Novel View-Synthesis from multiple sources for conversion to 3DS

Abstract

In this paper we confront the problem of uncalibrated view synthesis, i.e. rendering novel images from two, or more images without any knowledge on camera parameters. The method builds on the computation of planar parallax and focuses on the application of converting a monocular image sequence to a 3D stereo video, a problem that requires the positioning of the virtual camera outside the actual motion trajectory. The paper addresses both geometric and practical issues related to the rendering. We validate our method by showing both quantitative and qualitative results.