2018

Performance Analysis of a Stereo Matching Implementation in OpenCL Stereo matching is one of the first steps in the process of calculating 3D information from two 2D images. To triangulate a 3D point from two…

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2017

Intelligent Film Assistant for Personalized Video Creation on Mobile Devices We describe the development of an intelligent film assistant system that supports the creation of professional video content on mobile devices such…	D. Schörkhuber, F. Seitner, B. Salzbrunn, M. Gelautz, G. Braun	Details
Improved Cooperative Stereo Matching for Dynamic Vision Sensors with Ground Truth Evaluation Event-based vision, as realized by bio-inspired Dynamic Vision Sensors (DVS), is gaining more and more popularity due to its advantages of high…	E. Piatkowska, J. Kogler, A. Belbachir, M. Gelautz	Details
Depth-guided Disocclusion Inpainting for Novel View Synthesis The generation of novel views is a crucial processing step in 3D content generation, since it gives control over the amount of depth impression on…	T. Rittler, M. Nezveda, F. Seitner, M. Gelautz	Details
Digital Playbook - A Teaching Tool for American Football A playbook in American Football can consist of hundreds of plays, and to learn each play and the corresponding assignments and responsibilities is a…	M. Vorstandlechner, M. Gelautz, C. Putz	Details
Stereo reconstruction of sports scenes: algorithms, applications and challenges M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, C. Kapeller, N. Brosch: "Stereo reconstruction of sports scenes: algorithms, applications and challenges"; in: "International…	M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, C. Kapeller, N. Brosch	Details

2016

Stereo Reconstruction of Sports Scenes: Algorithms, Applications, and Challenges Stereo analysis allows to reconstruct a dynamic 3D scene from two or more input videos that were taken from slightly displaced viewpoints. The…	M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, C. Kapeller, N. Brosch	Details
Algorithms for 3D film content generation and post-processing In this talk we present algorithms for 3D reconstruction and novel view synthesis that form part of a 3D film processing chain which aims at…	M. Gelautz, M. Nezveda, N. Brosch, F. Seitner	Details
3D Scene Reconstruction via Hierarchical Stereo Matching The reconstruction of 3D scenes from a pair of stereo images/videos that were captured from slightly displaced camera view points presents an…	M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz	Details
Research Activities in 3D Content Generation M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, W. Zellinger, B. Moser, C. Kapeller: "Research Activities in 3D Content Generation"; Talk: EU COST IC1105 -…	M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, W. Zellinger, B. Moser, C. Kapeller	Details
Towards Perceptually Coherent Depth Maps in 2D-to-3D Conversion We propose a semi-automatic 2D-to-3D conversion algorithm that is embedded in an efficient optimization framework, i.e., cost volume filtering, which…	N. Brosch, T. Schausberger, M. Gelautz	Details
Linear Optimization Approach for Depth Range Adaption of Stereoscopic Videos Depth-Image Based Rendering (DIBR) techniques enable the creation of virtual views from color and corresponding depth images. In stereoscopic 3D film…	W. Zellinger, B. Moser, A. Chouikhi, F. Seitner, M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz	Details
Research Activities in 3D Content Generation This report describes work on 3D content generation performed under the Austrian 3D-ConTourNet participation project Hyperion3D. We review key…	M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, W. Zellinger, B. Moser, C. Kapeller	Details
Spatio-temporal Video Analysis for Semi-automatic 2D-to-3D Conversion This thesis addresses the problem of cost-efficiently converting monoscopic (2D) videos to stereoscopic (3D) videos. Common practices to perform such…	N. Brosch	Details
Design and Evaluation of Stereo Matching Techniques for Silicon Retina Cameras Nowadays, techniques for 3D reconstruction that are used in a variety of computer vision applications need to account for the 3D structure of a…	J. Kogler	Details
Structured-light-based Depth Reconstruction Using Low-light Pico Projector In this work we investigate an infrared structured light prototype which is intended for 3D reconstruction in resource-restricted mobile…	T. Rittler, F. Seitner, M. Gelautz	Details

2015

Trifocal system for high-quality inter-camera mapping and virtual view synthesis We present an innovative L-shaped trifocal system involving a high-end main camera with a compact assistant stereo rig attached to it. The system can…	F. Seitner, M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz, G. Braun, C. Kapeller, W. Zellinger, B. Moser	Details
Structured-light-based Depth Reconstruction Using Low-light Pico Projector In this work we investigate an infrared structured light prototype which is intended for 3D reconstruction in resource-restricted mobile…	T. Rittler, F. Seitner, M. Gelautz	Details
Geometrically Motivated Dense Large Displacement Matching in Continuous Label Spaces The problem of correspondence search (or matching) remains a central focus of research in a variety of domains of computer vision. To date, the…	M. Hornacek	Details
Dense Stereo Matching for Urban Outdoor Scenes Dense stereo matching is an active research topic in the area of Computer Vision. Depth information is extracted from a dense correspondence search…	K. Lasinger	Details
Temporally Coherent Cost Volume Filtering-based Depth Propagation in Videos The growing availability of three-dimensional (3D) displays in the commercial sector and related trends in this field increase the demand for 3D…	T. Schausberger	Details

