Patent ID: 8654181

Claim:
A method comprising: a media composition software application receiving a sequence of stereo image pairs, each stereo image pair including a left eye image and a right eye image, wherein a user interface of the media software application includes a displayed multi-track timeline corresponding to the sequence of stereo image pairs; for each stereo image pair of the sequence: determining a disparity value between a plurality of locations within the left eye image and a corresponding plurality of locations in the right eye image of the stereo image pair; computing a value of a perceived depth metric from the disparity values, wherein the perceived depth metric is based on at least one of: an average of the perceived depth values of the plurality of locations; and a perceived depth value of a feature in a distribution of the perceived depths of the plurality of locations, wherein the feature characterizes one or more scene elements in the sequence; and issuing a notification when a measure of change of the perceived depth metric values among the stereo image pairs of the sequence exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the notification is displayed as a graphical indicator on the multi-track timeline at a location indicative of a location in the sequence at which the measure of change of the perceived depth metric exceeds the threshold.