3D Modeling and Animation: Synthesis and Analysis Techniques for the Human Body covers the areas of modeling and animating 3D synthetic human models at a level that is useful to students, researchers, software developers and content generators. The reader will be presented with the latest, research-level, techniques for the analysis and synthesis of still and moving human bodies, with particular emphasis in facial and gesture characteristics.

What is View Synthesis In the field of computer graphics, view synthesis, also known as novel view synthesis, is a task that involves the generation of images of a particular topic or scene from a particular point of view. This method is utilized in situations where the only information that is available is photographs taken from various points of view. How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: View synthesis Chapter 2: Image registration Chapter 3: Image-based modeling and rendering Chapter 4: Active vision Chapter 5: 3D reconstruction Chapter 6: Omnidirectional (360-degree) camera Chapter 7: 2D to 3D conversion Chapter 8: DeepDream Chapter 9: Visual Sensor Network Chapter 10: Video super-resolution (II) Answering the public top questions about view synthesis. (III) Real world examples for the usage of view synthesis in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of View Synthesis.

Provides coverage of the major theories and technologies involved in the lifecycle of 3D video content delivery Presenting the technologies used in end-to-end 3D video communication systems, this reference covers 3D graphics and video coding, content creation and display, and communications and networking. It covers the full range of key areas from the fundamentals of 3D visual representation to the latest 3D video coding techniques, relevant communication infrastructure and networks to the 3D quality of experience. The book is structured to logically lead readers through the topic, starting with generic and fundamental information, continuing with a detailed section of different visualisation techniques before concluding with an extensive view of 3D mobile communication systems and trends. The authors give most focus to four important areas: 3D video coding and communications; 3D graphics/gaming and mobile communications; end-to-end 3D ecosystem (including 3D display, 3D player, networking facility and 3D quality issues), and future communications and networks advances for emerging 3D experience. Presents the theory and key concepts behind the latest 3D visual coding framework, standards, and corresponding quality assessment Provides fundamental material which forms the basis for future research on enhancing the performance of 3D visual communications over current and future wireless networks Covers important topics including: 3D video coding and communications; 3D graphics/gaming and mobile communications; end-to-end 3D ecosystem; and future communications and networks advances for emerging 3D experience Essential reading for engineers involved in the research, design and development of 3D visual coding and 3D visual transmission systems and technologies, as well as academic and industrial researchers.

Image-based rendering, as an area of overlap between computer graphics and computer vision, uses computer vision techniques to aid in sythesizing new views of scenes. Image-based rendering methods are having a substantial impact on the field of computer graphics, and also play an important role in the related field of multimedia systems, for applications such as teleconferencing, remote instruction and surgery, virtual reality and entertainment. The book develops a novel way of formalizing the view synthesis problem under the full perspective model, yielding a clean, linear warping equation. It shows new techniques for dealing with visibility issues such as partial occlusion and "holes". Furthermore, the author thoroughly re-evaluates the requirements that view synthesis places on stereo algorithms and introduces two novel stereo algorithms specifically tailored to the application of view synthesis.

Summary: "These proceedings include the contributions to the 11th international Workshop Vision, Modeling, and Visualization 2006 held in Aachen, Germany. The papers cover the following topics: Image-based Reconstruction -- Textures and Rendering -- GPU-Programming -- Simulation and Visualization -- Image Processing -- Volume Visualization -- Geometry Processing and Rendering."--Publisher description.