Stereoscopic Image Stitching Based on a Hybrid Warping Model

Traditional image editing techniques cannot be directly used to process stereoscopic media, as extra constraints are required to ensure consistent changes between the left and right images. In this paper, we propose a hybrid warping model for stereoscopic image stitching by combining projective and content-preserving warping. First, a uniform homography algorithm is proposed to prewarp the left and right images, and thus ensure consistent changes. Second, a content-preserving warping is introduced to locally refine alignment and reduce vertical disparities. Finally, a seam-cutting-based algorithm is used to find a blending seam, and the multiband blending algorithm is used to produce the final stitched image. Experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively stitch stereoscopic images, which not only avoids local distortions, but also reduces vertical disparities reasonably.