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Disney Algorithm Builds High-Res 3D Models From Ordinary Photos

Posted by samzenpus on from the adding-a-little-depth dept.

Zothecula writes "Disney Research has developed an algorithm which can generate 3D computer models from 2D images in great detail, sufficient, it says, to meet the needs of video game and film makers. The technology requires multiple images to capture the scene from a variety of vantage points. The 3D model is somewhat limited in that it is only coherent within the field of view encompassed by the original images. It does not appear to fill in data"

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  1. Cheating by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 3, Informative

    The technology requires multiple images to capture the scene from a variety of vantage points.

    That's cheating.

  2. Affine by tmarthal · · Score: 5, Informative

    The name of the algorithm is called 'affine reconstruction' and is a fairly well studied algorithm in computer vision. It is great that Disney and co. are releasing software to semi-automate the data input and reconstruction.

    1. Re:Affine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

      Possibly not for those particular use cases, but there certainly is already freely available software to do the "structure from motion" reconstruction trick; e.g., vSFM -- an easy(FSVO)-to-use frontend for a couple of tools from different research projects.

  3. AutoCAD has a service for this by bradgoodman · · Score: 3, Informative
    It's called 123D Catch. They have an iPhone app and everything...

    http://www.123dapp.com/catch

  4. Re:I think this has been done for some time now by MatthiasF · · Score: 4, Informative

    Autodesk has a service already available that does what the Disney does, it's called Recap.

    http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=21350337&siteID=123112

    They have a cloud service that can make full 3D models from photos.

  5. Re:Primitive, useless tech by tom17 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Excuse me?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHepKd38pr0 (Bladerunner)

    Bitch, please.