A new dataset and comparison for multi-camera frame synthesis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.09068v2
• Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:26:41 GMT
• Title: A new dataset and comparison for multi-camera frame synthesis
• Authors: Conall Daly, Anil Kokaram,
• Abstract summary: We develop a novel multi-camera dataset using a custom-built dense linear camera array.<n>We evaluate classical and deep learning frame interpolators against a view synthesis method for the task of view in-betweening.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Many methods exist for frame synthesis in image sequences but can be broadly categorised into frame interpolation and view synthesis techniques. Fundamentally, both frame interpolation and view synthesis tackle the same task, interpolating a frame given surrounding frames in time or space. However, most frame interpolation datasets focus on temporal aspects with single cameras moving through time and space, while view synthesis datasets are typically biased toward stereoscopic depth estimation use cases. This makes direct comparison between view synthesis and frame interpolation methods challenging. In this paper, we develop a novel multi-camera dataset using a custom-built dense linear camera array to enable fair comparison between these approaches. We evaluate classical and deep learning frame interpolators against a view synthesis method (3D Gaussian Splatting) for the task of view in-betweening. Our results reveal that deep learning methods do not significantly outperform classical methods on real image data, with 3D Gaussian Splatting actually underperforming frame interpolators by as much as 3.5 dB PSNR. However, in synthetic scenes, the situation reverses -- 3D Gaussian Splatting outperforms frame interpolation algorithms by almost 5 dB PSNR at a 95% confidence level.

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