Way Cooler Than Photoshop: Add 3D Objects to 2D Photos

[glorybound]

Way cool! "Rendering Synthetic Objects Into Legacy Photographs" demonstrates a new technology for adding three-dimensional shapes to preexisting photographs. With the help of a human eye to establish the geometry of a space and light sources, the software predicts how the light would fall on and around the inserted volume. In this video, it looks so realistic, it's almost spooky. Kevin Karsch, a Computer Science PhD student at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, explains how it works in an interview below. Other members of the team are Varsha Hedau, David Forsyth, and Derek Hoiem.

http://www.theatlantic.com/video/archive/2011/10/way-cooler-than-photoshop-add-3d-objects-to-2d-photos/247346/

[kimgar]

uuuuhh, say what!? i need a coffee, is this for real?

[kiteman]

Wow! This is incredible.
I really like the way to solve the shadows.

[3DMK]

uuuuhh, say what!? i need a coffee, is this for real?

Shit I just had a coffee.....and I am still freaking out!!

This looks way cool...bring it on you clever people...lol