THE DYNAMICS AND INTRICACIES OF 3DTV BROADCASTING – A Survey : 3DTV Broadcasting

Abstract: It is predicted that three-dimensional television (3DTV) will enter the markets in ten years. 3d-imaging and display are one of the most important applications of information systems with a broad range of applications in computer display, TV, video, robotic, metrology, reconnaissance, and medicine. This master thesis project will be focused on the review of the state of the art in 3DTV technologies, challenges and possible approaches, including, for example but not limited:   Standards or specifications of 3DTV cameras, signal processing, compression, transmission and displays   Established research institutes, companies, organizations, international conferences, journals, magazines, and famous projects in the area of 3DTV in the world.   Products, Prototypes and platforms of 3DTV, including the names, producers, brief description of the products or prototypes, key features and data sheets, as well as the price.   3D Research methodologies and the performance measures   3DTV capture and representation techniques   3DTV coding techniques, including compression mainly   3DTV transmission techniques (mainly TV broadcasting, also internet and mobile)   3DTV display techniques.   3DTV rendering techniques.   Forward and backward compatibility.   In addition, an optional task of the project is to make an estimation of implementation complexity for 3D encoding, processing, transmission, receiving and re-representation algorithms which are most popular currently and possibly be used in the future.