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Automatic 3D Reconstruction of Scenes
Neil Halelamien writes "New Scientist reports on a piece of software by MDRobotics called instant Scene modeler (iSM), which automatically generates 3D reconstructions of scenes, using a few hundred frames from a pair of ordinary video cameras. The software uses David Lowe's SIFT vision algorithm to quickly locate common features between sequential images, for use in the reconstruction; SIFT has also been useful for generating panoramas and object recognition. MDRobotics has a demo page showing the software being used for crime scene reconstruction, along with animated GIFs of input video and the resulting 3D model."
CSI: Crime Scene Reconstruction
In C++, friends can touch each others private parts.
Finally we can do what Harrison Ford can do... :-)
Wow I bet it's just like in CSI they will be able to zoom up 10000% on the digital image, 'sharpen' it and read all sorts of interesting things off the back of things after rotating them virtually.
until they start using this technology for porn
The problem with slashdot is that most of its users were bullied and stuffed into lockers as kids!
For goodness sake man, that's your first though?!
Don't you see? This could be used for porn!
For the betterment of all mankind, it must be done!
Curiosity was framed. Ignorance killed the cat.
I just hope they patent it before anyone else can use it. I'd hate to see them give up their ability to innovate.
Can't wait til i can stroll thru my old high school with a pair of cameras, take that info, load it into the computer, algorithmize it, and load that data into Splinter Cell / Halo / Unreal Tournament. Ah man, think of all the cool new maps that'd be popping up every day if this system ever gets widespread!
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