Image processing method and apparatus therefor

An image processing method comprising:

• extracting compensation information comprising a position compensation value or a position value compensated for based on the position compensation value;
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• when the compensation information comprises the position compensation value, compensating for positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on the position compensation value, wherein the positions are obtained based on a depth map about a 2D image and wherein a pixel of the 2D image is mapped to the positions, and generating the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the compensated positions to which the pixel is mapped, and
• when the compensation information comprises the compensated position value, mapping the pixel to positions in the left-eye image and the right-eye image so as to generate the left-eye image and the right-eye image, wherein the positions are obtained based on the compensated position value and wherein the pixel of the 2D image is mapped to the positions.

An image processing method comprising:

• compensating for a depth value to be applied to a pixel of a 2D image based on a depth compensation value received from a user;
• generating a depth map about the 2D image based on the compensated depth value, and obtaining positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on the depth map, wherein the pixel of the 2D image is mapped to the positions;
• generating the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the positions to which the pixel is mapped;
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• generating compensation information comprising the depth compensation value and/or the compensated depth value, and storing the compensation information.

An image processing method, comprising:

• obtaining positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on a depth value to be applied to a pixel of a 2D image, wherein the pixel is mapped to the positions;
• adjusting the positions according to a position compensation value received from a user;
• generating the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the adjusted positions to which the pixel is mapped;
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• generating compensation information comprising the position compensation value and/or the adjusted positions, and storing the compensation information.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a compensation information processing unit to extract compensation information comprising a depth compensation value or a depth value compensated for based on the depth compensation value;
• a depth map generating unit to compensate for a depth value to be applied to a pixel of a 2D image based on the depth compensation value when the compensation information comprises the depth compensation value, and to generate a depth map about the 2D image based on the compensated depth value, and to generate the depth map about the 2D image based on the compensated depth value when the compensation information comprises the compensated depth value;
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• a three-dimensional (3D) image generating unit to obtain positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on the depth map, wherein the pixel of the 2D image is mapped to the positions, and to generate the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the positions to which the pixel is mapped.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a user interface to receive a depth compensation value from a user;
• a depth map generating unit to compensate for a depth value to be applied to a pixel of a 2D image based on the depth compensation value, and to generate a depth map about the 2D image based on the compensated depth value;
• a 3D image generating unit to obtain positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on the depth map, and to map the pixel of the 2D image to the positions, and to generate the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the positions to which the pixel is mapped;
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• a compensation information processing unit to generate compensation information comprising the depth compensation value and/or the compensated depth value, and to store the compensation information in a local storage unit.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a user interface to receive a position compensation value from a user;
• a 3D image generating unit to obtain positions in a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on a depth value to be applied to a pixel of a 2D image, to map the pixel to the positions, to adjust the positions according to the position compensation value, and to generate the left-eye image and the right-eye image comprising the adjusted positions to which the pixel is mapped;
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• a compensation information processing unit to generate compensation information comprising the position compensation value and/or the adjusted positions, and to store the compensation information.

An image processing method, comprising:

• obtaining compensation information;
• generating a depth map for a two-dimensional frame of video data based on the compensation information;
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• generating a left-eye image and a right-eye image based on the depth map