Picture data generating methods and apparatus

摘要

In an image data generating technique, when performing viewing point conversion processing on data of strings of parallax images each made up of plural images containing parallax information, data of a new string of parallax images can be generated promptly. To this end, a lookup table showing the relation of correspondence between pixels of respective images making up an original string of parallax images and pixels of respective images of a new string of parallax images is prepared at the outset and stored in a lookup table memory (72). Pixel interchanging is effectuated, based on the lookup table, in order to effectuate viewing point conversion processing, to generate data of the new string of parallax images.