An artistic light field effect system comprising:
- an eyewear device including:
- a frame including a bridge;
- a temple connected to a lateral side of the frame;
- and
- a depth-capturing camera, wherein:
- the depth-capturing camera includes at least two visible light cameras with overlapping fields of view, and
- the at least two visible light cameras includes a left visible light camera to capture a left raw image and a right visible light camera to capture a right raw image;
- an image display for presenting images, including an original image, wherein the original image is based on the left raw image, a left processed image, the right raw image, a right processed image, or combination thereof;
- an image display driver coupled to the image display to control the image display to present the original image;
- a user input device to receive an artistic effect selection from a user to apply an artistic effect as a photo filter or a photo lens to the presented original image;
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the depth-capturing camera, the image display driver, the user input device, and the memory;
- and
- programming in the memory, wherein execution of the programming by the processor configures the artistic light field effect system to perform functions, including functions to:
- capture, via the depth-capturing camera, the left raw image and the right raw image;
- calculate:
- (i) a left image disparity map between a left pixel matrix of pixels and a right pixel matrix of pixels, and (ii) a right image disparity map between the right pixel matrix and the left pixel matrix, wherein:
- the left raw image or the left processed image include the left pixel matrix, and
- the right raw image or the right processed image include the right pixel matrix;
- present, via the image display, the original image;
- receive, via the user input device, the artistic effect selection from the user to apply to the presented original image;
- create, at least one artistic effect image with an artistic effect scene, by applying the artistic effect selection from the user to:
- (i) the left raw image or the left processed image to create a left artistic effect image, (ii) the right raw image or the right processed image to create a right artistic effect image, or (iii) combination thereof;
- generate, an artistic light field effect image having an appearance of a spatial movement or rotation around the artistic effect scene of the at least one artistic effect image, by blending together the left artistic effect image and the right artistic effect image based on the left image disparity map and the right image disparity map;
- and
- present, via the image display, the artistic light field effect image.