View synthesis by trinocular edge matching and transfer

This paper presents a novel automatic method for view synthesis (or image transfer) from a triplet of uncalibrated images based on trinocular edge matching followed by transfer by interpolation, occlusion detection and correction and finally rendering. The edge-based technique proposed here is of general practical relevance because it overcomes most of the problems encountered in other approaches that either rely upon dense correspondence, work in projective space or need explicit camera calibration. Applications range from immersive media and teleconferencing, image interpolation for fast rendering and compression.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2000
• Where: IVC
• Authors: Stephen Pollard, Maurizio Pilu, Sean Hayes, Adele Lorusso
• Keywords: Explicit Camera Calibration, General Practical Relevance, Image, IVC 2000