Interactive depth of field using simulated heat diffusion
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1. A method for generating depth-of-field effects, the method comprising:
- receiving a first image comprising a value at each point of the first image;
receiving a second image indicative of a first circle of confusion at each point of the first image; and
generating a third image in response to simulating heat diffusion using an implicit solution to a heat equation using an initial heat for the heat equation based on the value at each point of the first image and thermal conductivity for the heat equation based on the first circle of confusion at each point of the first image.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for generating depth-of-field effects includes receiving information specifying an input image rendered using a pinhole camera. A first set of circles of confusion associated with portions of the input image are determined based a set of parameters associated with the pinhole camera. The first set of circles of confusion are then associated with heat conductivity of a medium. The portions of the input image are blurred according to heat diffusion in the medium to generate a first output image having a first depth-of-field effect.
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1. A method for generating depth-of-field effects, the method comprising:
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receiving a first image comprising a value at each point of the first image; receiving a second image indicative of a first circle of confusion at each point of the first image; and generating a third image in response to simulating heat diffusion using an implicit solution to a heat equation using an initial heat for the heat equation based on the value at each point of the first image and thermal conductivity for the heat equation based on the first circle of confusion at each point of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium for generating depth-of-field effects, the computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving a first image comprising a value at each point of the first image; code for receiving a second image indicative of a first circle of confusion at each point of the first image; and code for generating a third image in response to simulating heat diffusion using an implicit solution to a heat equation using an initial heat for the heat equation based on the value at each point of the first image and thermal conductivity for the heat equation based on the first circle of confusion at each point of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for generating depth-of-field effects, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store a set of instructions which when executed by the processor cause the processor to; receive a first image comprising a value at each point of the first image; receive a second image indicative of a first circle of confusion at each point of the first image; and generate a third image in response to simulating heat diffusion using an implicit solution to a heat equation using an initial heat for the heat equation based on the value at each point of the first image and thermal conductivity for the heat equation based on the first circle of confusion at each point of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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