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The paper focuses on a new method for block based disparity estimation (BBDE) that is specially suited for real time coding of stereo sequences. The estimation is performed by exploiting a preliminary disparity field, obtained from the coarsest level of a multiresolution pyramid, and its successive refinements in the finer ones. A strong correction strategy for wrong estimates has been implemented by using an appropriate propagation of disparity vectors from one level to the next one and an adaptive search range. Finally, a variable-resolution disparity field is achieved stopping the propagation at an intermediate level of resolution, if a vector allows a good reconstruction quality of its block.
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Accame, M., De Natale, F. (1995). Disparity estimation for stereo sequences based on adaptive size hierarchical block matching. In: Braccini, C., DeFloriani, L., Vernazza, G. (eds) Image Analysis and Processing. ICIAP 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 974. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60298-4_297
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