ZTE Communications ›› 2012, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2): 9-12.

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Recent MPEG Standardization Activities on 3D Video Coding

Yichen Zhang and Lu Yu   

  1. Department of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310007, China
  • Received:2012-02-29 Online:2012-06-25 Published:2012-06-25
  • About author:Yichen Zhang (felixzyc@gmail.com) received his BEng degree in communication engineering from Hangzhou Dianzi University, China, in 2010. He is currently completing his PhD degree at the Institute for Information and Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University. His research interests include 3D video processing and video coding.

    Lu Yu (yul@zju.edu.cn) received her BEng degree in radio engineering and PhD degree in communication and electronic systems from Zhejiang University, China, in 1991 and 1996. She is currently a professor at the Institute for Communication Engineering, Zhejiang University. In 2002, she was a senior visiting scholar at the University of Hannover, Germany, supported by the China Scholarship Council and German Research Foundation. In 2004, she was a senior visiting scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, supported by the United College Resident Fellow Scheme. She has published more than 100 technical papers and contributed more than 200 proposals to national and international standards. Her research interests include video coding, multimedia communication, and relative application-specific integrated circuit design. She is the chair of the Video Subgroup of the Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS) of China and was previously co-chair of the Implementation Subgroup of AVS.

Recent MPEG Standardization Activities on 3D Video Coding

Yichen Zhang and Lu Yu   

  1. Department of Information Science & Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310007, China
  • 作者简介:Yichen Zhang (felixzyc@gmail.com) received his BEng degree in communication engineering from Hangzhou Dianzi University, China, in 2010. He is currently completing his PhD degree at the Institute for Information and Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University. His research interests include 3D video processing and video coding.

    Lu Yu (yul@zju.edu.cn) received her BEng degree in radio engineering and PhD degree in communication and electronic systems from Zhejiang University, China, in 1991 and 1996. She is currently a professor at the Institute for Communication Engineering, Zhejiang University. In 2002, she was a senior visiting scholar at the University of Hannover, Germany, supported by the China Scholarship Council and German Research Foundation. In 2004, she was a senior visiting scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, supported by the United College Resident Fellow Scheme. She has published more than 100 technical papers and contributed more than 200 proposals to national and international standards. Her research interests include video coding, multimedia communication, and relative application-specific integrated circuit design. She is the chair of the Video Subgroup of the Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS) of China and was previously co-chair of the Implementation Subgroup of AVS.

Abstract: The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has been developing a 3D video (3DV) coding standard for depth-based 3DV data representations, especially for multiview video plus depth (MVD) format. With MVD, depth-image-based rendering (DIBR) is used to synthesize virtual views that are based on a few transmitted pairs of texture and depth data. In this paper, we discuss ongoing 3DV standardization and summarize coding tools proposed in the responses to MPEG’s call for proposals on 3DV coding.

Key words: 3DV coding, call for proposal, auto-stereoscopic, depth map

摘要: The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has been developing a 3D video (3DV) coding standard for depth-based 3DV data representations, especially for multiview video plus depth (MVD) format. With MVD, depth-image-based rendering (DIBR) is used to synthesize virtual views that are based on a few transmitted pairs of texture and depth data. In this paper, we discuss ongoing 3DV standardization and summarize coding tools proposed in the responses to MPEG’s call for proposals on 3DV coding.

关键词: 3DV coding, call for proposal, auto-stereoscopic, depth map