DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DATA SIZE OF MULTIPLE IMAGES CONTAINING SIMILAR INFORMATION

摘要

Provided is a method including the steps of: generating a synthesized image corresponding to a target image based on a first reference image and a second reference image; generating side information which is information on a virtual view at a location of the target image, based on at least one of the target image and the synthesized image; generating a gradient image based on the side information; determining a factor in accordance with a gradient for each pixel location of the gradient image, and performing a modulo operation using, as a modulus, a factor corresponding to an intensity value at each pixel location of the target image, to generate a remainder image composed of remainders of respective pixel locations calculated by the modulo operation; and outputting the first reference image, the second reference image and the remainder image as information representing the target image, the first reference image and the second reference image.