Perceptual quality driven 3D video communication

3-D video in day to day life will enhance the way we represent real-world sceneries and provide more natural conditions for human interaction. Therefore, 3-D video has the potential to be the next killer application in multimedia communications. However, the demand for resources (e.g. bandwidth), 3-D quality evaluations and providing error protection are challenges to be addressed. Thus, this book discusses the issues and potential solutions related to transmission of 3-D video over communication networks including compression, quality evaluations, error resilience and error concealment.

Dr. Chaminda T.E.R. Hewage obtained his Ph.D. degree from Centre for Communication Systems Research (CCSR), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. From September 2009, he is attached to Wireless Multimedia & Networking (WMN) Research Group at Kingston University, London, UK. His current research interests are 2D/3D video processing and communications