3D-aware image editing for out of bounds photography
Amit Shesh, Antonio Criminisi, Carsten Rother, Gavin Smyth · 2009
Figure 1: Example “Out of Bounds images ” obtained with our software tool. The algorithms presented in this paper allow a user to easily create such depth-rich images starting from single, conventional two-dimensional photographs and paintings. The careful placement of occlusions and cast shadows is responsible for the strong “pop-out ” effect in these images. In this paper, we propose algorithms to manipulate 2D images in a way that is consistent with the 3D geometry of the scene that they capture. We present these algorithms in the context of creating “Out of Bounds”(OOB) images- compelling, depth-rich images generated from single, conventional 2D photographs (fig. 1). Starting from a single image our tool enables rapid OOB prototyping; i.e. the ability to quickly create and experiment with many different variants of the OOB effect before deciding which one best expresses the users ’ artistic intentions. We achieve this with a flexible work-flow driven by an intuitive user interface. The rich 3D perception of the final composition is achieved by exploiting