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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Shinichi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Sensaburo Nakamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinichi Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Sensaburo Nakamura, Shizuoka, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus for editing a three-dimensional video, including, a switching section configured to switch a video to be used as an editing result from a first three-dimensional video to a second three-dimensional video by any one of a plurality of switching methods, a parallax measuring section configured to measure a parallax in a three-dimensional video to compute a depth of the three-dimensional video on the basis of a measured parallax, a comparing section configured to compare a difference between a first depth computed on the first three-dimensional video and a second depth computed on the second three-dimensional video that is different from the first three-dimensional video with a predetermined threshold, and a restricting section configured to restrict an operation of the switching section in accordance with a comparison result obtained by the comparing section.