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With the right software anybody can be photo editing guru, eliminating
redeye, removing unsightly blemishes, and maybe adding an image of
Godzilla lurking in the background just for fun. However, if you've
been unlucky enough to try to do the same in 3D you know just how
distinctly unsatisfying that experience can be. Maybe not for long.
Thanks to NewScientist we just caught a glimpse of an October
presentation made by Swiss engineers Joren van Baar and Wan-Yen Lo
called "Stereoscopic 3D Copy & Paste." It is, basically, exactly
what it sounds like, tools that let you define various objects and
planes on a stereoscopic image, similar to how you might grab a shape
with the magic wand tool, and then duplicate it and move that shape
around on both parts of the 3D photo. The software handles re-creating
shadows, automatically tackling occlusion too, and while the results
aren't perfect, particularly if you're trying to change perspective or
partially occlude an object behind something that's transparent, it
certainly trumps trying to do it by hand. Check out the video below
and take a moment to be thankful that you didn't have to buy gifts for
all those kids above.
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