Abstract
We have developed a system for image-based rendering of real-world objects on web-browsers. The light field of the object is reconstructed from uncalibrated images using structure-from-motion techniques. The reconstructed model is then rendered on web-browsers using our algorithm of approximated perspective transformation, which allows a user to browse the object interactively from virtual viewpoints. Compared to existing approaches to Web3D, our method (1) does not rely on geometry reconstruction of the object, (2) achieves photorealistic image synthesis, and (3) allows a user to view the data on standard web browsers without any add-on. Created 3D data is provided as a standard HTML page and can be embedded into other websites, which enables the existing services to have 3D graphics capability by simply replacing 2D images with our 3D grahpics components.