2014

Efficient Depth Propagation in Videos with GPU-acceleration In this paper we propose an optimized semi-automatic approach for efficient 2D-to-3D video conversion. It is based on a conversion algorithm [1] that…	M. Ivancsics, N. Brosch, M. Gelautz	Details
Evaluation of LDR, Tone Mapped and HDR Stereo Matching Using Cost-volume Filtering Approach We present stereo matching solutions based on a fast costvolume filtering approach for High Dynamic Range (HDR) scenes. Multi-exposed stereo images…	T. Akhavan, H. Yoo, M. Gelautz	Details
Stereo HDR Disparity Map Computation Using Structured Light In this paper, we present work in progress towards the generation of a ground truth data set for High Dynamic Range (HDR) stereo matching. The…	T. Akhavan, C. Kapeller, J. Cho, M. Gelautz	Details
Depth Map Post-Processing for Depth-Image-Based Rendering: A User Study We analyse the impact of depth map post-processing techniques on the visual quality of stereo pairs that contain a novel view. To this end, we…	M. Nezveda, N. Brosch, F. Seitner, M. Gelautz	Details
Efficient quality enhancement of disparity maps based on alpha matting We propose an efficient disparity map enhancement method that improves the alignment of disparity edges and color edges even in the presence of mixed…	N. Brosch, M. Nezveda, M. Gelautz, F. Seitner	Details
Advances in Embedded Computer Vision This illuminating collection offers a fresh look at the very latest advances in the field of embedded computer vision. Emerging areas covered by this…	B. Kisacanin, M. Gelautz	Details
Depth-guided disocclusion inpainting for temporal consistent virtual view synthesis Depth Image Based Rendering (DIBR) has become an important tool in the field of free-viewpoint video and three-dimensional television as this…	T. Rittler	Details
Evaluation of depth map post-processing techniques for novel view generation Depth-Image-Based Rendering (DIBR) is a key technology for the processing and distribution of three-dimensional (3D) content. Given a two-dimensional…	M. Nezveda	Details
Cooperative and asynchronous stereo vision for dynamic vision sensors Dynamic vision sensors (DVSs) encode visual input as a stream of events generated upon relative light intensity changes in the scene. These sensors…	E. Piatkowska, A. Belbachir, M. Gelautz	Details
Enhancement of sparse Silicon Retina-based stereo matching using Belief Propagation and Two-Stage Post-Filtering We present two improvement techniques for stereo matching algorithms using silicon retina sensors. We verify the results with ground truth data. In…	J. Kogler, F. Eibensteiner, M. Humenberger, C. Sulzbachner, M. Gelautz, J. Scharinger	Details
Effiziente Tiefenpropagierung in Videos mit GPU-Unterstützung The commercial availability of stereoscopic displays increases the demand for 3D content. Therefore, fast and robust tools for the generation of such…	M. Ivancsics	Details
Motion estimation and segmentation in depth and intensity videos This paper investigates motion estimation and segmentation of independently moving objects in video sequences that contain depth and intensity…	S. Ghuffar, N. Brosch, N. Pfeifer, M. Gelautz	Details

2013

Asynchronous Stereo Vision for Event-Driven Dynamic Stereo Sensor Using an Adaptive Cooperative Approach This paper presents an adaptive cooperative approach towards the 3D reconstruction tailored for a bio-inspired depth camera: the stereo dynamic…	E. Piatkowska, A. Belbachir, M. Gelautz	Details
Image and Video Matting (ICCV 2013 Tutorial) Matting refers to the problem of accurate extraction of foreground objects in images and video, which plays a fundamental role in image and video…	E. Varnousfaderan, M. Gelautz, B. Price, J. Cho	Details
Ground Truth Evaluation for Event-Based Silicon Retina Stereo Data In this paper we present a new approach for the evaluation of event-based Silicon Retina stereo matching results. The evaluation of stereo matching…	J. Kogler, F. Eibensteiner, M. Humenberger, M. Gelautz, J. Scharinger	Details
Depth Super Resolution by Rigid Body Self-Similarity in 3D We tackle the problem of jointly increasing the spatial resolution and apparent measurement accuracy of an input low-resolution, noisy, and perhaps…	M. Hornacek, C. Rhemann, M. Gelautz, C. Rother	Details
Depth Map Upsampling using Cost-Volume Filtering Depth maps captured by active sensors (e.g., ToF cameras and Kinect) typically suffer from poor spatial resolution, considerable amount of noise, and…	J. Cho, S. Ikehata, H. Yoo, M. Gelautz, K. Aizawa	Details
Recent Advances in Local Stereo Matching In this talk we address recent research in the field of local stereo matching, with a focus on adaptive support weight algorithms. In particular, we…	M. Gelautz	Details
A framework for HDR stereo matching using multi-exposed images Real world scenes that contain high dynamic range illumination present a special challenge for stereo matching algorithms due to a lack of texture in…	T. Akhavan, H. Yoo, M. Gelautz	Details
3D Film/TV - Research and Challenges In this talk we address the topic of 3D scene reconstruction from stereo views in the context of 3D film/TV applications. After an introduction into…	M. Gelautz	Details
Support Framework for Obstacle Detection on Autonomous Trains Autonomous driving vehicles are a rapidly emerging technlogy that will radically transform the face of public and personal transportation in the near…	M. Gschwandtner	Details
Tracking and Visual Quality Inspection in Harsh Environments M. Heber: "Tracking and Visual Quality Inspection in Harsh Environments"; Supervisor, Reviewer: H. Bischof, M. Gelautz; Institute for Computer…	M. Heber	Details
Virtual HW/SW Prototyping for Design and Runtime Prediction of Parallel Video Coding Systems The high computational demands of state-of-the-art video coding standards such as H.264 pose serious challenges on embedded processor architectures.…	F. Seitner	Details
Secrets of Adaptive Support Weight Techniques for Local Stereo Matching In recent years, local stereo matching algorithms have again become very popular in the stereo community. This is mainly due to the introduction of…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Novel Methods for Discontinuity Preserving Support Aggregation in Local Stereo Matching This thesis addresses the stereo matching problem, in which the depth information for scene objects is obtained by matching corresponding pixels in a…	A. Hosni	Details
Fast Cost-Volume Filtering for Visual Correspondence and Beyond Many computer vision tasks can be formulated as labeling problems. The desired solution is often a spatially smooth labeling where label transitions…	A. Hosni, C. Rhemann, M. Bleyer, C. Rother, M. Gelautz	Details

