Image-based rendering for real-time applications

Matthias Bauer
matthias.bauer@fh-hagenberg.at

Media Technology and Design
University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg
Austria

Abstract

Due to new techniques and new hardware capabilities image-based rendering (IBR) is not limited to offline rendering anymore. Today the use of pictures for complex 3d-models promises photo-realistic images even for realtime applications.

This paper covers the various techniques which are capable of creating new perspectives in real-time. It also introduces a framework which enables the convenient inclusion of image-based objects into 3d-applications.

Keywords: image-based rendering, real-time, 3d

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• Full paper: IBR_for_real-time_applications.pdf (148 KB)
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• Sample video (head with 64 reference images): head_64.mov (972 KB)

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