METHOD FOR DECODING 2D-COMPATIBLE STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO FLOWS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for processing a video stream of digital images, the method comprising the steps of: receiving the video stream which comprises at least one composite frame containing a pair of stereoscopic digital images according to a predetermined packing format; receiving metadata which describes the format of the composite frame; generating an output video stream which can be reproduced on a visualization device, wherein the method further comprises the steps of determining the area in the composite frame which is occupied by one image of the stereoscopic pair within the composite frame based on said metadata; extracting the image contained in said area from the composite frame, and generating an output frame containing said extracted image.