Interactive 3-D Video Representation and Coding Technologies

• Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 93; no. 1; pp. 98 - 110
• Main Authors: Smolic, A., Kauff, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2005; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Animation; Application software; Computer graphics; Dynamics; Format; Image reconstruction; Interactive; Layout; Mathematical models; MPEG 4 Standard; MPEG standards; Navigation; Pulp manufacturing; Representations; Three dimensional; three-dimensional (3-D) video; video coding; Viewing; Virtual environment; Virtual reality

Interactivity in the sense of being able to explore and navigate audio-visual scenes by freely choosing viewpoint and viewing direction, is an important key feature of new and emerging audio-visual media. This paper gives an overview of suitable technology for such applications, with a focus on inte...