Viewing experience and naturalness of 3D images

Pieter J.H. Seuntiëns; Ingrid E. J. Heynderickx; Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn; Paul M. J. van den Avoort; Jelle Berentsen; Iwan J. Dalm; Marc T.M. Lambooij; Willem Oosting

doi:10.1117/12.627515

15 November 2005 Viewing experience and naturalness of 3D images

Pieter J.H. Seuntiëns, Ingrid E. J. Heynderickx, Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn, Paul M. J. van den Avoort, Jelle Berentsen, Iwan J. Dalm, Marc T.M. Lambooij, Willem Oosting

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Proceedings Volume 6016, Three-Dimensional TV, Video, and Display IV; 601605 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627515
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The term 'image quality' is often used to measure the performance of an imaging system. Recent research showed however that image quality may not be the most appropriate term to capture the evaluative processes associated with experiencing 3D images. The added value of depth in 3D images is clearly recognized when viewers judge image quality of unimpaired 3D images against their 2D counterparts. However, when viewers are asked to rate image quality of impaired 2D and 3D images, the image quality results for both 2D and 3D images are mainly determined by the introduced artefacts, and the addition of depth in the 3D images is hardly accounted for. In this experiment we applied and tested the more general evaluative concepts of 'naturalness' and 'viewing experience'. It was hypothesized that these concepts would better reflect the added value of depth in 3D images. Four scenes were used varying in dimension (2D and 3D) and noise level (6 levels of white gaussian noise). Results showed that both viewing experience and naturalness were rated higher in 3D than in 2D when the same noise level was applied. Thus, the added value of depth is clearly demonstrated when the concepts of viewing experience and naturalness are being evaluated. The added value of 3D over 2D, expressed in noise level, was 2 dB for viewing experience and 4 dB for naturalness, indicating that naturalness appears the more sensitive evaluative concept for demonstrating the psychological impact of 3D displays.

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Pieter J.H. Seuntiëns, Ingrid E. J. Heynderickx, Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn, Paul M. J. van den Avoort, Jelle Berentsen, Iwan J. Dalm, Marc T.M. Lambooij, and Willem Oosting "Viewing experience and naturalness of 3D images", Proc. SPIE 6016, Three-Dimensional TV, Video, and Display IV, 601605 (15 November 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.627515

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