I. Introduction
Three-dimension (3D) video has become a major topic in television system [1], providing the viewer offering a new level of reality in their viewing experience. Multi-view video coding (MVC) [2] is an essential aspect of 3D video applications, which include multiple video sequences captured by several cameras at the same time from different viewpoints [3] resulting in enormous quantities of coding data. However, the high transmission bandwidth, the huge data storage requirements, and the time needed for the complex computation involved increase the difficulty involved in making 3D video a reality for home TV users. An efficient compression algorithm for 3D video is crucial. MVC has been considered in several video coding standards [4]–[6], including MPEG-2 multi-view profiles, MPEG-4 multiple auxiliary components and H.264. Recently, Joint Video Team (JVT) developed the joint multi-view video coding (JMVC) [7] to serve as a common platform for research into MVC.