Method and device for adjusting depth of stereoscopic image
A method for adjusting a depth of a stereoscopic image includes the following. A first disparity correction amount is obtained according to a distance between centers of two lenses of a stereoscopic camera and an interpupillary distance (IPD) of a first observer. A second disparity correction amount is obtained according to a difference between image distances of a stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity. A third disparity correction amount is obtained according to the IPD of the first observer and an IPD of a second observer. A stereoscopic image of an object photographed by the stereoscopic camera which has been corrected by the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount is transmitted to the stereoscopic display. A device for adjusting a depth of a stereoscopic image is also provided.
1. A method for adjusting a depth of a stereoscopic image, comprising:
obtaining a first disparity correction amount according to a distance between centers of two lenses of a stereoscopic camera and an interpupillary distance (IPD) of a first observer, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the first disparity correction amount to a disparity of a stereoscopic image of an object photographed by the stereoscopic camera is equal to a distance of the first observer seeing the object;
obtaining a second disparity correction amount according to a difference between image distances of a stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the second disparity correction amount to a disparity of a stereoscopic image displayed by the stereoscopic display is equal to a stereoscopic image distance provided by the stereoscopic camera;
obtaining a third disparity correction amount according to the IPD of the first observer and an IPD of a second observer, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount to the disparity of the stereoscopic image displayed by the stereoscopic display is equal to the distance of the first observer seeing the object; and
transmitting a stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera which has been corrected by the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount to the stereoscopic display.
2. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 1 , further comprising calculating the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount by a pixel difference.
3. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 1 , wherein the stereoscopic camera is integrated with a virtual reality display to display the stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera, wherein the method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image further comprises displaying, by the virtual reality display, a stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera which has been corrected by the first disparity correction amount, so that a stereoscopic image distance of the stereoscopic image seen by the first observer through the virtual reality display is equal to a distance of the first observer directly seeing the object.
4. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 1 , wherein the image distance of the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity is infinite, and the image distance of the stereoscopic display at zero disparity is a finite value.
5. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 4 , wherein obtaining the second disparity correction amount according to the difference between the image distances of the stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity comprises calculating the second disparity correction amount according to the finite value.
6. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 1 , wherein the method for obtaining the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount is performed through calculation with triangulation.
7. A device for adjusting a depth of a stereoscopic image, comprising:
at least one controller configured to receive a stereoscopic image signal from a stereoscopic camera and to control a display content of a stereoscopic display, wherein the controller is configured to:
obtain a first disparity correction amount according to a distance between centers of two lenses of the stereoscopic camera and an IPD of a first observer, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the first disparity correction amount to a disparity of a stereoscopic image of an object photographed by the stereoscopic camera is equal to a distance of the first observer seeing the object;
obtain a second disparity correction amount according to a difference between image distances of the stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the second disparity correction amount to a disparity of a stereoscopic image displayed by the stereoscopic display is equal to a stereoscopic image distance provided by the stereoscopic camera;
obtain a third disparity correction amount according to the IPD of the first observer and an IPD of a second observer, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount to the disparity of the stereoscopic image displayed by the stereoscopic display is equal to the distance of the first observer seeing the object; and
transmit a stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera which has been corrected by the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount to the stereoscopic display.
8. The device for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to: calculate the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount by a pixel difference.
9. The device for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 7 , wherein the stereoscopic camera is integrated with a virtual reality display to display the stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera, wherein the controller is further configured to: display, by the virtual reality display, a stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera which has been corrected by the first disparity correction amount, so that a stereoscopic image distance of the stereoscopic image seen by the first observer through the virtual reality display is equal to a distance of the first observer directly seeing the object.
10. The device for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 7 , wherein the image distance of the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity is infinite, and the image distance of the stereoscopic display at zero disparity is a finite value.
11. The device for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 10 , wherein obtaining the second disparity correction amount according to the difference between the image distances of the stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity comprises calculating the second disparity correction amount according to the finite value.
12. The device for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 7 , wherein the method for obtaining the first disparity correction amount, the second disparity correction amount, and the third disparity correction amount is performed through calculation with triangulation.
13. A method for adjusting a depth of a stereoscopic image, comprising:
adjusting a distance between centers of two lenses of a stereoscopic camera to be the same as an IPD of a first observer, so that a stereoscopic image distance of an object photographed by the stereoscopic camera is equal to a distance of the first observer seeing the object;
obtaining a first disparity correction amount according to a difference between image distances of a stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the first disparity correction amount to a disparity of a stereoscopic image displayed by the stereoscopic display is equal to a stereoscopic image distance provided by the stereoscopic camera;
obtaining a second disparity correction amount according to the IPD of the first observer and an IPD of a second observer, wherein a stereoscopic image distance formed after adding the first disparity correction amount and the second disparity correction amount to the disparity of the stereoscopic image displayed by the stereoscopic display is equal to the distance of the first observer seeing the object; and
transmitting a stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera which has been corrected by the first disparity correction amount and the second disparity correction amount to the stereoscopic display.
14. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 13 , further comprising calculating the first disparity correction amount and the second disparity correction amount by a pixel difference.
15. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 13 , wherein the stereoscopic camera is integrated with a virtual reality display to display the stereoscopic image of the object photographed by the stereoscopic camera.
16. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 13 , wherein the image distance of the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity is infinite, and the image distance of the stereoscopic display at zero disparity is a finite value.
17. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 16 , wherein obtaining the first disparity correction amount according to the difference between the image distances of the stereoscopic display and the stereoscopic camera at zero disparity comprises calculating the first disparity correction amount according to the finite value.
18. The method for adjusting the depth of the stereoscopic image according to claim 13 , wherein the method for obtaining the first disparity correction amount and the second disparity correction amount is performed through calculation with triangulation.