Hierarchical block matching for disparity estimation in stereo sequences

  • Authors:
  • M. Accame;F. G. B. De Natale;D. D. Giusto

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • ICIP '95 Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference on Image Processing (Vol.2)-Volume 2 - Volume 2
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

The paper focuses on a new method for block based disparity estimation (BBDE) that is specially suited for real time coding of stereo sequences. The estimation is performed by exploiting a preliminary disparity field, obtained from the coarsest level of a multiresolution pyramid, and its successive refinements in the finer ones. A strong correction strategy for wrong estimates has been implemented by using an appropriate propagation of disparity vectors from one level to the next one and an adaptive search range. Finally, a variable-resolution disparity field is achieved stopping the propagation at an intermediate level of resolution, if a vector allows a good reconstruction quality of its block.