| 摘要 |
<p>The multi-viewpoint encoder disclosed herein comprises a depth estimator (10), a predictor (20) connected to the depth estimator (10), and a comparator (15) connected to the predictor (20). In addition, the multi-viewpoint video encoder has an output, preferably including a multiplexer (19) for multiplexing the first image, the depth map, the second viewpoint vector and the predicted errors into the signal. Multi-viewpoint video encoder also includes a depth map encoder/compressor (17). The depth map is compressed according to a video compression standard, preferably compatible with the MPEG-2 standard. The multi-viewpoint video encoder further includes a first image encoder (16). The first image is encoded according to a video coding standard. In this manner, an MPEG-2 monitor can display the first image video without any further modification.</p> |
