However, for conversion of video, the temporal stability of depth
maps is very important in order to avoid noticeable temporal flickering
artifacts. We achieve temporal stability through our novel concept
of first constructing a background panorama for a given shot,
and then creating a depth map for the entire sequence. Temporally
stable depth maps for each frame are then reprojected from
the panorama. We use a state-of-the-art video mosaicing approach
to create our background panoramas.