2012

3D Film - Herausforderungen an die Wissenschaft M. Gelautz: "3D Film - Herausforderungen an die Wissenschaft"; Talk: Informatiktag 2012, Wien (invited); 11-05-2012.	M. Gelautz	Details
Accuracy-Efficiency Evaluation of Adaptive Support Weight Techniques For Local Stereo Matching Adaptive support weight (ASW) strategies in local stereo matching have recently attracted many researchers due to their compelling results. In this…	A. Hosni, M. Gelautz, M. Bleyer	Details
Spatio-temporally Coherent Interactive Video Object Segmentation via Efficient Filtering In this paper we propose a fast, interactive object segmentation and matting framework for videos that allows users to extract objects from a video…	N. Brosch, A. Hosni, C. Rhemann, M. Gelautz	Details
Interactive Video Segmentation via Efficient Filtering In [2], we present a fast, interactive segmentation and matting framework for videos. It is based on recent work [5] that recovers high-quality…	N. Brosch, A. Hosni, C. Rhemann, M. Gelautz	Details
Spatiotemporal Multiple Persons Tracking Using Dynamic Vision Sensor Although motion analysis has been extensively investigated in the literature and a wide variety of tracking algorithms have been proposed, the…	E. Piatkowska, A. Belbachir, S. Schraml, M. Gelautz	Details
Ausgewählte Kapitel aus Visual Computing: 3D Video und Bildstilisierung M. Gelautz: "Ausgewählte Kapitel aus Visual Computing: 3D Video und Bildstilisierung"; Talk: Gastvortrag FH Kapfenberg, Kapfenberg (invited);…	M. Gelautz	Details
Quality Analysis of Virtual Views on Stereoscopic Video Content Depth Image-Based Rendering (DIBR) allows the creation of virtual camera viewpoints from a 2D image and its corresponding disparity map. This enables…	M. Eisenbarth, F. Seitner, M. Gelautz	Details
Motion Segmentation in Videos from Time of Flight Cameras This paper investigates motion estimation and segmentation of independently moving objects in video sequences from a range camera. Specifically, we…	S. Ghuffar, N. Brosch, N. Pfeifer, M. Gelautz	Details
Zeitlich konsistente Disparitätsbestimmung in einem globalen Stereo Matching Verfahren The increasingly popular 3D technology extends the movie experience by an additional dimension: depth. However, this technology introduces entirely…	E. Hiller	Details
Evaluierung eines nichtlinearen Disparitätsmapping Ansatzes zur Anpassung von Stereo 3D Inhalten When producing a high quality 3D film via stereo cameras, producers often have to face the challenge to make changes of the depth perception in post…	S. Stransky	Details
Integration von automatischer Shoterkennung und Disparitätsabschätzung in ein Stereo Matching Framework Two 2D-images, recorded from a pair of parallel cameras, have a slightly different perspective because of their horizontal displacement. This can be…	V. Nake	Details
Eine Untersuchung zur Wichtigkeit von Farbe in Stereo-Matching The aim of stereo-algorithms is to find corresponding points in two horizontally displaced images. The displacement between these corresponding…	A. Hasslacher	Details

