Image and Geometry Processing for 3-D Cinematography

This book offers a closeup view of 3-D cinematography, the science and technology of generating 3-D models of dynamic scenes from multiple cameras at video frame rates. Coverage includes numerous techniques and applications for this exciting new technology.

papers, illustrated with examples. They include wavelet bases, implicit functions de ned on a space grid, etc. It appears that a common pattern is the recovery of a controllable model of the scene, such that the resulting images can be edited (interaction). Changing the viewpoint is only one (important) aspect, but changing the lighting and action is equally important [2]. Recording and representing three-dimensional scenes is an emerging technology made possible by the convergence of optics, geometry and computer science, with many applications in the movie industry, and more generally in entertainment. Note that the invention of cinema (camera and projector) was also primarily a scienti c invention that evolved into an art form. We suspect the same thing will probably happen with 3-D movies. 3 Book Contents The book is composed of 12 chapters, which elaborate on the content of talks given at the BANFF workshop. The chapters are organized into three sections. The rst section presents an overview of the inter-relations between the art of cinemat- raphy and the science of image and geometry processing; the second section is devoted to recent developments in geometry; and the third section is devoted to recent developmentsin image processing. 3.1 3-D Cinematography and Applications The rst section of the book presents an overview of the inter-relations between the art of cinematography and the science of image and geometry processing.

Book on important application areas of 3-D cinematography, covering recent developments in computer vision and computer graphics The book focuses on techniques specifically dedicated to dynamic scenes, including moving cameras and lights, and highly dynamic live-action scenes The authors take a look into real-life applications, and survey leading-edge research perspectives that can lead to such applications as 3-D recording of sports in stadiums or live performances in theater stages Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext
The book presents an overview of 3-D cinematography, the science and technology of generating 3-D models of dynamic scenes from multiple cameras at video frame rates. The book covers recent developments in computer vision and computer graphics that have made 3-D cinematography possible, and reviews the challenges and open issues that need to be addressed in future work. Important applications areas are presented, including production of stereoscopic movies, full 3-D animation from multiple videos, special effects for more traditional movies, and broadcasting of multiple-viewpoint television. The book brings together researchers and practitioners from computer graphics, computer vision, broadcasting and motion pictures, to offer a broad perspective on all current areas of research related to the production of high quality 3-D models of live-action scenes.

Inhalt
Image and Geometry Processing for 3-D Cinematography: An Introduction.- 3-D CINEMATOGRAPHY AND APPLICATIONS.- Stereoscopic Cinema.- Free-Viewpoint Television.- Free-Viewpoint Video for TV Sport Production.- Challenges for Multi-View Video Capture.- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GEOMETRY.- Performance Capture from Multi-View Video.- Combining Multi-view Stereo and Bundle Adjustment for Accurate Camera Calibration.- Cell-Based 3D Video Capture Method with Active Cameras.- Dense 3D Motion Capture from Synchronized Video Streams.- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IMAGE PROCESSING.- Wavelet-Based Inverse Light and Reflectance from Images of a Known Object.- 3-D Lighting Environment Estimation with Shading and Shadows.- 3-D Cinematography with Approximate or No Geometry.- View Dependent Texturing Using a Linear Basis.