No-Reference Stereoscopic Image Quality Assessment Based on Convolutional Neural Network with A Long-Term Feature Fusion

Abstract

With the rapid development of three-dimensional (3D) technology, the effective stereoscopic image quality assessment (SIQA) methods are in great demand. Stereoscopic image contains depth information, making it much more challenging in exploring a reliable SIQA model that fits human visual system. In this paper, a no-reference SIQA method is proposed, which better simulates binocular fusion and binocular rivalry. The proposed method applies convolutional neural network to build a dual-channel model and achieve a long-term process of feature extraction, fusion, and processing. What’s more, both high and low frequency information are used effectively. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms the state-of-the-art no-reference SIQA methods and has a promising generalization ability.