A method and apparatus for processing a video data stream. The video data stream is received from a video camera system. The video data stream comprises a plurality of images of a scene. A plurality of image pairs is selected from the plurality of images. A first image of a first area in the scene overlaps a second image of a second area in the scene in each image pair in the plurality of image pairs. Each image pair in the plurality of image pairs is adjusted to form a plurality of adjusted image pairs. The plurality of adjusted image pairs is configured to provide a perception of depth for the scene when the plurality of adjusted image pairs is presented as a video.