Quality analysis for 3D video using 2D video quality models

S. L.P. Yasakethu*, C. T.E.R. Hewage, W. A.C. Fernando, A. M. Kondoz

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Abstract

The 3D (3Dimensional) video technologies are emerging to provide more immersive media content compared to conventional 2D (2Dimensional) video applications. More often 3D video quality is measured using rigorous and time-consuming subjective evaluation test campaigns. This is due to the fact that 3D video quality can be described as a combination of several perceptual attributes such as overall image quality, perceived depth, presence, naturalness and eye strain, etc. Hence this paper investigates the relationship between subjective quality measures and several objective quality measures like PSNR, SSIM, and VQM for 3D video content. The 3D video content captured using both stereo camera pair (two cameras for left and right views) and colour-and-depth special range cameras are considered in this study. The results show that, VQM quality measures of individual left and right views (rendered left and right views for colour-and-depth sequences) can be effectively used in predicting the overall image quality and statistical measures like PSNR and SSIM of left and right views illustrate good correlations with depth perception of 3D video.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1969-1976
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
Volume54
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2D video
  • 3D video
  • Cameras
  • Image color analysis
  • Image quality
  • PSNR
  • SSIM
  • Solid modeling
  • Three dimensional displays
  • VQM
  • Video sequences

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