be displayed to provide an illusion of depth.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for generating stereoscopic images, the method comprising:
obtaining image data comprising a plurality of sample points,
wherein a direction, a color value, and a depth value are associated with each sample point, andwherein the directions and depth values are relative to a common origin; generating a mesh, wherein the mesh is displaced from the origin in the directions associated with the sample points by distances representative of the corresponding depth values; mapping the image data to the mesh, wherein the color values associated with the sample points are mapped to the mesh at the corresponding directions; generating a first image of the mesh from a first perspective; and generating a second image of the mesh from a second perspective.