Message from the chairs

Capturing 3D scenery, processing the captured data for storage and transmission, and displaying the result for creating 3D visual sensation are the main functional components of a 3DTV system. 3DTV-CON 2011 is the 5th in a series of successful conferences bringing together researchers and developers with diverse experience and activity in distinct, yet complementary, areas in relation to 3D television. The conference series has been initiated by the project 3DTV: Integrated Three-Dimensional Television—Capture, Transmission, and Display. The project is a Network of Excellence project supported by European Union Sixth Framework Information Society Technologies (IST) Program. Over 180 researchers from 19 European institutions participated to the project and the project is led by Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. The project started at September 2004 and successfully completed at the end of August 2008.