Patent ID: 8760446

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a first calculator, using a processor, to render a first image observed at a first viewpoint with respect to a three-dimensional (3D) model that includes at least one object; and a second calculator to render a second image observed at a second viewpoint with respect to the 3D model by assigning a pixel value of the first image associated with a first object within the 3D model as a pixel value of the second image, when a distance between the first object and a first point is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold, wherein, when the distance between the first object and the first point is less than the first predetermined threshold, the second calculator renders the second image observed at the second viewpoint by shifting the pixel value of the first image associated with the first object by a predetermined level and assigning the shifted pixel value of the first image associated with the first object as a pixel value of the second image, wherein the first point corresponds to a point between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint.