The last few years, have seen several advances in technology that have made the capture, transmission, and display of 3D content feasible. Until recently 3D content was only available in specialized cinemas due to the investment needed and the transmission bandwidth requirements. Current technology and infrastructure already allows for the transmission of stereoscopic video over satellite, Blu-RayTM disks, and Internet technologies. The user needs to wear special glasses to be able to view the 3D effect. Yet, to provide a more immersive service and experience, more content coming from multiple cameras needs to be sent to the new auto-stereoscopic displays. Similarly, audio capturing needs more feeds to provide the 3D audio experience. Furthermore, depth data is required to provide higher fidelity 3D TeleVision (3D TV) and allow for other applications such as Free-viewpoint, where the end user can select the 3D view out of many. These demand huge amounts of data that need to be delivered in minimum time over bandwidth-limited or space-limited channels. The 3D Media Coding Working Group tackles this problem and plays an important role in making immersive 3D communications possible.
The Working Group members are:
Chair: Prof. Carl James Debono, University of Malta, Malta
Prof. Ahmet Kondoz, University of Surrey, UK
Prof. Andrew Perkis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Prof. Marco Cagnazzo, Institut TELECOM-TELECOM ParisTech, France
Varuna De-Silva, University of Surrey, UK
Dr David Jimenez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Marek Domanski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Prof. Dragan Kukolj, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Prof. Eduardo A. B. da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Erhan Ekmekcioglu, University of Surrey, UK
Dr Federico Alvarez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Prof. Frederic Dufaux, Institut TELECOM-TELECOM ParisTech, France
Jordi Puig, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Luis Ducla Soares, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
Liyuan Xing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Luis Lucas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Prof. Marten Sjostrom, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Prof. A. Murat Tekalp, Koc University, Turkey
Prof. Nuno Rodrigues, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Peter Kovacs, Holografica, Hungary
Prof. Paulo Nunes, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
Prof. Beatrice Pesquet, Institut TELECOM-TELECOM ParisTech, France
Philippe Hanhart, EPFL, Switzerland
Dr Roger Olsson, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Dr Jurgen Seiler, LNT, Germany
Prof. Sergio Faria, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Dr Tomasz Grajek, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Wendy Ann Mansiall, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
