Patent ID: 8676041

Claim:
A method for embedding subtitles and/or graphic overlays in a frame compatible 3D video encoding system comprising a 3D base layer and at least one 3D enhancement layer, the method comprising: providing video content associated with the subtitles and/or graphic overlays separately for the 3D base layer and the at least one 3D enhancement layer; embedding the subtitles and/or graphic overlays separately for the 3D base layer and the at least one 3D enhancement layer to the video content, wherein the subtitles and/or graphic overlays provided for the at least one 3D enhancement layer are copies of the subtitles and/or graphic overlays provided for the 3D base layer or interpolated from the subtitles and/or graphic overlays provided for the 3D base layer, and wherein the subtitles and/or graphic overlays for the 3D base layer and the at least one 3D enhancement layer are at a lower resolution; and combining, subsequent to the embedding, the 3D base layer and the at least one 3D enhancement layer to form the video content and the subtitles and/or graphic overlays at a higher resolution than the 3D base layer resolution, wherein the subtitles and/or graphic overlays are embedded in the video content.