Abstract

In this talk, we refer to the selected properties of human visual perception, which can be used to improve the perceived image quality, often without a need for enhancing physical display parameters. First, we demonstrate how to display image details which go beyond the physical resolution of display devices and we investigate the impact of image framerate on the perception of hold-type blur and judder. Second, we focus on perceived depth and improvement of viewing comfort on stereoscopic and multiscopic displays by exploiting complex interactions between monocular depth cues (such as motion parallax) and binocular vision. Third, we discuss gaze-driven depth manipulations to enhance perceived scene depth, and we present our predictor for saccade landing position which significantly reduces undesired effects of inherent system latency in foveated rendering applications. We also consider stereoscopic cinematographic applications, where proper handling of scene cuts, reflective/refractive objects, and film grain requires special attention to provide the required level of perceptual quality. Finally, we discuss the role of eye lens accommodation and we present a prototype stereoscopic display that can reproduce this important visual cue for a realistic viewing experience.