Image interpolating method and apparatus

An image interpolation method, comprising:

• acquiring a corresponding point file which describes a matching result of a first image and a second image wherein the corresponding point file comprises positional information on points which correspond between the first image and the second image and difference data of attribute values of points which correspond between the first image and the second image;
• and
• generating an intermediate image based on the first image and the second image by performing interpolation based on the first image and the corresponding point file.

An image interpolation apparatus, comprising:

• a communication unit which acquires a corresponding point file which describes a matching result of a first image and a second image wherein the corresponding point file comprises positional information on points which correspond between the first image and the second image and difference data of attribute values of points which correspond between the first image and the second image;
• and
• an intermediate image generator which generates an intermediate image based on the first image and the second image by performing interpolation based on the first image and the corresponding point file.

An image interpolation method, comprising:

• acquiring a matching result computed between a first image and a second image;
• and
• generating an intermediate image based on the first image and second image without referring to the second image by acting upon the first image based on the matching result and thus varying a position and a value of pixels included in the first image.

A data medium storing a computer program executable by a computer, the program comprising the functions of:

• acquiring a matching result computed between a first image and a second image;
• and
• generating an intermediate image based on the first image and second image without referring to the second image by acting upon the first image based on the matching result and thus varying a position and a value of pixels included in the first image.