Depth/Disparity Creation for Trifocal Hybrid 3D System

Fraunhofer HHI has developed a software solution to create depth and disparity maps from a Tri-Focal Rig. Computational cinematagrophy techniques can be used to determine the depth of the items in the shot by mathematically comparing the differences in the images captured from each of the motion picture cameras after the initial photography is completed. By creating a 3D geometry of the scene and then projecting the images onto that 3D geometry a Stereoscopic movie can be created after principal photography has been completed. The software adapts disparity estimation algorithms to the specific needs of the multi-camera system. This includes in particular dedicated post-processing filters.

Published

2013-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Computational cinematography, depth, disparity, trifocal, multi-camera, 3D

DOI

10.5594/M001493

ISBN

978-1-61482-953-9