Introduction to Visual Effects

A Computational Approach
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-06124-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Introduction to Visual Effects: A Computational Approach is the first single introduction to the computational and mathematical aspects of visual effects, incorporating both computer vision and graphics. The book also provides the readers with the source code to a library, enabling them to follow the chapters directly and build up a complete visual effects platform. The book covers the basic approaches to camera pose estimation, global illumination, and image-based lighting, and includes chapters on the virtual camera, optimization and computer vision, path tracing and many more.

Key features include:

- Introduction to projective geometry, image-based lighting (IBL), global illumination solved by the Monte Carlo method (Pathtracing), an explanation of a set of optimization methods, and the techniques used for calibrating one, two, and many cameras, including how to use the RANSAC algorithm in order to make the process robust, and providing code to be implemented using the Gnu Scientific Library.

- C/C++ code using the OpenCV library, to be used in the process of tracking points on a movie (an important step for the matchmove process), and in the construction of modeling tools for visual effects.

- A simple model of the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) of surfaces and the differential rendering method, allowing the reader to generate consistent shadows, supported by a code that can be used in combination with a software like Luminance HDR.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Madeira, Bruno

Velho, Luiz

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Digitales Video
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Spiele-Programmierung, Rendering, Animation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Mustererkennung, Biometrik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Bildsignalverarbeitung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Computer Vision
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Theoretische Informatik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Digitale Animation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. Virtual Camera. 3. Optimization Tools. 4. Estimating one camera. 5. Estimating two cameras. 6. Feature Tracking. 7. Estimating many cameras. 8. Modeling Tool. 9. Light Transport and Monte Carlo. 10. Image Based Lighting.

Über Autor(innen)

Bruno Madeira is a computer engineer from the Military Institute of Engineering (IME). He received his master's and DSc degrees in mathematics with emphasis on computer graphics and vision at IMPA. He has more than 15 years of experience teaching computer graphics at IME and is a member of the Simulators Group at CTEx, Brazil.

Luiz Velho is a senior researcher, professor, and a VISGRAF Laboratory leading scientist at the National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA), Brazil. His academic background includes a BE in industrial design from ESDI-UERJ, an MS in computer graphics from MIT Media Lab, and a PhD in computer science from the University of Toronto. His experience in computational media spans the fields of modeling, rendering, imaging, and animation.