2011

Temporally Consistent Disparity and Optical Flow via Efficient Spatio-temporal Filtering This paper presents a new efficient algorithm for computing temporally consistent disparity maps from video footage. Our method is motivated by…	A. Hosni, C. Rhemann, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Real-time Local Stereo Matching Using Guided Image Filtering Adaptive support weight algorithms represent the state-of-the-art in local stereo matching. Their limitation is a high computational demand, which…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, C. Rhemann, M. Gelautz, C. Rother	Details
Fast Cost-Volume Filtering for Visual Correspondence and Beyond Many computer vision tasks can be formulated as labeling problems. The desired solution is often a spatially smooth labeling where label transitions…	C. Rhemann, A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, C. Rother, M. Gelautz	Details
Ausgewählte Kapitel aus Visual Computing: 3D Video und Bildstilisierung M. Gelautz: "Ausgewählte Kapitel aus Visual Computing: 3D Video und Bildstilisierung"; Talk: Gastvortrag FH Kapfenberg, Kapfenberg (invited);…	M. Gelautz	Details
Object Removal by Depth-guided Inpainting Object removal by image inpainting aims at the visual uniformity of the inpainted blanks among their surroundings. Most inpainting algorithms pursue…	L. He, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Segmentation-Based Depth Propagation in Videos In this paper we propose a simple yet effective approach to convert existing 2D video content into 3D. We present a new semi-automatic algorithm that…	N. Brosch, C. Rhemann, M. Gelautz	Details
Temporally Consistent Disparity and Optical Flow via Efficient Spatio-temporal Filtering Abstract. This paper presents a new efficient algorithm for computing temporally consistent disparity maps from video footage. Our method is…	A. Hosni, C. Rhemann, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Bestimmung von Hominoidsegmenten aus 3D-Bodyscannerdaten K. Schiffl: "Bestimmung von Hominoidsegmenten aus 3D-Bodyscannerdaten"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, A. Baca; Institute of Software Technology and…	K. Schiffl	Details
Evaluierung von Algorithmen zur Novel-View-Generierung aus Stereobildern M. Eisenbarth: "Evaluierung von Algorithmen zur Novel-View-Generierung aus Stereobildern"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, F. Seitner; Institute of Software…	M. Eisenbarth	Details
Rauschunterdrückung einer nicht ausgerichteten Bildfolge R. Kloibhofer: "Rauschunterdrückung einer nicht ausgerichteten Bildfolge"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann; 188/2, 2011.	R. Kloibhofer	Details
Erstellung eines Datensatzes zur Evaluierung von Stereo-Matching-Algorithmen B. Gneiss: "Erstellung eines Datensatzes zur Evaluierung von Stereo-Matching-Algorithmen"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann; 188/2, 2011.	B. Gneiss	Details
Die Bedeutung von Alpha-Matting für die Darstellung von Bildern auf 3D-Bildschirmen: eine Benutzerstudie S. Arnberger: "Die Bedeutung von Alpha-Matting für die Darstellung von Bildern auf 3D-Bildschirmen: eine Benutzerstudie"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, C.…	S. Arnberger	Details
Interactive image segmentation in higher order graphs D. Antensteiner: "Interactive image segmentation in higher order graphs"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann; 188/2, 2011.	D. Antensteiner	Details
Echtzeitansätze in der Stereoanalyse C. Czermak: "Echtzeitansätze in der Stereoanalyse"; Supervisor: M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz; Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems, 2011.	C. Czermak	Details
Effiziente kantenerhaltende Glättung und ihre Anwendung in der Praxis G. Braun: "Effiziente kantenerhaltende Glättung und ihre Anwendung in der Praxis"; Supervisor: M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz; Institute of Software…	G. Braun	Details
Evaluierung und Entwurf von Epipolarrektifizierungsverfahren zur Verwendung in einem Stereovision Framework A. Bogner: "Evaluierung und Entwurf von Epipolarrektifizierungsverfahren zur Verwendung in einem Stereovision Framework"; Supervisor: M. Bleyer, C.…	A. Bogner	Details
Content generation for 3D video/TV A lack of suitable 3D content currently constitutes a major bottleneck for transferring the recent success of 3D cinema to our home TV. In this paper…	N. Brosch, A. Hosni, G. Ramachandran, L. He, M. Gelautz	Details
Real-Time Stereo Matching for Embedded Systems in Robotic Applications C. Humenberger: "Real-Time Stereo Matching for Embedded Systems in Robotic Applications"; Supervisor, Reviewer: M. Vincze, M. Gelautz; E376, 2011;…	M. Humenberger	Details
Evaluation of data-parallel H.264 decoding approaches for strongly resource-restricted architectures Decoding of an H.264 video stream is a computationally demanding multimedia application which poses serious challenges on current processor…	F. Seitner, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, R. Beuschel	Details

