CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on 3D-TV Horizon: Contents, Systems, and Visual Perception

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting

Despite initial skepticism, there is a growing consensus that the next hot topic in the broadcast industry will be three-dimensional television (3D-TV). In addition to two-dimensional visual cues of perspective, size, shading, texture, blur, etc., the third dimension of depth will be provided by stereoscopic information in the form of disparity signals from paired images. Research efforts toward the development of 3D-TV have taken on a new zeal with the advent of digital TV (Satellite DTV, Digital Cable TV, Terrestrial DTV, Internet TV and IPTV) and rapid advances in digital display technology (LCDs notably) that are capable of displaying flicker-free stereoscopic images. Recent box office successes and the popularity of digital 3D movies that audiences have been able to enjoy in the movie theaters have also spurred this development. Nevertheless, the successful transfer of 3D from the theater to the home will depend on the development of new standards, technological advances and adaptations that can cater to the specifics of the broadcast industry, infrastructure, and user scenarios that are distinctive of the television home viewing environment. The goal of the proposed special issue is to provide a focal point for compilation of the state-of-the art technologies, research findings, practices and analyses of issues in the major areas that are fundamental to the successful launch and upkeep of 3D-TV.
This special issue solicits innovative papers on all fundamental aspects of 3D-TV, including contents, systems, and human visual perception. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Standard(s) for 3D-TV
• Human factors and perception pertinent to 3D-TV
• 3D-TV image capture
• 3D-TV content generation
• 3D-TV systems and transmission
• 3D-Video coding, analysis and processing
• 3D-TV displays

Submission guidelines

All submissions will be peer-reviewed. Contributors should submit mature, unpublished work in camera-ready version following the journal’s format and instructions for authors, which are available at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/public.html. Prospective authors should submit a PDF version of their paper to Ms. Jennifer Barbato at pboffice@ieee.org and please indicate that the submission is for the special issue on “3D-TV Horizon: Contents, Systems, and Visual Perception.”

Important dates

Deadline for authors to submit papers: July 15, 2010
Notification of review results: Jan. 15, 2011
Deadline for final version of papers: Feb. 15, 2011
Planned publication: Q2/2011

Guest Editors

Liang Zhang (contact)
Communications Research Center Canada (CRC)
Ottawa, Canada
E-mail: liang.zhang@crc.gc.ca

Scott Daly
Center for Displayed Appearance Sharp Laboratories of America
Camas, USA
E-mail: daly@sharplabs.com

Oliver Grau
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
London, United Kingdom
E-mail: oliver.grau@bbc.co.uk

Namho Hur
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)
Daejeon, Korea
E-mail: namho@etri.re.kr

Wa James Tam
Communications Research Center Canada (CRC)
Ottawa, Canada
E-mail: james.tam@crc.gc.ca