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Stereoscopic image representation with synthetic depth of field

: Blohm, W.; Beldie, I.P.; Schenke, K.; Fazel, K.; Pastoor, S.

DOI: 10.1889/1.1985167

	Journal of the Society for Information Display 5 (1997), No.3, pp.307-313 ISSN: 1071-0922

	English
	Journal Article
	Fraunhofer HHI ()
	computer displays; computer graphics; human factors; image representation; image resolution; image sequences; stereo image processing; three-dimensional displays; three-dimensional television; visual perception; stereoscopic image representation; synthetic depth of field; depth-of-field blur effect; natural vision; mini-volume; reproduced three-dimensional space; full spatial resolution; depth of-interest display; computer-generated 3d images; depth-selective filtering characteristics; varying in-depth extent; 3d viewing comfort; stereoscopic display; 3d tv; point spread function; thin lens model; subjective evaluation; motion sequence; static images; graphics displays

Abstract
A novel concept of stereoscopic imaging providing a depth-of-field blur effect close to that experienced in natural vision is presented. With this concept, only a mini-volume of the reproduced three-dimensional space is displayed in full spatial resolution. This volume is centered around the current point of fixation of the viewer. In an exploratory study the concept of a so-called "depth of-interest" (DOI) display was evaluated. Subjects assessed computer-generated 3D images with different depth-selective filtering characteristics (i.e., varying in-depth extents of the mini-volume with full resolution). Results indicate that the DOI display can indeed improve 3D viewing comfort. Apparently, a somewhat smaller depth of field than experienced in natural vision is preferred in stereoscopic image representations.

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