2010

Filtering for Visual Correspondance C. Rhemann, A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, C. Rother, M. Gelautz: "Filtering for Visual Correspondance"; Talk: Microsoft Research Cambridge, Vision Meeting,…	C. Rhemann, A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, C. Rother, M. Gelautz	Details
Digitale Bildverarbeitung: Software-Werkzeuge für 3D-Video M. Gelautz: "Digitale Bildverarbeitung: Software-Werkzeuge für 3D-Video"; Talk: Innovationstag der Wirtschaftskammer Wien, Wien (invited); 12-09-2010.	M. Gelautz	Details
Digital Media - Visual Computing M. Gelautz: "Digital Media - Visual Computing"; Talk: femIT Ringvorlesung, Linz (invited); 11-04-2010.	M. Gelautz	Details
Spatial Scene Reconstruction for 3D Video/TV M. Gelautz, A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, C. Rhemann, C. Rother: "Spatial Scene Reconstruction for 3D Video/TV"; Talk: AIECS 2010, Graz (invited); 08-30-2010…	M. Gelautz, A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, C. Rhemann, C. Rother	Details
3D ohne Brille - Die Zukunft des Fernsehens M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, M. Bleyer: "3D ohne Brille - Die Zukunft des Fernsehens"; Talk: Consumer Content Conference, Köln (invited); 08-17-2010.	M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, M. Bleyer	Details
A Spatially Varying PSF-based Prior for Alpha Matting C. Rhemann, C. Rother, P. Kohli, M. Gelautz: "A Spatially Varying PSF-based Prior for Alpha Matting"; Poster: International Computer Vision Summer…	C. Rhemann, C. Rother, P. Kohli, M. Gelautz	Details
A Spatially Varying PSF-based Prior for Alpha Matting In this paper we considerably improve on a state-of-the-art alpha matting approach by incorporating a new prior which is based on the image formation…	C. Rhemann, C. Rother, P. Kohli, M. Gelautz	Details
Visual Computing - 3D Szenen in Bild/Video M. Gelautz: "Visual Computing - 3D Szenen in Bild/Video"; Talk: Gastvortrag FH Kapfenberg, Kapfenberg (invited); 06-09-2010.	M. Gelautz	Details
Near Real-Time Stereo With Adaptive Support Weight Approaches Algorithms based on the adaptive support weight strategy currently represent the state-of-the-art in local stereo matching. Unfortunately, their…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Geodesic Support Weights For Local Stereo This paper presents a window-based method for solving the stereo matching problem. Our contribution is to introduce the concept of connectivity for…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Digital Media - Visual Computing M. Gelautz: "Digital Media - Visual Computing"; Talk: femIT Ringvorlesung, Krems (invited); 03-04-2010.	M. Gelautz	Details
Geodesic Adaptive Support Weight Approach For Local Stereo Matching Local stereo matching has recently experienced large progress by the introduction of new support aggregation schemes. These approaches estimate a…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann	Details
3D Video - Challenges and State-of-the-art Techniques M. Gelautz: "3D Video - Challenges and State-of-the-art Techniques"; Talk: Intelligent Systems, Innsbruck (invited); 01-12-2010.	M. Gelautz	Details
Runtime-optimised Intra Coding Mode Selection for Real-time H.264/AVC Video Coding H. Jordan: "Runtime-optimised Intra Coding Mode Selection for Real-time H.264/AVC Video Coding"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, F. Seitner, M. Bleyer;…	H. Jordan	Details
Ein relationales Framework zur Verwaltung von videobasierten Trajektorien L. Frey: "Ein relationales Framework zur Verwaltung von videobasierten Trajektorien"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz; E188, 2010.	L. Frey	Details
Neue Kameraperspektiven bei TV Sportübertragungen A. Regner: "Neue Kameraperspektiven bei TV Sportübertragungen"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz; E188, 2010.	A. Regner	Details
Erstellung eines Standarddatensatzes für die Evaluierung von Alpha Matting Algorithmen und Aufbereitung der Resultate für die Lehre "Image Matting" is the process of separating a foreground object from a background in digital images. In order to quantitatively compare the results…	J. Pucher	Details
Modeling Sources and Sinks in Crowded Scenes by Clustering Trajectory Points Obtained by Video-based Particle Advection Analysis of real surveillance video footage is very challenging - hence this thesis provides solutions to enhance the quality of trajectories of…	R. Planinc	Details
Interactive Image Matting Image matting aims to extract a foreground object from a single natural image by recovering the partial transparency and corresponding color of the…	C. Rhemann	Details

