Three-dimensional image generating device, three-dimensional image generating method, program, and information storage medium

1. A three-dimensional image generating device that generates a three-dimensional image, comprising:

an identifying section that determines a first setting value and a second setting value, the values being selected by a user to effect a viewing, by the user, of the image according to the values; and

a three-dimensional image generating section that generates the three-dimensional image from a left eye image and a right eye image with disparity according to the selected values; wherein

the first setting value indicates a kind of display on which the image is to be displayed in a three-dimensional display mode, the kind being selected from the group consisting of a head-mounted dual-screen display and a three-dimensional single-screen display;

the second setting value indicates a three-dimensional depth user comfort level of the disparity for the selected kind, ranging from a lesser level corresponding to lesser disparity for the selected kind, to a greater level corresponding to greater disparity for the selected kind; and

the disparity between the left eye image and the right eye image is greater when the kind is the dual-screen display than when the kind is the single-screen display, regardless of the value of the second setting.

2. The three-dimensional image generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image generating section generates the three-dimensional image with an amount of disparity in a range, wherein a size of the range differs according to the kind of display identified.

3. The three-dimensional image generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image generating section generates the three-dimensional image with an amount of disparity in a range, wherein a size of the range is greater when the display to which the three-dimensional image is output is the dual-screen display.

4. The three-dimensional image generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image generating section generates the three-dimensional image with an amount of disparity in a range, wherein a size of the range increases as a number of screens on which the three-dimensional image is displayed increases.

5. The three-dimensional image generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image generating section generates the three-dimensional image with an amount of disparity in a range, wherein a size of the range increases as a distance between eyes of a user and a screen on which the three-dimensional image is displayed decreases.

6. The three-dimensional image generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image generating section generates the three-dimensional image with an amount of disparity in a range, wherein a size of the range increases as a number of screens shared for display by the left eye image included in the three-dimensional image and the right eye image included in the three-dimensional image decreases.

7. The three-dimensional image generating device according to claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image generating section generates the three-dimensional image with an amount of disparity in a range, wherein a size of the range increases as a display size of the kind of display decreases.

8. A three-dimensional image generating method, comprising:

determining a first setting value and a second setting value, the values being selected by a user to effect a viewing, by the user, of the image according to the values; and

generating the three-dimensional image from a left eye image and a right eye image with disparity according to the selected values; wherein

the first setting value indicates a kind of display on which the image is to be displayed in a three-dimensional display mode, the kind being selected from the group consisting of a head-mounted dual-screen display and a three-dimensional single-screen display;

the second setting value indicates a three-dimensional depth user comfort level of the disparity for the selected kind, ranging from a lesser level corresponding to lesser disparity for the selected kind, to a greater level corresponding to greater disparity for the selected kind; and

the disparity between the left eye image and the right eye image is greater when the kind is the dual-screen display than when the kind is the single-screen display, regardless of the value of the second setting.

9. A non-transitory, computer readable recording medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:

by an identifying section, determining a first setting value and a second setting value, the values being selected by a user to effect a viewing, by the user, of the image according to the values; and

by a three-dimensional image generating section, generating the three-dimensional image from a left eye image and a right eye image with disparity according to the selected values; wherein

the first setting value indicates a kind of display on which the image is to be displayed in a three-dimensional display mode, the kind being selected from the group consisting of a head-mounted dual-screen display and a three-dimensional single-screen display;

the second setting value indicates a three-dimensional depth user comfort level of the disparity for the selected kind, ranging from a lesser level corresponding to lesser disparity for the selected kind, to a greater level corresponding to greater disparity for the selected kind; and

the disparity between the left eye image and the right eye image is greater when the kind is the dual-screen display than when the kind is the single-screen display, regardless of the value of the second setting.