System and method for generating and reproducing 3D stereoscopic image file including 2D image

A stereoscopic video reproduction apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a file parsing unit for parsing stereoscopic video application data, thereby extracting a first image and a second image used to generate a Three-Dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image, and extracting a 2D image, when the stereoscopic video application data with the Two-Dimensional (2D) image is received;
• a decoding unit for decoding the extracted first and second images, and the extracted 2D image;
• a reproducing unit for reproducing the 3D stereoscopic image obtained by synthesizing the decoded first image and second image through first image information and second image information, and for reproducing the 2D image in a portion of the reproduced 3D stereoscopic image by using 2D image information;
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• a display unit for displaying the reproduced 3D stereoscopic image, and for displaying the reproduced 2D image in a portion of the displayed 3D stereoscopic image,
• wherein the 2D image information comprises a reproduction location, a reproduction start time, a reproduction duration time, and a reproduction end time of the 2D image, used for reproduction in a portion of the 3D stereoscopic image.

A method for reproducing stereoscopic video in a stereoscopic video reproduction apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• parsing stereoscopic video application data when the stereoscopic video application data with a Two-Dimensional (2D) image is received;
• extracting a first image and a second image used to generate a Three-Dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image from the parsed stereoscopic video application data, and extracting the 2D image;
• decoding the extracted first and second images, and the extracted 2D image;
• reproducing the 3D stereoscopic image obtained by synthesizing the decoded first image and second image through first image information and second image information, and reproducing the 2D image in a portion of the reproduced 3D stereoscopic image by using 2D image information;
• displaying the reproduced 3D stereoscopic image, and displaying the reproduced 2D image in a portion of the displayed 3D stereoscopic image,
• wherein the information of the 2D image comprises a reproduction location, a reproduction start time, a reproduction duration time, and a reproduction end time of the 2D image, used for reproduction in a portion of the 3D stereoscopic image.