2009

Digital Media - Visual Computing M. Gelautz: "Digital Media - Visual Computing"; Talk: femIT Ringvorlesung, Innsbruck (invited); 11-25-2009.	M. Gelautz	Details
Local Stereo Matching Using Geodesic Support Weights Local stereo matching has recently experienced large progress by the introduction of new support aggregation schemes. These approaches estimate a…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann	Details
Von flachen Bildern zu 3D Video/TV Bunt und bewegt sind sie ja schon, die Bilder auf unseren Bildschirmen. Was noch fehlt, um unsere Umwelt realistisch abbilden zu können, ist die…	M. Gelautz	Details
Image Matting and Evaluation M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann: "Image Matting and Evaluation"; Talk: ITG Fachtagung "Algorithmen für die Signalverarbeitung", Graz (invited); 10-02-2009.	M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann	Details
Image Segmentation Via Iterative Geodesic Averaging We present a simple and fast method for performing unsupervised segmentation. Our method works by centering a square window on each pixel of the…	A. Hosni, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Temporally Consistent Disparity Maps from Uncalibrated Stereo Videos We address the problem of computing a sequence of dense disparity maps from two synchronized video streams recorded by slightly displaced cameras.…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Runtime-Optimised Intra-4x4 Mode-Decision for H.264/AVC Video Encoding We describe a method that considerably improves the computational behaviour of H.264 Intra-only encoders. Such Intra-only encoders come to use in…	H. Jordan, F. Seitner, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
A Stereo Approach that Handles the Matting Problem via Image Warping We propose an algorithm that simultaneously extracts disparities and alpha matting information given a stereo image pair. Our method divides the…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, C. Rother, C. Rhemann	Details
A Perceptually Motivated Online Benchmark for Image Matting The availability of quantitative online benchmarks for low-level vision tasks such as stereo and optical flow has led to significant progress in the…	C. Rhemann, C. Rother, J. Wang, M. Gelautz, P. Kohli, P. Rott	Details
Non-photorealistic Rendering from Stereo Images M. Gelautz, D. Markovic, E. Stavrakis: "Non-photorealistic Rendering from Stereo Images"; Talk: Technical University Prague, CMP, Seminar, Center for…	M. Gelautz, D. Markovic, E. Stavrakis	Details
An Evaluation of Interactive Image Matting Techniques Supported by Eye-Tracking Recently, the quantitative evaluation of interactive single image matting techniques has become possible by the introduction of high-quality ground…	C. Rhemann, M. Gelautz, B. Foelsner	Details
Technical Report - A Perceptually Motivated Online Benchmark for Image Matting The availability of quantitative online benchmarks for low-level vision tasks such as stereo and optical flow has led to significant progress in the…	C. Rhemann, C. Rother, J. Wang, M. Gelautz, P. Kohli, P. Rott	Details
Evaluierung konkurrierender Datenterme für das Stereokorrespondenzproblem At the moment, many stereo matching algorithms (global and local) only use intensity values for the disparity map calculation. However, recent…	R. Gross	Details
Stereoscopic Non-Photorealistic Rendering E. Stavrakis: "Stereoscopic Non-Photorealistic Rendering"; Supervisor, Reviewer: M. Gelautz, E. Gröller; Institut für Softwaretechnik und Interaktive…	E. Stavrakis	Details
Development of a High-Level Simulation Approach and Its Application to Multicore Video Decoding In this paper, we introduce a high-level simulation methodology for the modeling of multicore video processing architectures. This method allows…	F. Seitner, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, R. Beuschel	Details

2008

Evaluation of data-parallel splitting approaches for H.264 decoding The high computational demands of the H.264 decoding process pose serious challenges on current processor architectures. A natural way to tackle this…	F. Seitner, M. Bleyer, R. Schreier, M. Gelautz	Details
Development of Multi-Core Video Decoding Platforms based on High-Level Architecture Simulations The high computational demands of state-of-the-art video coding standards such as H.264 pose serious challenges on strongly resource-restricted…	F. Seitner, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Design Methodology for the SVENm Multimedia Engine The high computational demands of modern multimedia applications such as the H.264 video coding standard pose serious challenges on current hardware…	F. Seitner, J. Meser, G. Schedelberger, A. Wasserbauer, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, M. Schutti, R. Schreier, P. Vaclavik, G. Krottendorfer, G. Truhlar, T. Bauernfeind, P. Beham	Details
Motion Analysis for Video Object Segmentation In this talk, we present work on motion analysis with the goal to automatically extract objects of a video scene by using color segmentation and an…	M. Gelautz, M. Bleyer, C. Rhemann	Details
3D Scene Reconstruction by Stereo Methods for Analysis and Visualization of Sports Scenes M. Gelautz, M. Bleyer, D. Markovic, C. Rhemann: "3D Scene Reconstruction by Stereo Methods for Analysis and Visualization of Sports Scenes"; Talk:…	M. Gelautz, M. Bleyer, D. Markovic, C. Rhemann	Details
Improving Color Modeling for Alpha Matting This paper addresses the problem of extracting an alpha matte from a single photograph given a user-defined trimap. A crucial part of this task is…	C. Rhemann, C. Rother, M. Gelautz	Details
Evaluation of Different Methods for Using Colour Information in Global Stereo Matching Approaches Global algorithms currently represent the state-of-the-art in dense stereo matching. These methods first set up an energy function. The energy…	M. Bleyer, S. Chambon, U. Poppe, M. Gelautz	Details
A high-level simulator for the H.264/AVC decoding process in multi-core systems H.264 as a new-generation video coding algorithm is becoming increasingly important for international broadcasting standards such as DVB-H and DMB.…	F. Seitner, R. Schreier, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Simple but Effective Tree Structures for Dynamic Programming-based Stereo Matching This work describes a fast method for computing dense stereo correspondences that is capable of generating results close to the state-of-the-art. We…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Interactive Tools for Image-based Stereoscopic Artwork E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz: "Interactive Tools for Image-based Stereoscopic Artwork"; Poster: SPIE IS&T Electronic Imaging Conference, San Jose,…	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details
Evaluierung von Fehlermetriken für Image Matting Image Matting aims to separate a foreground object from an arbitrary image, which is explained as a combination of foreground and background. The…	P. Rott	Details
Evaluation and Implementation of Improved Edge Detection Methods for an Industrial Robot Sewing Process A. Schöffmann: "Evaluation and Implementation of Improved Edge Detection Methods for an Industrial Robot Sewing Process"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, M.…	A. Schöffmann	Details
Bildsegmentierung - eine Benutzerstudie unter Verwendung von Eye-tracking B. Foelsner: "Bildsegmentierung - eine Benutzerstudie unter Verwendung von Eye-tracking"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann; E 188, 2008.	B. Foelsner	Details

