The capture and preparation of content are one of the most important parts of the 3DTV chain. Many of the movies produced in the 1950s had significant problems that led to significant discomfort for viewers. This chapter explores how stereoscopic and multi-view video can be captured using specially configured rigs. It reviews the scene representation formats and considers what kind of data is required for each format. In addition, the chapter looks at the post-processing techniques that can be used to align viewpoints, and correct colour variations across views. Finally, depth extraction techniques are considered, which are essential for generating content in the Multi-view Video plus depth (MVD) format.

Controlled Vocabulary Terms

stereo image processing; three-dimensional television