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Convert 2D Photos to 3D:Video

15th November 2006 by Simon

Here’s an interesting video of some software in action that takes a 2D photo and automatically converts it to a 3D image. Looking at the photos they’ve used, it appears that it works by understanding the structure of objects (eg buildings normally have straight edges with right angles on the corners). Clever stuff.

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6 Responses to “Convert 2D Photos to 3D:Video”

on 08 Apr 2007 at 10:58 pm Jean Paul

Hello

Do you know what software was used please for the 2d to 3d conversion of buildings?

thanks

jean
on 04 Jun 2007 at 11:53 am malakas

BraveTek 3D WAVE
on 18 Jun 2008 at 5:27 am Shne

What software was that?

I cannot find anything calle BraveTek 3D wave?

Please advise I would love a copy of such software

Cheers
on 20 Jun 2008 at 10:51 am Honey

they used XARA extreme and XARA 3d for this
on 09 Jul 2008 at 3:57 pm PIERRE FRANCIS

This isn’t real 3D. Real 3D happens when you shoot with two cameras - one for the right-eye view and one for the left, then placing the photos in a stereoscope and viewing them.

However, there is a software called 3D Bas Relief, invented by a Russian professor, that converts 2D images to 3D - producing the other eye view. Through cross-eyeing (freeviewing) you get a very realistic 3D effect. Try it out - or buy the software.

Best of luck.
on 14 Nov 2008 at 9:28 am Nicolas

The software has been created by Hoiem et al. You can google it. Pierre Francis, I agree this is not real 3D but not for the reasons you give. It is simply a kind pop-up representation of a scene to give a depth perception. A 3D image has not to be recreated using stereoscospic methods. Stereoscopic methods are one of the methods belonging to the class of 3D reconstruction. There are multiple methods of 3d reconstruction depending on whether or not you have single/multiple view single/multiple images.