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This chapter reviews psychophysical research on human stereoscopic processes and their relationship to a 3D-TV system with DIBR. Topics include basic physiology, binocular correspondence and the horopter, stereoacuity and fusion limits, non-corresponding inputs and rivalry, dynamic cues to depth and their interactions with disparity, and development and adaptability of the binocular system.
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Throughout this chapter, 3D refers to stereoscopic imaging.
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Researchers in human visual perception specify the size of distal objects, the extent of visual space, and binocular disparities in terms of their angular extent at the eye rather than linear measurements such as display-screen units like pixels. See Harris [14] for a description. For reference, a 1Â cm wide object 57Â cm from the eye subtends approximately 1 degree of visual angle.
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Parts of this chapter were written while the author was on Special Study Leave from the School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Australia. The author thanks Peter Howarth and a second anonymous reviewer for helpful comments on earlier versions of this chapter. Thanks to Nonie Finlayson for editorial help and assistance with the figures.
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Grove, P.M. (2013). The Psychophysics of Binocular Vision. In: Zhu, C., Zhao, Y., Yu, L., Tanimoto, M. (eds) 3D-TV System with Depth-Image-Based Rendering. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9964-1_12
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