i3DPost

Intelligent 3D content extraction and manipulation for film and games

i3DPost is an EU Project under Framework 7 ICT Programme. This project is formed of six companies and educational institutions that are Europe's leading specialists in their fields. The project has run for three years.

i3DPost developed new methods and intelligent technologies for the extraction of structured 3D content models from video, at a level of quality suitable for use in digital cinema and interactive games.

The research has worked towards enabling the increasingly automatic manipulation and re-use of characters, with changes of viewpoint and lighting.

i3DPost combined advances in 3D data capture, 3D motion estimation, post-production tools and media semantics. The result is film quality 3D content in a structured form, with semantic tagging, which can be manipulated in a graphic production pipeline and reused across different media platforms.

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i3DPost finished officially on 31st December 2010 but the good work will continue. The technology will be presented at conferences and events throughout 2011.

Have a look at the Experimental Production: 'The Midas Touch' which utilized the i3dpost technology.

AVATAR - Read how and why Weta Digital, ILM and Framestore utilised The Foundry's software 'Ocula2'on the project.

As part of the Special Session 'Capturing and Processing of 3D Data' i3DPost was invited to present the outcomes of the project. The i3dpost Technology was also demonstrated and evaluated at the Showcase Event at CVMP2010.

Test sequences from UNIS see the movies, GET THE DATA

Ocula wins 'iAward'
Ocula won in the category of Entertainment & Media. Go to http://www.thefoundry.co.uk for more details.

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image ©2005 Vanguard Animation UK Ltd and the UK Film Council.