Transforming a 2D image into 3D

RT, 60 fps.. just imagine.

oh, gee, a program that makes really crappy models you could make in like 3 minutes if you knew what you were doing

Its the fact that the computer did it by itself dumb ass.

@Keerakh23 I could do much better work than that on my own. I don't care if it can do it by itself. The fact is that until a computer has the ability to interpret what it's looking at and create a model from that, a human will always be much better than a machine at doing these things. I'm not a dumb ass, I'm just not easily impressed by lame software.

Your response is both short sighted and ignorant.

This was both a representation of progress and was progress. While the creation is not overly remarkable when compared to what has been created before hand, its the ability that is remarkable and what it means for the future.

@Keerakh23 its not short sighted, i just dont find it impressive. sorry that i am not as easily impressed as you. like i said, until we develop a computer capable to recognize what its looking at, this kind of research and development is pointless. A human will always be able to do a much better job until that happens. sorry, just being a realist.

You couldn't have illustrated my previous point more eloquently.

wrong. the program is called make3d. it uses reference points and stretches the the image and applies it to a model that it makes. The software actually creates the model but its only an environment, so it looks like a folded piece of paper.

it doesn't need to know what an object is. IT looks at texture, colors, shadows (and lighting)
If you have a picture with something that looks flat. If half of it is darker than the other you can assume it's a shadow. And if there's a shadow there then it must mean that in the 3rd dimension there is a crease.

Oh I see, amazing. i'm impressed,