This book explores the methods needed for creating and manipulating HDR content. HDR is
a step change from traditional imaging; more closely matching what we see with our eyes. In …

BACKGROUND Augmented reality typically refers to a view of a physical environment that is
augmented with the addition of virtual content. One implementation of augmented reality …

In this paper, the authors briefly review the state of the art of the 3D acquisition and digitizing
techniques applied to heritage. The main focus is on motivations, issues and technical …

In this paper, we introduce a method for recovering an illumination distribution of a scene
from image brightness inside shadows cast by an object of known shape in the scene. In a …

Reconstructing the shape of an object from images is an important problem in computer
vision that has led to a variety of solution strategies. This survey covers photometric stereo …

Illustrative volume visualization frequently employs non‐photorealistic rendering techniques
to enhance important features or to suppress unwanted details. However, it is difficult to …

Mixing 3D computer-generated images with real-scene images seamlessly in augmented
reality has many desirable and wide areas of applications such as entertainment …

While traditional graphics techniques provide for the realistic display of three-dimensional
objects, these methods often lack the flexibility to emulate expressive effects found in the …

(65) Prior Publication Data US 2003/0071194A1 Apr. 17, 2003 Related US Application Data
(63) Continuation of application No. 10/216,088, filed on Aug. 9, 2002, and a continuation-in …

A realistically inserted virtual object in the real-time physical environment is a desirable
feature in augmented reality (AR) applications and mixed reality (MR) in general. This …