2007

A Macroblock-level Analysis on the Dynamic Behaviour of an H.264 Decoder This work targets the optimization of multi-processor H.264 decoder implementations. We have extended the simulator of a multi-core VLIW media…	F. Seitner, R. Schreier, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Experimental Combination of Intensity and Stereo Edges for Improved Snake Segmentation In this paper, we present an algorithm to combine edge information from stereo-derived disparitymaps with edges from the original intensity/color…	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Pen-based Electronical Medical Record on a Tablet PC in a Medical Practice The medical sector is seen as one of the main areas for future application of pen-operated Tablet PCs. Some hospitals already use tablets for their…	D. Mayrhofer	Details
Robust Edge-Tracking for Industrial Stitching of Carbon Fibre Mats Using a Laser Range Finder W. Wohlkinger: "Robust Edge-Tracking for Industrial Stitching of Carbon Fibre Mats Using a Laser Range Finder"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, M. Vincze;…	W. Wohlkinger	Details
Image Stylization from Stereo Views of Natural Scenes As media technologies have developed over time, generating novel methods of creating, presenting and interacting with visual information, artists…	D. Markovic	Details
Graph-cut-based Stereo Matching using Image Segmentation with Symmetrical Treatment of Occlusions This paper describes a dense stereo matching algorithm for epipolar rectified images. The method applies colour segmentation on the reference image.…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details

2006

Digital Television in Austria - Starting Experiences and Perspectives This paper discusses some starting experiences, state of the art and development perspectives of the digital television in Austria. The basic concept…	A. Samcovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Stereobildanalyse zur Erzeugung nicht-photorealistischer Ansichten In dieser Präsentation werden neue bildbasierte Verfahren zur automatischen Erzeugung künstlerischer Effekte in Imitation händischer Zeichen- und…	M. Gelautz	Details
Segmentation-based Motion with Occlusions Using Graph-Cut Optimization We propose to tackle the optical flow problem by a combination of two recent advances in the computation of dense correspondences, namely the…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann	Details
Comics-Like Motion Depiction from Stereo In this paper, we present an algorithm to depict motion in comics-like form, with an artistic drawn-like representation of the scene, from a stereo…	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
A Graph-based Approach to Optical Flow Estimation A vector field which describes the apparent motion between two images of a video sequence is commonly known as optical flow. The accurate estimation…	C. Rhemann, M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Segmentation-based Stereo and Motion with Occlusions Given two images recorded from slightly different perspectives, a shape-from-stereo approach identifies corresponding points in both images that are…	M. Bleyer	Details
Eyetrackingexperimente zur Evaluierung von Schipanoramakarten M. Kallinger: "Eyetrackingexperimente zur Evaluierung von Schipanoramakarten"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz; Institut für Softwaretechnik und Interaktive…	M. Kallinger	Details
Segmentation-based Stereo and Motion with Occlusions Given two images recorded from slightly different perspectives, a shape-from-stereo approach identifies corresponding points in both images that are…	M. Bleyer	Details

