An apparatus for illuminating objects nay include: an imaging device configured to capture an image of an area and to generate a first signal representative of the captured image, wherein the imaging device is further configured to be activated to capture the image of the area under uniform illumination; a processing unit configured to receive the first signal; process the first signal to identify one or more shapes bounded by edges in an acquired image; and process the acquired image by filling each of the identified one or more shapes with a first color, and by filling parts of the acquired it age external to the edges with a second color, to generate a second signal representative of the processed image; and an image projection device configured to receive the second signal; generate a light beam representative of the processed image; and direct the light beam to the area.

The techniques described herein relate to methods, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to perform media processing tasks. A media processing entity includes a processor in communication with a memory, wherein the memory stores computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform receiving, from a remote computing device, multi-view multimedia data comprising a hierarchical track structure comprising at least a first track comprising first media data at a first level of the hierarchical track structure, and a second track comprising task instruction data at a second level in the hierarchical track structure that is different than the first level of the first track. The instructions further cause the processor to perform processing the first media data of the first track based on the task instruction data of the second track to generate modified media data and an output track that includes the modified media data.

The invention provides a projector calibration method for forming a spherical target image at a viewing point. The projector calibration method includes the following steps. A first preset image is projected by a first projector to a dome screen, and a first deformed image is obtained by capturing an image of the dome screen using a first camera. A spatial relationship between the first projector, the first camera, and the dome screen is calculated according to the first preset image and the first deformed image. A first prewarp image is generated according to a target image, a spatial relationship between the first projector and the dome screen, and a spatial relationship between the dome screen and the viewing point. Projection is performed by the first projector according to the first prewarp image. In addition, a projection system using the method is also provided.

Systems and methods are disclosed for aligning a two-dimensional (2D) design image to a 2D projection image of a three-dimensional (3D) design model. One method comprises receiving a 2D design document, the 2D design document comprising a 2D design image, and receiving a 3D design file comprising a 3D design model, the 3D design model comprising one or more design elements. The method further comprises generating a 2D projection image based on the 3D design model, the 2D projection image comprising a representation of at least a portion of the one or more design elements, generating a projection barcode based on the 2D projection image, and generating a drawing barcode based on the 2D design image. The method further comprises aligning the 2D projection image and the 2D design image by comparing the projection barcode and the drawing barcode.

An exemplary video processing method includes: receiving an omnidirectional content corresponding to a sphere; obtaining a plurality of projection faces from the omnidirectional content of the sphere according to a pyramid projection; creating at least one padding region; and generating a projection-based frame by packing the projection faces and the at least one padding region in a pyramid projection layout. The projection faces packed in the pyramid projection layout include a first projection face. The at least one padding region packed in the pyramid projection layout includes a first padding region. The first padding region connects with at least the first projection face, and forms at least a portion of one boundary of the pyramid projection layout.

A projection system and method for depth-based projection of image-based content is provided. The projection system receives a sequence of image frames to be projected on a physical surface of a three-dimensional (3D) structure. The projection system controls a depth sensor to acquire depth data associated with the physical surface and feeds a first input including the acquired depth data and a first image frame of the received sequence of image frames to a neural network-based model. The projection system further receives a set of geometric correction values as a first output of the neural network-based model for the fed first input and modifies the first image frame based on the received set of geometric correction values. The projection system further controls the illumination circuitry to project the modified first image frame onto the physical surface.

A system automatically generates apparel collection imagery from user-provided imagery. The user-provided imagery includes images of people wearing one or more garments. The system uses segmenting analysis to analyze the user-provided image to identify locations of the garment. From the locations of the garments, the system can determine which garments from an apparel collection can be used to replace those in the user-provided imagery. The system uses pose estimation on the user-provided imagery and modifies a preview image of a replacement garment from the collection. This modified replacement garment image is used to replace the garment in the user-provided imagery.

A vehicular display system includes a rearward viewing camera disposed at a vehicle and a controller that includes a processor for processing image data captured by the rearward viewing camera. A display device is disposed in the vehicle for viewing by a driver of the vehicle. Image data captured by the rearward viewing camera is processed at the controller, which generates an output representative of an image having three image panes including a central image pane derived from a central subset of captured image data and two side image panes derived from respective side subsets of captured image data. Each of the side image panes are shaped and arranged with respect to the central image pane to have non-parallel upper edges and non-parallel lower edges. The display device, responsive to the output generated by the processing system, displays the image for viewing by the driver of the vehicle.

A display device of an autonomous vehicle is controlled based on data collected from sensors located in or on the vehicle. The display device is used to present one or more images to a driver and/or passengers of the autonomous vehicle. The display device can be, for example, a windshield and/or other window of the vehicle. Image data can be, for example, transformed to improve visual perception by passengers in the vehicle when the images are displayed on a curved shape of the windshield.

A method for generating depth information of a street view image using a two-dimensional (2D) image includes calculating distance information of an object on a 2D map using the 2D map corresponding to a street view image; extracting semantic information on the object from the street view image; and generating depth information of the street view image based on the distance information and the semantic information.