In the near future, many conventional video applications are likely to be replaced by
immersive video to provide a sense of “being there.” This transition is facilitated by the recent …

In this letter, we propose a cross-view down/up-sampling (CDU) method for the framework of
reduced resolution multiview depth video coding, which exploits cross-view information to …

In this paper, we present a novel real-time algorithm to refine depth maps generated by low-
cost commercial depth sensors like the Microsoft Kinect. The Kinect sensor falls under the …

Depth map estimation is an important part of the multi-view video coding and virtual view
synthesis within the free viewpoint video applications. However, computing an accurate …

With the introduction of the Microsoft Kinect into the gaming industry and release of Kinect-
based application development kits, a whole new industry has evolved around the Kinect …

To improve free viewpoint video (FVV) coding efficiency and optimize the quality of the
synthesized virtual view video, this paper proposes a depth-assisted FVV coding framework …

In this paper we propose a novel video object edge adaptive upsampling scheme for
application in video-plus-depth and Multi-View plus Depth (MVD) video coding chains with …

In this paper, we propose a depth map down-sampling and coding scheme that minimizes
the view synthesis distortion. Moreover, a solution for the optimal depth map down-sampling …

Various implementations are described. Several implementations relate to joint depth
estimation for multiple depth maps. In one implementation, a first-view depth indicator for a …

Various implementations are described. Several implementations relate to one or more
encoding modes that use depth information to determine a corresponding reference block …