Disparity estimation algorithm for stereo video coding based on edge detecetion

Disparity estimation is an important technique in stereo video coding. This paper presents a disparity estimation algorithm based on edge detection. The algorithm makes full use of the human visual characteristics, that is, the human eye is more sensitive to the distortion of the edge region. Therefore, joint estimation is used for edge detection. The large code block size for coding the background region and the flat areas while small size for coding the edge region were used in this paper. Compared to the disparity estimation algorithm proposed in, the proposed algorithm can greatly improve the encoding speed of stereo video without affecting subjective image quality.