1. A method, comprising: extracting, by a computer processor, a depth map and color data from at least one 3D image; reducing, by the computer processor, bandwidth of the depth map to produce reduced bandwidth depth map; inserting, by the computer processor, the reduced bandwidth depth map into the color data to produce a reduced bandwidth 3D image; and transmitting, by the computer processor, the reduced bandwidth 3D image into a transmission channel for delivery to a display.