Effective 3D Video Streaming Using 2D Video Encoding System

The amount of video traffic on the internet is expanding at an alarming rate, necessitating the use of a high compression technology. There are several 3D video compression techniques available, such as multi-view coding and depth-image-based rendering. To apply these techniques, an entirely new codec must be introduced to the present system. In this research, a 3D video compression approach is suggested that would provide better compression with decent video quality while leveraging an existing video streaming infrastructure. The proposed method is tested on two test videos using the existing HEVC video encoding technology. Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) are used to evaluate the performance of the proposed 3D video compression technique. These values are then compared to the traditional depth-image-based rendering technique. There is a decrease of around 50% in video size with a 2% reduction in PSNR, and a penalty of around 7% drop in SSIM. This signifies that we benefit in terms of video size reduction while compromising a small quality level.