Providing 3D Video Services: The Challenge From 2D to 3DTV Quality of Experience

  • Authors:
  • José María Cubero;Jesús Gutiérrez;Pablo Pérez;Enrique Estalayo;Julián Cabrera;Fernando Jaureguizar;Narciso García

  • Affiliations:
  • Video & Networking Competence Center, Alcatel-Lucent, Madrid, Spain;Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain;Network and Systems Integration division, Alcatel-Lucent, Madrid, Spain;Multimedia Integration Practice and Video & Networking Competence Center, Alcatel-Lucent, Madrid, Spain;Image Processing Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain;Image Processing Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain;Image Processing Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Bell Labs Technical Journal
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Recently, three-dimensional (3D) video has decisively burst onto the entertainment industry scene, and has arrived in households even before the standardization process has been completed. 3D television (3DTV) adoption and deployment can be seen as a major leap in television history, similar to previous transitions from black and white (B&W) to color, from analog to digital television (TV), and from standard definition to high definition. In this paper, we analyze current 3D video technology trends in order to define a taxonomy of the availability and possible introduction of 3D-based services. We also propose an audiovisual network services architecture which provides a smooth transition from two-dimensional (2D) to 3DTV in an Internet Protocol (IP)-based scenario. Based on subjective assessment tests, we also analyze those factors which will influence the quality of experience in those 3D video services, focusing on effects of both coding and transmission errors. In addition, examples of the application of the architecture and results of assessment tests are provided. © 2012 Alcatel-Lucent. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.