Stereoscopic format converter
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1. A method of format conversion comprising:
- receiving input image data having an input image format;
providing output image data for displaying an output image on a display, the output image data having a stereoscopic output format;
determining whether the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; and
converting the input image format to the stereoscopic output format only if it is determined that the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format;
wherein the converting is performed according to a predefined relationship between the input image format and the stereoscopic output format, and wherein the input image format and the stereoscopic output format are different.
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Abstract
A device and method for converting one stereoscopic format into another. A software-enabled matrix is used to set forth predefined relationships between one type of format as an input image and another type of format as an output image. The matrix can then be used as a look-up table that defines a correspondence between input pixels and output pixels for the desired format conversion.
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1. A method of format conversion comprising:
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receiving input image data having an input image format; providing output image data for displaying an output image on a display, the output image data having a stereoscopic output format; determining whether the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; and converting the input image format to the stereoscopic output format only if it is determined that the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; wherein the converting is performed according to a predefined relationship between the input image format and the stereoscopic output format, and wherein the input image format and the stereoscopic output format are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of format conversion comprising:
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receiving, at a processor, input image data having an input image format; providing, from the processor, output image data for displaying an output image on a display, the output image data having a stereoscopic output format; determining whether the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; and converting, with the processor, the input image format to the stereoscopic output format only if it is determined that the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; wherein the converting is performed according to a predefined relationship between the input image format and the stereoscopic output format, and wherein the input image format and the stereoscopic output format are different.
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22. A method of format conversion comprising:
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receiving input image data having an input image format; providing, from a processor, output image data for displaying an output image on a display, the output image data having a stereoscopic output format; determining whether the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; and converting, with the processor, the input image format to the stereoscopic output format only if it is determined that the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; wherein the converting is performed according to a predefined relationship between the input image format and the stereoscopic output format and is executed in a processing pipeline, the pipeline comprising a plurality of processing stages; and wherein the input image format and the stereoscopic output format are different. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method of format conversion comprising:
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receiving input image data having an input image format; providing output image data for displaying an output image on a display, the output image data having a stereoscopic output format; determining whether the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; and converting the input image format to the stereoscopic output format if it is determined that the input image format can be converted to the stereoscopic output format; wherein the converting is performed according to a predefined relationship between the input image format and the stereoscopic output format, and wherein the input image format and the stereoscopic output format are different.
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