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  1. Uses of multiple light sources by Animats · · Score: 4, Informative · on HP Restores Creased Photos With Flatbed Scanners

    Multiple light sources offer some interesting options. A few years ago, someone modified a digital camera (I think a Canon PowerShot) to have four flash sources instead of the usual one. The camera would take four pictures in quick succession, one with each flash. This allowed better edge detection.

    It was useful for applications like taking a picture of complex, dirty machinery (as under a car hood) and locating the edges, even where everything was roughly the same shade. It also helped when photographing very shiny objects, where the reflection from the flash was a problem. With each reflection from each flash unit in a different place, all reflections could be removed.

    It was too specialized to become mainstream, though. That seems to be the fate of 3D from 2D systems. Good ones have been built, but most have been either discontinued or turned into very expensive products for specialized use.

  2. Reminds me of... by cliffiecee · · Score: 1 · on Virtual Earth 3D Beta Launched

    Canoma from the long-defunct Metacreations. You load up a picture, place some 3d primitives, and line the primitives up so that they match what's in the picture. It was pretty easy to do, and produced decent results- if you only viewed the sides of the object that were actually photographed. Kudos to the MS programmers for coming up with a quick, "cheap" way to add textures to buildings.

  3. I got that wrong by DirkK · · Score: 1 · on 3D Virtual Reconstructions From Microsoft

    From the abstract I thought at first this was something like Canoma (developed by Kai Krause's MetaCreations, then bought by Adobe, then - dropped?). With it you could make and texturize(!) 3D models from a photograph. Actually it was even working with comics.

  4. That's been possible for years... by Penguinisto · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Researchers Teach Computers To Perceive 3D from 2D
    It's called Canoma. Problem is, it's been limited in scope, and the original company that wrote it (MetaCreations) went out of business ages ago: It still exists as an orphan that Adobe has been sitting on, however.

    (MetaCreations also produced Poser, Bryce, and Carrara. - all three of which are still alive and in use by the 3D hobbyist market).

    /P

  5. Another 2D photo-to-3D object program by casemon · · Score: 1 · on Build a Rotisserie Scanner With Legos

    In addition to the others, there is one that has yet to be mentioned, and it is the one i think you are referring to. It's got a funny name so perhaps it's hard to remember.

    It's called Canoma and is impressive in the hands of those who use it. Same concept as the others; using 2D pictures, identify object points to build a mesh.

    From their webpage: "Canoma is Mac/Win software that allows fast creation of photorealistic 3D models from one or more photographs."

    Mac/Win only (for now) but it is pretty cool stuff. Check out the quicktimes of the flythroughs!


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  6. 3Com Audrey = $120 by ChrisCampbell47 · · Score: 5, Informative · on Hackable Christmas Presents?
    3Com Audrey. 25,000 built, failed in the market, currently being liquidated at 80% discount via TigerDirect.com. By the $90 unit and the $30 ethernet adapter.

    Then, hack it:

    We've already got various customization hacks worked out. It's only a matter of time before someone figures out how to:

    • Add a hard drive
    • Add 802.11b
    • Get Linux running on it

    Supplies are dwindling. You may want to go ahead and by one (or four) now.