Near to Real-time Computer Generation of 3D Holoscopic Images

Abstract

Generating a truly photo-realistic 3D real-time view capability in an ergonomic and cost effective manner is a crucial engineering challenge. In this paper, the advanced integral imaging methodology is proposed that is based on microlens arrays to generate 3D Holoscopic images by the intersection ray bundle that defines each image point in the associated scene at the correct spatial place. The core idea of the novel algorithm reported in this paper is to accelerate the computer generation of photo-realistic still 3D Holoscopic images based on multiprocessor ray-traced system. Consequently a significantly reduce in running time is successfully completed. Multiple subjective and objective images quality assessments are addressed and as a result there was not any observable distortion in images quality. The results obtained are very satisfactory and for the first time that the new hybrid algorithm has achieved the saving in terms of execution rendering time approximately (60 % - 78 %) that a near to real-time computer generation of 3D Holoscopic images. Keywords: Real-time Computer Generation content of 3D Holoscopic Images, Interpolation 3D integral images, Computer Graphics, Spatial Coherence, Ray Tracing, 3DTV.