A no-reference stereoscopic image quality assessment method is proposed that takes two primary binocular effects, visual discomfort, and binocular rivalry, into consideration. The adaptive segmentation, local energy, and visual saliency are employed for estimating binocular effects and constructing a quality baseline, which together composes a comprehensive image quality description. Moreover, a compact parallel framework is designed for efficiency. Experiments have validated the high accuracy and robustness of the proposed method.

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No-reference quality assessment for stereoscopic images considering visual discomfort and binocular rivalry

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