Apparatus and method for performing 3d estimation based on locally determined 3d information hypotheses

A method for performing 3D estimation on the basis of pictures of at least two different views, the method comprising:

• determining 3D information hypotheses for each position of positions of a current picture of a first view on the basis of a pre-estimated depth/disparity map of the current picture of the first view;
• calculating, for each position of the current picture of the first view, a similarity for each of the 3D information hypotheses of the respective position between a region of the current picture of the first view at the respective position and a corresponding region of a second view of the at least two different views located at a position displaced relative to the respective position by the respective 3D information hypothesis;
• and
• selecting, for each position of the first view, the 3D information hypothesis of highest similarity in order to acquire an updated depth/disparity map.

A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform the method for performing 3D estimation on the basis of pictures of at least two different views, the method comprising:

• determining 3D information hypotheses for each position of positions of a current picture of a first view on the basis of a pre-estimated depth/disparity map of the current picture of the first view;
• calculating, for each position of the current picture of the first view, a similarity for each of the 3D information hypotheses of the respective position between a region of the current picture of the first view at the respective position and a corresponding region of a second view of the at least two different views located at a position displaced relative to the respective position by the respective 3D information hypothesis;
• and
• selecting, for each position of the first view, the 3D information hypothesis of highest similarity in order to acquire an updated depth/disparity map,
• when said computer program is run by a computer.