IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO ADJUST 3D INFORMATION BASED ON HUMAN VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS

According to some aspects, an image processing apparatus is provided, comprising circuitry configured to receive an input image, the input image being supplied as a stereoscopic image including a left image for a left eye and a right image for a right eye, calculate depth information for each of a plurality of sub-regions of the input image based at least in part on the right image and the left image, and determine, for each of the plurality of sub-regions of the input image, at least one luminance component based at least in part on the depth information and a function indicating a relationship between depth information and luminance value.