Symmetric and asymmetric stereoscopic 3D video quality assessment for mobile applications

Abstract

Due to advanced development of industry and key technologies, three-dimensional (3D) media has become a popular research area both for entertainment industry and scientific applications. However, the effects of these technologies on perceptual quality are still unexplored. Moreover, one of the key challenges of the 3D technology is provisioning of acceptable video quality for mobile video applications by meeting processing and network requirements over limited resources. In this paper, we have conducted subjective experiments to examine the effect of symmetric/asymmetric bit rate combinations as well as scene contents on overall perceptual quality and perceptual depth of 3D video in order that we can transmit sufficient quality video with optimum bit rate for mobile applications.