Patent ID: 8885017

Claim:
A system for real-time image processing to maintain viewer comfort during capture, live transmission, and post-production of stereoscopic 3D imagery, the system comprising: a stereoscopic 3D camera rig (3D rig) comprising a stereoscopic 3D camera; an image capture processor operably connected to the stereoscopic 3D camera, wherein the image capture processor executes instructions to implement real time image processing of 3D stereoscopic image inputs and further executes decision logic instructions to determine an alarm condition based on the real time image processing; one or more than one alarm operably connected to the image capture processor and a display image processor; one or more than one video switch operably connected to the display image processor; and a 3D display connected to the one or more than one video switch, wherein the stereoscopic image inputs comprise: one or more images from a left camera of the stereoscopic 3D camera; one or more images from a right camera of the stereoscopic 3D camera; focus metadata associated with the 3D rig; iris metadata associated with the 3D rig; zoom metadata associated with the 3D rig; inter-ocular metadata associated with the 3D rig; convergence metadata associated with the 3D rig; one or more screen dimensions associated with the 3D display; one or both of a distance range between a screen of the 3D display and one or more viewers and a distance between the screen of the 3D display and one or more viewers; image horizontal disparity, that can be expressed as a percentage of total image size; fusional range; and one or more alarm thresholds.