Generating Images from Light Fields Utilizing Virtual Viewpoints
First Claim
1. A system configured to synthesize images using captured light field image data, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory connected to the processor and configured to store captured light field image data and an image manipulation application;
wherein the captured light field image data comprises image data, pixel position data, and a depth map;
wherein the depth map comprises depth information for one or more pixels in the image data; and
wherein the image manipulation application configures the processor to;
obtain captured light field image data;
determine a virtual viewpoint for the captured light field image data based on the pixel position data and the depth map for the captured light field image data, where the virtual viewpoint comprises a virtual location and virtual depth information;
compute a virtual depth map based on the captured light field image data and the virtual viewpoint; and
generate an image from the perspective of the virtual viewpoint based on the captured light field image data and the virtual depth map, where the generated image comprises a plurality of pixels selected from the image data based on the pixel position data and the virtual depth map.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for the synthesis of light field images from virtual viewpoints in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a system includes a processor and a memory configured to store captured light field image data and an image manipulation application, wherein the captured light field image data includes image data, pixel position data, and a depth map, and wherein the image manipulation application configures the processor to obtain captured light field image data, determine a virtual viewpoint for the captured light field image data, where the virtual viewpoint includes a virtual location and virtual depth information, compute a virtual depth map based on the captured light field image data and the virtual viewpoint, and generate an image from the perspective of the virtual viewpoint based on the captured light field image data and the virtual depth map.
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23 Claims
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1. A system configured to synthesize images using captured light field image data, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory connected to the processor and configured to store captured light field image data and an image manipulation application; wherein the captured light field image data comprises image data, pixel position data, and a depth map; wherein the depth map comprises depth information for one or more pixels in the image data; and wherein the image manipulation application configures the processor to; obtain captured light field image data; determine a virtual viewpoint for the captured light field image data based on the pixel position data and the depth map for the captured light field image data, where the virtual viewpoint comprises a virtual location and virtual depth information; compute a virtual depth map based on the captured light field image data and the virtual viewpoint; and generate an image from the perspective of the virtual viewpoint based on the captured light field image data and the virtual depth map, where the generated image comprises a plurality of pixels selected from the image data based on the pixel position data and the virtual depth map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A process for generating an image from a virtual viewpoint, comprising:
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obtaining captured light field image data using an image manipulation device, where the captured light field image data comprises image data, pixel position data, and a depth map and where the depth map comprises depth information for one or more pixels in the image data; determining a virtual viewpoint for the captured light field image data based on the pixel position data and the depth map for the captured light field image data using the image manipulation device, where the virtual viewpoint comprises a virtual location and virtual depth information; computing a virtual depth map based on the captured light field image data and the virtual viewpoint using the image manipulation device; and generating an image from the perspective of the virtual viewpoint based on the captured light field image data and the virtual depth map using the image manipulation device, where the generated image comprises a plurality of pixels selected from the image data based on the pixel position data and the virtual depth map.
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