We present a novel method to relight video sequences for multimedia applications given known surface shape and original illumination. The method preserves fine visual details. It requires single view video frames, approximate 3D shape and known illumination only, making it applicable for multimedia and studio production. The technique is demonstrated for relighting video sequences of faces. Ind...

This paper addresses the problem of estimating the shape of an actor in a multi-camera studio for arbitrarily positioned cameras and arbitrary human pose. We adopt a seamless articulated mesh model and introduce a novel shape matching technique to automatically transform the projected shape of the model to match multiple captured image silhouettes. Our approach treats the projected mesh as a de...

In this paper we present a technique to generate animated 3D models from a limited set of images. We adopt a model-based approach to shape recovery to obtain a specific model parameterisation for animation. A generic animatable 3D mesh model is first manually posed to match the pose in the images. Shape information from multiple 2D image silhouettes is integrated by reconstructing the occupied ...

Recently, people emerge as a contents provider with increasing usage of Internet in our daily life. People produces large portion of multimedia contents served on the Web. With this trend the personal broadcasting is being focused as a new application area of the Internet services. In this paper, we proposed VR@Home, a personal VR studio platform for personal broadcasting at home. VR@Home platf...

ORIGAMI is a EU-funded IST project with the goal of developing advanced tools and new production techniques for high-quality mixing of real and virtual content for film and TV productions. In particular, the project focuses on pre-production tools for set extension through image-based 3D modelling of environments and object. One key goal of the project is to achieve realtime in-studio previsual...

This paper presents an innovative IT solution, a virtual studio, enabling security professionals to formulate, test and adjust security measures to enhance the security of critical buildings. The concept is to virtualize the environment, enabling experts to examine and assess and improve on a building’s security in a cost-effective and risk-free way. Our virtual studio solution makes use of the...

This paper addresses the problem of estimating the shape of an actor in a multi-camera studio for arbitrarily positioned cameras and arbitrary human pose. We adopt a seamless articulated mesh model and introduce a novel shape matching technique to automatically transform the projected shape of the model to match multiple captured image silhouettes. Our approach treats the projected mesh as a de...

In this talk, we discuss modern tools for creating 4D content and mixed-reality systems for future internet. First, we present the main features of the 4D studio at MTA SZTAKI. The studio is capable of building dynamic 3D models of humans in real-time and, in higher quality, off-line. In the real-time mode, the system can transmit a model to a mobile device which can visualise the model as mixe...

Mobile cranes are used to lift heavy modules in industrial projects. These heavy modules are often prefabricated and each project consists of a large number of lifts (e.g., a typical industrial project may have between 150 and 1000 modules to be lifted). To ensure the safety and efficiency of these lifting activities, crane motion planning is needed. However, in practice, most of the heavy lift...