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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Haruo Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Ito, Osaka, JP;
Hiromichi Ono, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuhiro Kuwahara, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sense of three-dimensionality and thickness is restored to a subject and a high-quality three-dimensional image with a low sense of a cardboard cutout effect is obtained, regardless of the cause of the cardboard cutout effect. In a three-dimensional image capturing apparatus (three-dimensional image processing apparatus) (), a depth generation unit () obtains L depth information and R depth information from a three-dimensional image, and an image correction unit () executes a shadow enhancement process that is stronger on the inside of an object than on the outside of the object, based on the L depth information and the R depth information. Through this, the occurrence of the cardboard cutout effect can be suppressed, and a high-quality three-dimensional image with a reduced cardboard cutout effect can be obtained.