INTERMEDIATE IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, INTERMEDIATE IMAGE FILE, INTERMEDIATE IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION

摘要

In conventional multi-view stereoscopic image generation systems, complicated interpolation calculations from a multi-view original images are carried out in real time, and stereoscopic images must be generated, consuming a large amount of resources and requiring a highly specialised and expensive computer or the like. Furthermore, the inability to output or transmit the multi-view original images in a standard format is a major challenge for the diffusion of stereoscopic technology. By generating in advance an intermediate image which has the same resolution as a stereoscopic image that is the final output image, and which integrates pixels from each perspective, the generation of a stereoscopic image is possible by pixel arrangement conversion without using a high-speed and specialised computer or the like. Furthermore, if an intermediate image is used in which the image from each perspective is disposed in a tile shape, a completely new stereoscopic image generation system can be realised which generates a stereoscopic image from an intermediate image output or transmitted in a standard format by a standard image output device such as a Blu-ray player, an STB, or an image distribution server by using a simple, low-cost stereoscopic image generation device.