Sep.10, 2013
Wow, this is really cool. Scientists at Tel-Aviv University in Israel and Tsinghua University in Beijing have moved the cut-and-paste into the third dimension. With just a few mouse clicks, a software can extract an 3D object out of a photograph and turns it into a 3D, editable creation.
Scheduled to be demonstrated at Siggraph Asia 2013 in November, the software "3-Sweep" lets the user to select an object in a photo by swiping along them with a mouse cursor. It takes three mouse strokes to generate a 3D component and each stroke defines one dimension of the component. The computer reshapes the component to fit the image of the object in the photograph as well as to satisfy various inferred geometric constraints imposed by its global 3D structure.
Once the 3D object has been extracted, it can be quickly edited, rotated, adjusted and placed back into photos or 3D scenes, permitting object-driven photo editing tasks which are impossible to perform in image-space.
The team behind it (Tao Chen, Zhe Zhu, Ariel Shamir, Shi-Min Hu and Daniel Cohe) wrote:
We introduce an interactive technique for manipulating simple 3D shapes based on extracting them from a single photograph. Such extraction requires understanding of the components of the shape, their projections, and relations. These simple cognitive tasks for humans are particularly difficult for automatic algorithms. Thus, our approach combines the cognitive abilities of humans with the computational accuracy of the machine to solve this problem. Our technique provides the user the means to quickly create editable 3D parts— human assistance implicitly segments a complex object into its components, and positions them in space.
In the video below the team shows off what the software is potentially capable of, and also describes some instances in which the algorithm would not work, including when there is a non-ideal perspective, or when an object has a fuzzy edge.
This is really an impressive work.
Thanks to Nancy for the tip.
Posted in 3D Software
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where can I buy it?
angel wrote at 2/13/2017 2:44:33 AM:
intentando descargarlo
Colin wrote at 2/10/2017 12:47:50 AM:
Does this actually exist?
Fred Bongraet wrote at 2/6/2016 11:45:16 AM:
Already sold it to Autodesk?
Desperate searches wrote at 1/16/2016 8:14:28 PM:
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BUTHA wrote at 10/4/2015 4:45:27 PM:
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Andy wrote at 9/26/2015 5:28:42 AM:
I love using the software, works like a charm!
Trevor wrote at 5/14/2015 1:20:01 AM:
How do you get this?
Frank wrote at 3/2/2015 9:21:48 AM:
Maybe because similar software sells in the > $1000 segment? Any maybe it is only a proof of concept at this time?
mike wrote at 2/25/2015 12:07:34 PM:
still no software download address
Citizen in AW since since 2001 wrote at 11/29/2014 5:51:59 AM:
Activeworlds is bettter.
Jack Booth wrote at 11/25/2014 8:35:00 AM:
What happened to the programs? It's like they gave up on developing the software
noiwillnotgiveumyname wrote at 8/21/2014 6:16:53 AM:
i say fags for not making on online demo at least and claiming software but not giving for free or selling it. smells like bulshtii.
plumbum wrote at 7/18/2014 2:20:22 PM:
Preedited. Premodeled. Hoax presentation.
Dennis wrote at 7/16/2014 7:18:25 AM:
Nice software! Wish it is available now. I can use this software in a project if it available now.
Juan Pablo wrote at 7/6/2014 11:34:30 PM:
2014 and I still try yo found the software :/
Scottp wrote at 4/26/2014 2:10:23 PM:
Is the software available yet?
nishant wrote at 4/12/2014 7:21:14 AM:
where can we download this software?
LarryH wrote at 12/31/2013 8:25:26 PM:
This is a great product where can I buy the software.
Lee wrote at 12/12/2013 5:25:55 AM:
Why can't the developers give us a trial version of this program. Would be great to try it out.
Dragonxv wrote at 12/7/2013 6:00:22 AM:
cant find the softwere no were? were is it
Wanting It Bad wrote at 12/4/2013 12:37:32 AM:
Give us the damn software!
BobDidAPoo wrote at 11/28/2013 6:37:42 AM:
where do i find the software????????????????????????????
Tomasz wrote at 11/26/2013 1:29:52 AM:
and nobody say where we can download this software?
merdini wrote at 11/17/2013 8:26:18 PM:
fuck fake
blabla wrote at 11/2/2013 9:36:24 AM:
i can't find this software maybe because it's doesn't exist
R Jones wrote at 10/24/2013 12:38:30 AM:
yes so where can we download a trial of this new software?
Jim Corb wrote at 10/16/2013 5:41:25 AM:
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Another Mike wrote at 9/15/2013 7:49:01 AM:
How does the software know what the background looks like, when the object is moved?
jdwebber wrote at 9/12/2013 1:49:12 AM:
I have a stuffed animal that I would like to be able to create a 3D object of and (potentially) animate into a short cartoon-like short subject. I wonder if this software would work, since the derived object can be edited. What do you think?
INEEDIT wrote at 9/11/2013 11:47:51 PM:
So were to get the software? +1
Oskar wrote at 9/11/2013 12:22:00 PM:
So were to get the software?
Mike wrote at 9/11/2013 9:14:42 AM:
wow, impressive!
oh hello wrote at 9/10/2013 6:28:23 PM:
Very nice!
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