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Photo-realistic 3D Capture

of Dynamic Scenes

richard.broadbridge@4dviews.com

Dec-2010

4D View Solutions

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Contents

• Quick Company Overview

• Key 2D & 3D Capture Projects

• Offline 3D Reconstruction Process

– Process Overview

– 3D Reconstruction Steps

• Using the Results

– Maya Plug-In Integration

– Examples of Final Imagery

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4D View Solutions

• 4D View Solutions is a 2007 spin-off of the INRIA Rhône-Alpes

laboratory near Grenoble

• The company sells synchronized, multi-camera video capture

systems specialized in 2D capture and 3D reconstruction

• ‘4D Views’ provides R&D systems to public and private research

labs

• The offline 3D capture system is gaining footing in the film industry

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Key Recent Projects

• 2D Capture – Extreme Mocap in Zero G

• 3D Real-Time Capture – 3D Teleconferencing R&D

between Grenoble, Bordeaux and Orleans

Image source : INRIA, « A 3D Data Intensive Tele-immersive Grid”

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3D Offline Projects

• 3D Offline Capture

– French docu-drama production The Destiny of Rome

– Augmented Reality content for Sync Future & Canon

– The DigiCast™ studio at Crescent, Inc. just opened in Tokyo with

a 28-camera offline capture system

Image source : Crescent, Inc.

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Multi-Camera Capture Silhouette Extraction3D Reconstruction from

Silhouette Intersection

3D Reconstruction Process

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Capture, Mesh, Composite

• Synchronized capture areas from 1-4 meters in diameter

• Mesh series production

• Compositing the textured mesh series into the final

content environment

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Multi-Cam 3D Recon Data

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Multi-Camera Tools

• Director benefits

from multi-view

capture

• They have access

to all views at the

Director’s Seat

• Derushing tools

available between

shoots

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3D Reconstruction

after Derushing

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Rapid 3D Mesh Preview

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Rapid 3D Wireframe Preview

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3D Mesh Texture Blending

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3D Mesh Texture Blending

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Content Production Tools

Designed to Handle Volume

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Deliverables : Roman Captain

• Photorealistic 3D textured mesh sequences including

costume and prop detail

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Horn Carrier Sequences

• Details like the soldier’s horn automatically appear

• T-Poses can also be filmed for alternate animation work

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Child Sequences

• A larger capture area can be used to capture 2-4 people

interacting

• Recommended for dynamic interactions, combat

sequences

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Film Character Sequence

Catalog

R2H

2 days shooting

1 month processing

200+ sequences

90m+ content minutes

RSS

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From Talent to Mesh Sequences

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Populating Environments

Layout with SoftImage™

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Rendered Environments

Rendering with Mental Ray™

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4D Views Plug-in for

Autodesk Maya™

Imports 4DViews sequences into

Autodesk Maya™

Allows animations of sequences

and clones of sequences

Support several quality levels of

rendering with most existing

engines

4D Views’ Plug-In for Maya™

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Scene Composition

in Maya™

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Scene Composition

in Maya™

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Scene Composition

in Maya™

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Capture to Content

What you do with the images …

we leave entirely up to you.

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Merci

&

Thank You