View synthesis by trinocular edge matching and transfer

This paper presents a novel automatic method for view synthesis (or image t ransfer) from a triplet of uncalibrated images based on trinocular edge mat ching followed by transfer by interpolation, occlusion detection and correc tion and finally rendering. The edge-based technique proposed here is of ge neral practical relevance because it does not rely upon dense correspondenc es and is computationally efficient. Applications range from immersive medi a and teleconferencing, image interpolation for fast rendering and compress ion. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.