Method and apparatus for formulating image data, method and apparatus for converting image data, method and apparatus for formulating holographic stereogram, recording medium and data transmitting method

A method for processing image data comprising:

• generating images having parallax data, said images having parallax data being made up of a plurality of images of an object from different viewing points;
• and
• attaching the information necessary for performing the viewing point conversion processing of converting the viewing points for the object on said images having parallax data to said images having parallax data.

An image data converting system comprising:

• data receiving means for receiving images having parallax data, said images having parallax data being made up of a plurality of images of an object from different viewing points and the information necessary for performing the viewing point conversion processing of converting the viewing points for the object on said images having parallax data;
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• viewing point conversion means for performing viewing point conversion processing, on the basis of said information, on said images having parallax data, as received from said data receiving means.

An image data converting method comprising:

• inputting images having parallax data, said images having parallax data being made up of a plurality of images of an object from different viewing points, and the information necessary for performing the viewing point conversion processing of converting the viewing points for the object on said images having parallax data, to computing processing means;
• and
• performing viewing point conversion processing, on the basis of said information, on said images having parallax data, by said computing processing means.

A computer-readable recording medium in which there are stored

• images having parallax data, said images having parallax data being made up of plural images of an object from different viewing points;
• and
• data required for executing the viewing point conversion processing of converting the viewing points for the object on said images having parallax data.

A data transmission method comprising:

• collectively transmitting images having parallax data, said images having parallax data being made up of a plurality of images of an object from different viewing points, and the information necessary for performing the viewing point conversion processing of converting the viewing points for the object on said images having parallax data.