Image processing apparatus and method for generating 3d image thereof

An image processing apparatus which generates a three-dimensional (3D) image, the image processing apparatus comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a source image and depth information of the source image;
• a region determination unit configured to determine, using the depth information, an overlapping region in which some pixels of the source image are shifted and a plurality of pixels overlap;
• a weighting unit configured to calculate, using distance information with respect to a foreground region of the source image and a background region of the source image, a weight of the determined overlapping region;
• a depth image generator configured to generate, using the depth information and the overlapping region, a foreground-depth image in which the foreground region is extended and a background-depth image in which the background region is extended;
• and
• a 3D image generator configured to:
• generate a foreground image using the source image and the foreground-depth image;
• generate a background image using the source image and the background-depth image;
• synthesize, using the calculated weight, the foreground image and the background image;
• and generate at least one of a left-eye image and a right-eye image with respect to the source image.