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Video Phototourism. Scott Rick CS 534 5/5/2011. The motivation for my project comes from an idea while using PhotoCity and Microsoft’s Photosynth . The big idea:. Since tourists already take videos of landmarks, couldn’t we use these videos to improve photo tourism?. Method.
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Video Phototourism Scott Rick CS 534 5/5/2011
The motivation for my project comes from an idea while using PhotoCity and Microsoft’s Photosynth.
The big idea: Since tourists already take videos of landmarks, couldn’t we use these videos to improve photo tourism?
Method Video Stills Video Audio
Method Videos Stills Supplementary Photos
Advantages Drawbacks • More source images • Individual photos are slow • Taking videos is faster • Videos have 30 fps • Uses existing hardware • Point and shoot cameras normally take videos • Quality • Lower Resolution • Motion Blur • Few vantage points • Better suited to panoramas
Video input has interesting related applications PhotoCityGame Panoramas from videos • “3D points = game points!” • Video stills = more pictures = more 3D points = more game points • Arcsoft Panorama Maker Pro • Video to Panorama iPhone app