QUANTIFIABLE STEREOSCOPIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

• US 20150326844A1
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Corriveau, Philip J., Younkin, Audrey C., Celmins, Brent M., Schlieski, Tordra J.
• Application Number:
  US13/977,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20150326844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/106 Processing image signals for multi-view video sequence encoding H04N19/597
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/144 for flicker reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/194 Transmission of image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/00 Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/004 for digital television systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2013/0074 Stereoscopic image analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2013/0077 Colour aspects

Abstract

A methodology for quantifiable three-dimensional video evaluation is described. In one example, a graphics processor analyzes the video for a plurality of factors in a plurality of categories that affect the presentation of a video. A general processor compiles the scores for each factor into scores for a category and compiles scores for the category into an overall three-dimensional score, and an external interface presents the scores for evaluation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a stereoscopic three-dimensional video at a processor;

analyzing the video for a plurality of factors in a plurality of categories that affect the presentation of the video;

compiling scores for each factor into scores for a category;

compiling scores for the category into an overall three-dimensional score; and

presenting the scores for evaluation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating adjectives with the scores for each category.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the scores comprise a quantifiable set of metrics.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the scores are applied to a normalized uniform scale.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the scale is from one to five.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the metrics are saved for evaluation against metrics for other videos.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing scores across categories and presenting the comparison for evaluation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories are associated with a source affecting the score.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein one category relates to the quality of the video as presented and affected by factors aggregated along different points in a video production and broadcast chain.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein one category relates to integrity of the three-dimensional aspects of the video.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein one category relates to viewer physical comfort when viewing a presentation of the video.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a video transport to receive a stereoscopic three-dimensional video from an outside source;

a video decoder to decode the video for use within the apparatus;

a graphics processor to analyze the video for a plurality of factors in a plurality of categories that affect the presentation of the video;

a general processor to compile the scores for each factor into scores for a category and to compile scores for the category into an overall three-dimensional score; and

an external interface to present the scores for evaluation.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the graphics processor and the general processor are the same processor.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the external interface comprises a display interface to present a visual representation of the scores.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising a mass storage device to store the compiled scores.

16. A machine-readable medium having instructions that when executed by the machine cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a stereoscopic three-dimensional video at a processor;

analyzing the video for a plurality of factors in a plurality of categories that affect the presentation of the video;

compiling scores for each factor into scores for a category;

compiling scores for the category into an overall three-dimensional score; and

presenting the scores for evaluation.

17. The medium of claim 16, the operations further comprising associating adjectives with the scores for each category.

18. The medium of claim 16, the operations further comprising comparing scores across categories and presenting the comparison for evaluation.

19. An apparatus comprising:

a video tuner to receive a stereoscopic three-dimensional video from an outside source;

a video decoder to decode the video for use within the apparatus;

a graphics processor to analyze the video for a plurality of factors in a plurality of categories that affect the presentation of the video;

a general processor to compile the scores for each factor into scores for a category and to compile scores for the category into an overall three-dimensional score;

a mass storage device to store the compiled scores;

a network interface to send the scores to the outside source for evaluation; and

a display to render the video to a local user.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising a user input device to receive quality scores from a viewer of the video on the display.