• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.1-9
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• 2008

This paper presents a novel optimization-based saliency-preserving method for converting color images to grayscale in a manner consistent with conventional approaches of black-and-white photographers. In black-and-white photography, a colored filter called a contrast filter has been commonly employed on a camera to lighten or darken selected colors. In addition, local exposure controls such as dodging and burning techniques are typically employed in the darkroom process to change the exposure of local areas within the print without affecting the overall exposure. Our method seeks a digital version of a conventional contrast filter to preserve visually-important image features. Furthermore, conventional burning and dodging techniques are addressed, together with image similarity weights, to give edge-aware local exposure control over the image space. Our method can be efficiently optimized on GPU. According to the experiments, CUDA implementation enables 1 megapixel color images to be converted to grayscale at interactive frames rates.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.93-103
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• 2023

The problem of reconstructing three-dimensional models of people and objects from color and depth images captured by low-cost RGB-D cameras has long been an active research area in computer graphics. Color and depth images captured by low-cost RGB-D cameras are represented as point clouds in three-dimensional space, which correspond to discrete values in a continuous three-dimensional space and require additional surface reconstruction compared to rendering using polygonal models. In this paper, we propose an effective ray-tracing based technique for visualizing point clouds rather than polygonal models. In particular, our method shows the possibility of an effective rendering method even in mobile environment which has limited performance due to processor heat and lack of battery.

• Journal of the HCI Society of Korea
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.9-16
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• 2009

3D stereo display systems gain more interests recently. Multiple-view autostereoscopic display system enables observers to watch stereo image from multiple viewpoints not wearing specific devices such as shutter glasses or HMD. Therefore, the Multiple-view autostereoscopic display is being spotlighted in the field of virtual reality, mobile, 3D TV and so on. However, one of the critical disadvantages of the system is that observer can enjoy the system only in a small designated area where the system is designed to work properly. This research provides an effective way of GPU based rendering technique to present seamless 3D stereo experiences from an arbitrary observer's view position.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.103-109
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• 2004

A virtual arthroscopy is a simulation of optical arthroscopy that reconstructs anatomical structures from tomographic images in joint region such as a knee, a shoulder and a wrist. In this paper, we propose a virtual arthroscopy based on isosurface raycasting, which is a kind of volume rendering methods for generating 3D images within a short time. Our method exploits a spatial data structure called min-max map to produce high-quality images in near real-time. Also we devise a physically-based camera control model using potential field. So a virtual camera can fly through in articular cavity without restriction. Using the high-speed rendering method and realistic camera control model, we developed a virtual arthroscopy system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.67-70
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• 2015

최근 깊이 영상 기반 렌더링 방법을 이용하여 제작된 3차원 컨텐츠가 우리의 눈을 즐겁게 해주고 있다. 이러한 깊이 영상 기반 렌더링에서는 필연적으로 색상 카메라와 깊이 카메라 간의 시점 차이가 발생한다. 따라서 두 시점을 일치시키는 전처리 과정으로서 카메라 파라미터가 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 카메라 파라미터를 획득하는 과정으로 카메라 캘리브레이션이 수행된다. 널리 사용되는 기존의 카메라 캘리브레이션 방법은 평면의 체스보드 패턴을 여러 자세로 촬영한 다음 패턴 특징점을 손으로 직접 선택해야하는 불편함이 따른다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 원형 샘플 화소 검사와 호모그래피 예측을 이용한 반자동 카메라 캘리브레이션을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 먼저 FAST 코너 검출 알고리즘을 이용하여 패턴 특징점의 후보를 영상으로부터 추출한다. 다음으로 원형 샘플 화소를 검사하여 후보군의 크기를 줄인다. 그리고 호모그래피 예측을 통해 손실된 패턴 특징점을 보완하는 완전한 패턴 특징점군을 획득한다. 마지막으로 화소 정확성 향상을 통해 실수 단위의 정확성을 가지는 패턴 특징점의 위치를 획득한다. 실험을 통해 제안하는 방법이 기존의 방법과 비교하여 카메라 파라미터의 정확성은 유지하고 수작업의 불편함을 해소할 수 있음을 확인했다.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.02a
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• pp.1019-1024
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• 2007

