The Lumigraph

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by Steven J. Gortler , Radek Grzeszczuk , Richard Szeliski , Michael F. Cohen

Venue:	IN PROCEEDINGS OF SIGGRAPH 96
Citations:	1024 - 39 self

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@INPROCEEDINGS{Gortler96thelumigraph,
    author = {Steven J. Gortler and Radek Grzeszczuk and Richard Szeliski and Michael F. Cohen},
    title = {The Lumigraph},
    booktitle = {IN PROCEEDINGS OF SIGGRAPH 96},
    year = {1996},
    pages = {43--54},
    publisher = {ACM}
}

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Abstract

This paper discusses a new method for capturing the complete appearanceof both synthetic and real world objects and scenes, representing this information, and then using this representation to render images of the object from new camera positions. Unlike the shape capture process traditionally used in computer vision and the rendering process traditionally used in computer graphics, our approach does not rely on geometric representations. Instead we sample and reconstruct a 4D function, which we call a Lumigraph. The Lumigraph is a subset of the complete plenoptic function that describes the flow of light at all positions in all directions. With the Lumigraph, new images of the object can be generated very quickly, independent of the geometric or illumination complexity of the scene or object. The paper discusses a complete working system including the capture of samples, the construction of the Lumigraph, and the subsequent rendering of images from this new representation.

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new representation computer graphic rendering process new method real world object new camera position new image computer vision geometric representation complete appearanceof complete working system complete plenoptic function subsequent rendering shape capture process illumination complexity