Methods and systems for synthesizing stereoscopic images
First Claim
1. A method for synthesizing a series of stereoscopic images from a series of images, the series of images exhibiting at least some relative movement, the method comprising:
- capturing a series of images with a moveable image-capturing device, the series of images exhibiting at least some relative movement of a subject to provide a first series of images;
generating a second series of temporally modified images of the subject from the first series of images by varying a relative timing of at least some of the images of the first series of images,wherein varying the relative timing comprises at least one of delaying the timing and advancing the timing; and
displaying the first series of images and the second series of temporally modified images to produce a series of stereoscopic images having at least some stereoscopic appearance;
wherein the method further comprises varying a position of the moveable image-capturing device relative to the subject, and wherein varying the position of the image capturing device varies the at least some stereoscopic appearance of the series of stereoscopic images.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for synthesizing stereoscopic [that is, “3-D”] images from 2-D images, for example, 2-D video or 2-D still images. The method includes capturing a series of images exhibiting at least some relative movement to provide a first series of images; generating a second series of temporally modified images from the first series of images by varying the relative timing of at least some of the images of the first series of images; and displaying the first series of images with at least some of the second series of temporally modified images to produce a series of stereoscopic images. The stereoscopic images may then be viewed with appropriate stereoscopic devices, for example, 3-D glasses. Methods and systems for capturing the images whereby the stereoscopic appearance of the images is enhanced are also disclosed.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for synthesizing a series of stereoscopic images from a series of images, the series of images exhibiting at least some relative movement, the method comprising:
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capturing a series of images with a moveable image-capturing device, the series of images exhibiting at least some relative movement of a subject to provide a first series of images; generating a second series of temporally modified images of the subject from the first series of images by varying a relative timing of at least some of the images of the first series of images, wherein varying the relative timing comprises at least one of delaying the timing and advancing the timing; and displaying the first series of images and the second series of temporally modified images to produce a series of stereoscopic images having at least some stereoscopic appearance; wherein the method further comprises varying a position of the moveable image-capturing device relative to the subject, and wherein varying the position of the image capturing device varies the at least some stereoscopic appearance of the series of stereoscopic images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 8)
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3. A system for synthesizing a series of stereoscopic images from a series of images, the series of images exhibiting at least some relative movement, the system comprising:
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a movable image-capturing device adapted for capturing a series of images of a subject exhibiting at least some relative movement to provide a first series of images; means for generating a second series of temporally modified images of the subject from the first series of images by varying a relative timing of at least some of the images of the first series of images, wherein varying the relative timing comprises at least one of delaying the timing and advancing the timing; a display adapted to display the first series of images and the second series of temporally modified images to display a series of stereoscopic images having at least some stereoscopic appearance; and a mechanism for varying a position of the moveable image-capturing device relative to the subject, wherein varying the position of the image capturing device varies the at least some stereoscopic appearance of the series of stereoscopic images. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 7, 9)
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