The Virtual Video Camera: Free viewpoint video for VFX production

When?

Tuesday 4 December 2012, 14:00 to 15:00

Where?

CVSSP Seminar Room (40bAB05)

Open to:

Public, Staff, Students

Speaker:

Christian Lipski, Computer Graphics Lab, TU Braunschweig, Germany

Abstract:

The Virtual Video Camera research project is aimed to provide algorithms for rendering image-based free-viewpoint video from asynchronous camcorder captures. We want to record multi-video data without the need of specialized hardware or intrusive setup procedures (e.g., waving calibration patterns). In this talk I want to give an overview of the different research areas involved the Virtual Video Camera project that include dense correspondence estimation, free viewpoint rendering and special effects creation. I will also present our award-winning "WhoCares" stereoscopic free-viewpoint music video to point out how our algorithms can be put to practical use in an actual vfx production.

 

Short bio:

Christian Lipski studied computer science at the University of Manchester, UK, and TU Braunschweig, Germany. He received his Diploma degree in Computer Science from TU Braunschweig in 2006. He was awarded with the BBC Best Paper award 2010 and the SAE alumni award for 3DFX in 2012. He is just about to finish his PhD in Computer Graphics at TU Braunschweig, Germany. His research interests include stereoscopic and free-viewpoint video, visual effects in digital cinematography, stereoscopic 3D and image based rendering.