Recent Activities for 3DTV Research

Abstract

In recent years, various multimedia services have become available and the demand for realistic three-dimensional television (3DTV) is growing rapidly. Since 3DTV is considered as the next generation broadcasting service that can deliver natural, realistic and immersive experiences to users by supporting user-friendly interactions, a number of advanced three-dimensional video processing technologies have been studied. Among them, multi-view video coding (MVC) is the key technology for various applications including free-viewpoint video, free-viewpoint television, 3DTV, immersive teleconference, and surveillance systems. In this paper, we cover recent activities of 3DTV research. After defining the basic requirements for realistic 3D broadcasting services, we explain various multi-modal immersive media processing technologies.