Depth map processing

An apparatus for video processing, comprising one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

• access a first view and a second view of multi-view video content;
• project a first pixel at a first position in the first view onto a second position in the second view;
• determine a difference between texture information of the first pixel of the first view and texture information of a second pixel at the second position in the second view by evaluating photo-consistency between the first pixel of the first view and the second pixel of the second view;
• and
• adjust a depth value of the second pixel of the second view based on a depth value of the first pixel of the first view, based on a comparison of the difference with a threshold value.

A non-transitory machine readable medium having stored thereon machine executable instructions that, when executed, implement a method, the method comprising:

• accessing a first view and a second view of multi-view video content;
• projecting a first pixel at a first position in the first view onto a second position in the second view;
• determining a difference between texture information of the first pixel of the first view and texture information of a second pixel at the second position in the second view by evaluating photo-consistency between the first pixel of the first view and the second pixel of the second view;
• and
• adjusting a depth value of the second pixel of the second view based on a depth value of the first pixel of the first view, based on a comparison of the difference with a threshold value.