그래픽스 분야에서 다양한 재질을 사실감 있게 표현하려는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있는 가운데, 다양한 재질의 반사특성을 측정하는 방법들이 시도되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 디지털 카메라를 이용하여 영상 기반 양방향 반사 분포함수(BRDF: Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function)를 획득할 수 있는 측정 시스템을 구축하였다, 이를 통한 BRDF 모델은 경험적(empirical)혹은 물리(physical)기반의 모델에 비해 보다 사실성 높은 표현이 가능하다. 영상 기반으로 양방향 반사 분포함수를 생성하는 과정에서 노출시간을 달리한 여러 장의 영상을 가지고 HDR(High Dynamic Range) 영상을 생성하였다. 또한 원색재현을 위해 표준광원을 사용하고 컬러차트와 회귀분석을 통해 컬러 보정을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 플라스틱이나 금속재질같이 불투명한 등방성(isotropic) 재질을 사용하였고, 이러한 재질의 BRDF데이터를 통해 산업제품에서 많이 사용되는 재질의 모델을 보다 실감나게 렌더링(rendering)할 수 있다.

• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.463-471
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• 2002

In order to implement virtual endoscopy, high-speed rendering algorithm that generates accurate perspective projection images and efficient collision detection method are essential. In this paper we propose an efficient virtual endoscopy system based on volume rendering technique. It is possible to skip over empty (transparent) space using the distance value produced in preprocessing time, and it does not deteriorate image quality since it is an extension of ray-casting. It also accelerates rendering speed with minimal loss of image quality by adjusting sampling interval along a ray according to direction of the ray. Using the distance information, we can simplify the collision detection of volumetric objects.

• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.679-691
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• 2002

Volume visualization is an important subarea of scientific visualization, and is concerned with techniques that are effectively used in generating meaningful and visual information from abstract and complex volume datasets, defined in three- or higher-dimensional space. It has been increasingly important in various fields including meteorology, medical science, and computational fluid dynamics, and so on. On the other hand, virtual reality is a research field focusing on various techniques that aid gaining experiences in virtual worlds with visual, auditory and tactile senses. In this paper, we have developed a visualization system for CAVE, an immersive 3D virtual environment system, which generates stereoscopic images from huge human volume datasets in real-time using an improved volume visualization technique. In order to complement the 3D texture-mapping based volume rendering methods, that easily slow down as data sizes increase, our system utilizes an image-based rendering technique to guarantee real-time performance. The system has been designed to offer a variety of user interface functionality for effective visualization. In this article, we present detailed description on our real-time stereoscopic visualization system, and show how the Visible Korean Human dataset is effectively visualized on CAVE.

• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.245-256
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• 2002

Shadows are important elements in producing a realistic image. Generation of exact shapes and positions of shadows is essential in rendering since it provides users with visual cues on the scene. It is also very important to be able to create soft shadows resulted from area light sources since they increase the visual realism drastically. In spite of their importance. the existing shadow generation algorithms still have some problems in producing realistic shadows in real-time. While image-based rendering techniques can often be effective1y applied to real-time shadow generation, such techniques usually demand so large memory space for storing preprocessed shadow maps. An effective compression method can help in reducing memory requirement, only at the additional decoding costs. In this paper, we propose a new image-barred shadow generation method based on image warping. With this method, it is possible to generate realistic shadows using only small sizes of pre-generated shadow maps, and is easy to extend to soft shadow generation. Our method will be efficiently used for generating realistic scenes in many real-time applications such as 3D games and virtual reality systems.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.164-173
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• 2005

Painterly rendering may bring various results through the parameters that determine the characteristics of brush strokes such as, color, orientation, size, and shape. In this paper, we propose the most adaptive brush stroke generation for source images, using reference data. Our algorithm used Colors formed by actual palette colors from artists. To create the palette, we have referred mostly to colors used in Van Gogh's works and determined the color of brush strokes by transferring it to the most similar one, through comparing colors used in source images and the palette colors. Also, In order to emulate a brush stroke with dynamic properties like Van Gogh styles we have applied a brush stroke orientation that surrounds the edges by referring to the edge orientation of source images. The sizes were determined depending on the different sizes of the objects from wide to narrow brushes. Finally, we applied spline curve shapes to simulate curves and swirls like Van Gogh styles. The brush strokes created in such method, were applied separately according to its segmented images, and composed after rendering.