4D VIEW

4D View Solutions SOLUTIONS

Photo-realistic 3D Capture
of Dynamic Scenes

richard.broadbridge@4dviews.com
Dec-2010
 Contents 4D VIEW
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• Quick Company Overview

• Key 2D & 3D Capture Projects
• Offline 3D Reconstruction Process
– Process Overview
– 3D Reconstruction Steps
• Using the Results
– Maya Plug-In Integration
– Examples of Final Imagery
 4D View Solutions 4D VIEW
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• 4D View Solutions is a 2007 spin-off of the INRIA Rhône-Alpes

laboratory near Grenoble
• The company sells synchronized, multi-camera video capture systems
specialized in 2D capture and 3D reconstruction
• ‘4D Views’ provides R&D systems to public and private research labs

• The offline 3D capture system is gaining footing in the film industry

 Key Recent Projects 4D VIEW
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• 2D Capture – Extreme Mocap in Zero G

• 3D Real-Time Capture – 3D Teleconferencing R&D between

Grenoble, Bordeaux and Orleans

Image source : INRIA, « A 3D Data Intensive Tele-immersive Grid”

 3D Offline Projects 4D VIEW
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• 3D Offline Capture
– French docu-drama production The Destiny of Rome

– Augmented Reality content for Sync Future & Canon

– The DigiCast™ studio at Crescent, Inc. just opened in Tokyo with a

28-camera offline capture system

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Image source : Crescent, Inc.
 3D Reconstruction Process
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3D Reconstruction from
Multi-Camera Capture Silhouette Extraction
Silhouette Intersection
 Capture, Mesh, Composite 4D VIEW
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• Synchronized capture areas from 1-4 meters in diameter

• Mesh series production
• Compositing the textured mesh series into the final content
environment
Multi-Cam 3D Recon Data 4D VIEW
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Multi-Camera Tools 4D VIEW
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• Director benefits
from multi-view
capture
• They have access to
all views at the
Director’s Seat
• Derushing tools
available between
shoots
3D Reconstruction
after Derushing 4D VIEW
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Rapid 3D Mesh Preview 4D VIEW
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Rapid 3D Wireframe Preview 4D VIEW
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3D Mesh Texture Blending 4D VIEW
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3D Mesh Texture Blending 4D VIEW
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 Content Production Tools
Designed to Handle Volume 4D VIEW
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 Deliverables : Roman Captain 4D VIEW
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• Photorealistic 3D textured mesh sequences including costume

and prop detail
 Horn Carrier Sequences 4D VIEW
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• Details like the soldier’s horn automatically appear

• T-Poses can also be filmed for alternate animation work

 Child Sequences 4D VIEW
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• A larger capture area can be used to capture 2-4 people

interacting

• Recommended for dynamic interactions, combat sequences

 Film Character Sequence Catalog 4D VIEW
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2 days shooting
1 month processing
200+ sequences
90m+ content minutes

R2H RSS
From Talent to Mesh Sequences 4D VIEW
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Populating Environments 4D VIEW
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Layout with SoftImage™

Rendered Environments 4D VIEW
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Rendering with Mental Ray™

4D Views’ Plug-In for Maya™ 4D VIEW
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
Imports 4DViews sequences into
Autodesk Maya™
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Allows animations of sequences and
clones of sequences
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Support several quality levels of
rendering with most existing engines
4D Views Plug-in for
Autodesk Maya™
Scene Composition
in Maya™ 4D VIEW
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Scene Composition
in Maya™ 4D VIEW
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Scene Composition
in Maya™ 4D VIEW
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 Capture to Content 4D VIEW
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What you do with the images …

we leave entirely up to you.

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Merci
&
Thank You