Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
Summary
1 Motivations for the introduction of 3DTV
broadcasting
2 Background to possible 3DTV systems
Eyewear-based systems:
Multiview autostereoscopic systems:
Integral imaging or holographic system:
3 A hierarchical structure
3.1 Technology generations
3.2 Compatibility levels
3.3 Matrix points
4 First-generation 3DTV
5 Future generations of 3DTV
6 Expected bandwidth requirements for a
first-generation system
7 The 3DTV broadcasting chain
7.1 Image source methods
7.2 Characteristics of signals in
the studio
7.3 Programme production
7.4 Emission
7.5 Display
8 Production grammar
9 Psychophysical aspects of viewing
stereoscopic images
9.1 Visual fatigue and other
possible health hazards
10 Assessment methodology
11 The viewing environment
12 User requirements
13 Performance requirements
14 Organizations with initiatives in 3DTV
15 Conclusions
Annex 1 Organizations with current initiatives in 3DTV
1 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11
2 ITU-T Study Group 9
3 ITU-T Study Group 16
4 3DTV – Network of Excellence
5 3D4You – Content generation and delivery
for 3D television
6 SMPTE
7 The Digital Video Broadcasting Project
8 The Blu-ray disc Association (BDA)
9 HDMI Licensing, LLC, has announced the
release of HDMI specification 1.4
10 Consumer Electronics Association
11 The 3D@Home Consortium
12 Association of Radio Industries and
Businesses
13 Ultra-realistic communications forum
14 3D Consortium
15 Consortium of 3-D image business
promotion
16 Japanese Ergonomics National Committee
17 Telecommunications Technology Association
Annex 2 Historical background on the development of stereoscopic and 3D
television systems
Annex 3 Introduction to free viewpoint television
Annex 4 Psychophysical studies on three dimensional television systems
1 Psychophysical studies of stereoscopic
imaging systems – key items for study
1.1 Naturalness and unnaturalness of
images
1.2 Viewing comfort and discomfort
1.3 Visual fatigue caused by
parallax 3DTV viewing
1.4 Individual differences in the
stereopsis function
1.5 Effect on young people
Attachment to Annex 4 Psychophysical studies of geometrical
relationships and parallax distribution in stereoscopic images
1 Introduction
2 Geometrical relationships and naturalness
(see Annex 1)
3 Parallax distribution and visual comfort
(see Annex 2)
4 Conclusion
Annex 1 to Attachment to Annex 4 Geometrical relationships and
naturalness: Geometrical analysis of spaces reproduced by stereoscopic images
1 Theoretical analysis of reproduced spaces
1.1 Model of shooting/display
systems
1.2 Depth distance in real space and
stereoscopic image space
2 Size distortion
2.1 Theoretical analysis
2.2 Subjective evaluation tests
3 Depth distortion
3.1 Theoretical analysis
3.2 Subjective evaluation tests
Annex 2 to Attachment to Annex 4 Parallax distribution
and visual comfort of stereoscopic images
1 Introduction
2 Parallax measurements
3 Subjective evaluation tests of parallax
distributions and visual comfort
4 Subjective evaluation of the sense of
presence
Annex 5 Italian Health Ministry Circular Letters
Annex 6 A preliminary set of possible performance requirements for a
3DTV broadcasting service