Differentiable vector graphics rasterization for editing and learning

TM Li, M Lukáč, M Gharbi, J Ragan-Kelley - ACM Transactions on …, 2020‏ - dl.acm.org
We introduce a differentiable rasterizer that bridges the vector graphics and raster image
domains, enabling powerful raster-based loss functions, optimization procedures, and …

Towards layer-wise image vectorization

X Ma, Y Zhou, X Xu, B Sun, V Filev… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - openaccess.thecvf.com
Image rasterization is a mature technique in computer graphics, while image vectorization,
the reverse path of rasterization, remains a major challenge. Recent ad-vanced deep …

A survey of smooth vector graphics: Recent advances in representation, creation, rasterization and image vectorization

X Tian, T Günther - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The field of smooth vector graphics explores the representation, creation, rasterization, and
automatic generation of light-weight image representations, frequently used for scalable …

A comprehensive survey on non-photorealistic rendering and benchmark developments for image abstraction and stylization

MPP Kumar, B Poornima, HS Nagendraswamy… - Iran Journal of Computer …, 2019‏ - Springer
This survey presents a comprehensive study on non-photorealistic rendering (NPR). NPR
technique renders 2D input image into abstracted and artistic stylized images. NPR mainly …

Robust inside-outside segmentation using generalized winding numbers

A Jacobson, L Kavan, O Sorkine-Hornung - ACM Transactions on …, 2013‏ - dl.acm.org
Solid shapes in computer graphics are often represented with boundary descriptions, eg
triangle meshes, but animation, physically-based simulation, and geometry processing are …

Fast winding numbers for soups and clouds

G Barill, NG Dickson, R Schmidt, DIW Levin… - ACM Transactions on …, 2018‏ - dl.acm.org
Inside-outside determination is a basic building block for higher-level geometry processing
operations. Generalized winding numbers provide a robust answer for triangle meshes …

Encoding and decoding virtual reality video

D Pang, C Pitts, K Akeley, Z Htet - US Patent 10,469,873, 2019‏ - Google Patents
A virtual reality or augmented reality experience of a scene may be decoded for playback for
a viewer through a combination of CPU and GPU processing. A video stream may be …

[PDF][PDF] Monte Carlo geometry processing: A grid-free approach to PDE-based methods on volumetric domains

R Sawhney, K Crane - ACM Transactions on Graphics, 2020‏ - par.nsf.gov
The complexity of geometric models has increased dramatically in recent years, but is still far
from matching the complexity found in nature—consider, for instance, detailed …

iWIRES: An analyze-and-edit approach to shape manipulation

R Gal, O Sorkine, NJ Mitra, D Cohen-Or - ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 papers, 2009‏ - dl.acm.org
Man-made objects are largely dominated by a few typical features that carry special
characteristics and engineered meanings. State-of-the-art deformation tools fall short at …

Editing motion graphics video via motion vectorization and transformation

S Zhang, J Ma, J Wu, D Ritchie… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023‏ - dl.acm.org
Motion graphics videos are widely used in Web design, digital advertising, animated logos
and film title sequences, to capture a viewer's attention. But editing such video is challenging …