Perceptual preference of S3D over 2D for HDTV in dependence of video quality and depth

Pierre Lebreton (1) , Alexander Raake (1) , Marcus Barkowsky (2) , Patrick Le Callet (2)

1 DT Lab - Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
2 irccyn-ivc

3D video quality of experience (QoE) is a multidimensional problem and many factors contribute to the global experience by the user. Due to this multidimensionality, this paper evaluates the integral 3D video QoE and relates it with image quality and depth. Subjective tests have been conducted using paired comparison to evaluate 3D QoE and the preference of 3D over 2D with different combinations of coding conditions. Depth scores were available from previous work and were used to check their relation with 3DQoE; the difference between 2D and 3D QoE is found to be a function of the picture quality, and the desired preference of 3D presentation over 2D can be reached when pictorial quality is high enough (VQM score lower than 0.24). A factor ranging from 0.08 to 0.76 with a mean of 0.71 between pictorial quality and preference of 3D was also found.

Mots clés: 3D presentation; 3D video; 3D video QoE; Bit rate; coding; coding conditions; depth; Encoding; HDTV; high definition television; multidimensional problem; Observers; pair comparison; perceptual preference; picture quality; preference; Quality assessment; quality of experience; Three-dimensional displays; video coding; video depth; Video sequences; Visualization

Domaines: Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]; Traitement du signal et de l'image [eess.SP]

Pierre Lebreton, Alexander Raake, Marcus Barkowsky, Patrick Le Callet. Perceptual preference of S3D over 2D for HDTV in dependence of video quality and depth. IVMSP Workshop, 2013 IEEE 11th, Jun 2013, Seoul, South Korea. pp.1--4, ⟨10.1109/IVMSPW.2013.6611905⟩. ⟨hal-00999659⟩