Stereo panorama acquisition and automatic image disparity adjustment for stereoscopic visualization

  • Authors:
  • Fay Huang;Reinhard Klette

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Ilan University, Yi-Lan, Taiwan;Computer Science Department, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • Multimedia Tools and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Image-based visualization is popular for various virtual tour applications, due to high-quality photorealism or simplicity for rendering. Stereo panorama representations of the virtual world are already a common part of this, either in small (computer screen) format or on large-scale stereo displays or screens. This paper discusses methods for determining optimum parameters, both for high-accuracy stereo panoramic image recording and displaying, with a special focus on automatic image disparity enhancement while displaying (e.g., including zooming) a stereo panorama. Experiments show that the discussed parameters are indeed critical for ensuring high-quality stereo viewing. Derived formulas in this study are applicable to various kinds of technologies for stereo panorama imaging or stereoscopic displaying.