An apparatus (1) for illuminating items comprises a the imaging device (2) for capturing an image of an area (A), and generating a first signal (IM) representative of the captured image; a processing unit (3) which is configured to: receive a first signal (IM), process it through an image recognition and edge detection algorithm to identify one or more shapes (F) delimited by edges (B), the processing unit (3) being further configured to process the captured image by applying a first color inside the edge (B) of each shape (F) and a second color outside the edge (B) of each shape (F), and generate a second signal (EL) representative of the processed image; the apparatus (1) further comprises an image projection device (4), which is configured to receive the second signal (EL), generate a light beam representative of the processed image and direct the light beam to the area (A).

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.

In one implementation, a method involves tessellating a surface of a 3D object by identifying vertices having 3D positions. The method transforms the 3D positions into positions for a first sphere-based projection for a left eye viewpoint and positions for a second sphere-based projection for a right eye viewpoint. Transforming the 3D positions of the vertices involves transforming the vertices based on a user orientation (i.e., camera position) and differences left and right eye viewpoints (e.g., based on interaxial distance and convergence angle). The method further renders a stereoscopic 360 rendering of the 3D object based on the first sphere-based projection for the left eye viewpoint and the second sphere-based projection for the right eye viewpoint. For example, an equirectangular representation of the first sphere-based projection can be combined with an equirectangular representation of the second sphere-based projection to provide a file defining a stereoscopic 360 image.

A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. The user's preview may be based upon a two-dimensional image of a wear pattern in a laser input file and, from a set of two-dimensional images of a base garment, create a three-dimensional view of the base garment with the wear pattern.

The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program, and a projection system which make it possible to reduce a necessary space in the case where the content of a planar image generated on the assumption that the planar image is displayed on a plane is provided in such a manner that a sense of realism and a sense of immersion can be obtained. An image processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present technology includes a calculating section which, on the basis of a positional relationship between a viewpoint position set in front of a curved display surface and a virtual surface set behind the display surface, calculates the positions of respective pixels on the display surface, the pixels being included in a planar image generated on the assumption that the planar image is displayed on a plane, and displays the planar image on the display surface such that the respective pixels are displayed at the calculated positions. The present technology is applicable to a computer that causes images to be projected from a plurality of projectors.

There is provided with an image-processing apparatus for indicating a range, which is displayed by a device or a system comprising a display area for displaying an image, within an input image. A first obtaining unit obtains information that represents a display form of the device or the system comprising the display area. A second obtaining unit obtains input image data representing the input image. An identification unit identifies the range, which is displayed in the display area, within the input image based on the input image data and the information. An output unit outputs information that represents the identified range. A shape of the identified range depends on the display area that corresponds to at least a curved screen or a plurality of flat screens.

There is provided with an image processing apparatus that generates a display image to be displayed in a display system including a display area. An obtaining unit obtains one input image acquired through shooting by one image capturing apparatus. A generating unit generates the display image from the input image on the basis of a correspondence between a first projection plane corresponding to the input image and a second projection plane corresponding to the display area.

A method and an apparatus are for adapting image processing based on a shape of a display device for a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes: a capture device configured to capture a shape of a display device, an extrinsic camera parameter of a camera, an intrinsic camera parameter of the camera, and a of view of the camera; an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a reprojection surface and a correspondence table based on the captured shape of the display device, the extrinsic camera parameter, the intrinsic camera parameter, and the field of view; and an image processing device configured to perform adapted image processing that is adapted based on the reprojection surface and the correspondence table.

A head up display includes: a display source configured to project a correction image and a corrected driving information image onto a transflective component; a polarization controller configured to control a polarization direction of light emitted from the display source; a receiver configured to receive a distorted correction image displayed on the transflective component; and a processor connected with the receiver, and configured to compare the distorted correction image received by the receiver with a correction image pre-stored in the processor to obtain a first image distortion, and to correct a driving information image to be displayed according to the first image distortion to obtain the corrected driving information image.

A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. The system provides three-dimensional previews of their designs on a mannequin, using light projection techniques.