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http://dx.doi.org/10.5909/JBE.2018.23.6.896

Seam Finding Algorithm using the Brightness Difference Between Pictures in 360 VR  

Nam, Da-yoon (Sejong University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering)
Han, Jong-Ki (Sejong University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering)
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Journal of Broadcast Engineering / v.23, no.6, 2018 , pp. 896-913 More about this Journal
Abstract
Seam finding algorithm is one of the most important techniques to construct the high quality 360 VR image. We found that some degradations, such as ghost effect, are generated when the conventional seam finding algorithms (for examples, Voronoi algorithm, Dynamic Programming algorithm, Graph Cut algorithm) are applied, because those make the inefficient masks which cross the body of main objects. In this paper, we proposed an advanced seam finding algorithm providing the efficient masks which go through background region, instead of the body of objects. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms the conventional techniques in the viewpoint of the quality of the stitched image.
Keywords
Seam finder; 360 VR; Image Stitching; Panorama Image;
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