Exploring defocus matting: nonparametric acceleration, super-resolution, and off-center matting

IEEE Comput Graph Appl. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):43-52. doi: 10.1109/mcg.2007.32.

Abstract

Defocus matting is a fully automatic and passive method for pulling mattes from video captured with coaxial cameras that have different depths of field and planes of focus. Nonparametric sampling can accelerate the video-matting process from minutes to seconds per frame. In addition a super-resolution technique efficiently bridges the gap between mattes from high-resolution video cameras and those from low-resolution cameras. Off-center matting pulls mattes for an external high-resolution camera that doesn't share the same center of projection as the low-resolution cameras used to capture the defocus matting data.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Computer Graphics*
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Photography / methods*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • User-Computer Interface*