Apparatus for generating a three-dimensional color image and a method for producing a three-dimensional color image

An apparatus for generating a three-dimensional color image, comprising:

• an input interface for receiving a color image of at least an object and a low resolution depth image of at least the object;
• an image processing module configured to produce data for generating a three-dimensional color image of at least the object based on a first color pixel image data of a first color pixel of the color image and a first derived depth pixel image data of a first derived depth pixel of a derived high resolution depth image of at least the object,
• wherein the image processing module is configured to calculate the first derived depth pixel image data based on a measured depth pixel image data of a measured depth pixel of the low resolution depth image and a weighting factor associated with the measured depth pixel image data,
• wherein the weighting factor is based on a color edge magnitude summation value of a path between the first color pixel and the reference color pixel,
• wherein the reference color pixel has a pixel position in the color image corresponding to a measured depth pixel in the derived high resolution depth image of the object;
• and
• an output interface for providing the generated three-dimensional color image.