Occlusion edge blur: a cue to relative visual depth.

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Journal Article

We studied whether the blur/sharpness of an occlusion boundary between a sharply focused surface and a blurred surface is used as a relative depth cue. Observers judged relative depth in pairs of images that differed only in the blurriness of the common boundary between two adjoining texture regions, one blurred and one sharply focused. Two experiments were conducted; in both, observers consistently used the blur of the boundary as a cue to relative depth. However, the strength of the cue, relative to other cues, varied across observers. The occlusion edge blur cue can resolve the near/far ambiguity inherent in depth-from-focus computations.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Marshall, JA; Burbeck, CA; Ariely, D; Rolland, JP; Martin, KE

Published Date

  • April 1996

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 13 / 4

Start / End Page

  • 681 - 688

PubMed ID

  • 8867752

Pubmed Central ID

  • 8867752

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1520-8532

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1084-7529

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1364/josaa.13.000681

Language

  • eng