2005

Video Object Segmentation and Compositing In this presentation, we focus on techniques for video object segmentation and the subsequent combination of the extracted object(s) with another…	M. Gelautz, M. Bleyer, C. Rhemann, D. Markovic, E. Stavrakis	Details
Drawing the Real In this paper we present an algorithm to automatically produce artistic drawings from stereo image pairs. The input to the algorithm is a natural…	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Image-Based Stereoscopic Stylization We present a method to generate stylized stereo imagery that effectively communicates shape and distance of the depicted scene objects. We use…	E. Stavrakis, M. Bleyer, D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Computer Generated Stereoscopic Artwork The focus of this work is to investigate and simulate artistic techniques in stereoscopy that go beyond stereo photography, such as stereoscopic…	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details
Region-based Optical Flow Estimation with Treatment of Occlusions This paper describes an algorithm for computing the optical flow field between two consecutive frames. The algorithm takes advantage of image…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann	Details
Interactive Presentation of 3D Remote Sensing Data on the Internet The interactive presentation of 3D remote sensing data on the internet presents a challenging task for ongoing research on geoscientific…	M. Gelautz, F. Kilzer, M. Brandejsky	Details
Graph-based Surface Reconstruction from Stereo Pairs Using Image Segmentation This paper describes a novel stereo matching algorithm for epipolar rectified images. The method applies colour segmentation on the reference image.…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Parameterized Sketches from Stereo Images In this paper we present an algorithm to automatically generate sketches from stereo image pairs. Stereo analysis is initially performed on the input…	D. Markovic, E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details
Stereoscopic Painting with Varying Levels of Detail We present an algorithm for generating automatically stereoscopic paintings with varying levels of detail. We describe our interactive system built…	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details
Master Thesis - Region-Based Optical Flow Estimation with Treatment of Occlusions The estimation of optical flow plays a key-role in several computer vision problems, including motion detection and segmentation, frame…	C. Rhemann	Details
Selected Papers on 3D Computer Vision in Application to Optical and Radar Images M. Gelautz: "Selected Papers on 3D Computer Vision in Application to Optical and Radar Images"; TU Wien/Informatik, 2005.	M. Gelautz	Details
Region-Based Optical Flow Estimation with Treatment of Occlusions C. Rhemann: "Region-Based Optical Flow Estimation with Treatment of Occlusions"; Supervisor: M. Gelautz, M. Bleyer; Institute for Software Technology…	C. Rhemann	Details
Colour Segmentation-based Computation of Dense Optical Flow with Application to Video Object Segmentation We propose a method for the computation of dense optical flow fields between two images of a video sequence. In a preprocessing step, the algorithm…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz, C. Rhemann	Details
A Layered Stereo Matching Algorithm Using Image Segmentation and Global Visibility Constraints This work describes a stereo algorithm that takes advantage of image segmentation, assuming that disparity varies smoothly inside a segment of…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Stereo Painting: Pleasing the Third Eye E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz: "Stereo Painting: Pleasing the Third Eye"; Journal of 3-D Imaging, United Kingdom (2005), 168; 20 - 23.	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details

2004

A layered stereo algorithm using image segmentation and global visibility constraints We propose a new stereo algorithm which uses colour segmentation to allow the handling of large untextured regions and precise localization of depth…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Experimental Combination of Intensity and Stereo Edges for Improved Snake Segmentation In this paper, we present an algorithm to combine edge information from stereo-derived depth maps with edges from the original intensity/color image…	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Web-based Visualization and Animation of Geospatial Data Using X3D M. Gelautz, M. Brandejsky, F. Kilzer, F. Amelung: "Web-based Visualization and Animation of Geospatial Data Using X3D"; Poster: IEEE International…	M. Gelautz, M. Brandejsky, F. Kilzer, F. Amelung	Details
Recognition of Object Contours from Stereo Images: an Edge Combination Approach In this paper, we present an algorithm to combine edge information from stereo-derived depth maps with edges from the original intensity/color image…	M. Gelautz, D. Markovic	Details
Stereo-based Image and Video Analysis for Multimedia Applications M. Gelautz, E. Stavrakis, M. Bleyer: "Stereo-based Image and Video Analysis for Multimedia Applications"; Talk: XXth International Congress for…	M. Gelautz, E. Stavrakis, M. Bleyer	Details
Image-Based Stereoscopic Painterly Rendering We present a new image-based stereoscopic painterly algorithm that we use to automatically generate stereoscopic paintings. Our work is motivated by…	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details
Supporting Configurability in a Tangibly Augmented Environment for Design Students In many environments, the landscape of space and artefacts is evolving and changing with the tasks at hand. Integrating digital media and computation…	T. Binder, G. Michelis, M. Gelautz, G. Iacucci, K. Matkovic, T. Psik, I. Wagner	Details
Anwendungen digitaler Hochgeschwindigkeitsvideokameras The growing availability and affordability of digital high-speed video cameras opens the door to new applications in the areas of digital image…	M. Gelautz, W. Vogl, M. Schmutz	Details
Stereo-based Image and Video Analysis for Multimedia Applications M. Gelautz, E. Stavrakis, M. Bleyer: "Stereo-based Image and Video Analysis for Multimedia Applications"; in: "The International Archives of…	M. Gelautz, E. Stavrakis, M. Bleyer	Details
Web-based Visualization and Animation of Geospatial Data Using X3D M. Gelautz, M. Brandejsky, F. Kilzer, F. Amelung: "Web-based Visualization and Animation of Geospatial Data Using X3D"; in: "Science for Society:…	M. Gelautz, M. Brandejsky, F. Kilzer, F. Amelung	Details
Experimental Combination of Intensity and Stereo Edges for Improved Snake Segmentation In this paper, we present an algorithm to combine edge information from stereo-derived depth maps with edges from the original intensity/color image…	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Recognition of Object Contours from Stereo Images: an Edge Combination Approach In this paper, we present an algorithm to combine edge information from stereo-derived depth maps with edges from the original intensity/color image…	M. Gelautz, D. Markovic	Details
A layered stereo algorithm using image segmentation and global visibility constraints We propose a new stereo algorithm which uses colour segmentation to allow the handling of large untextured regions and precise localization of depth…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Image-Based Stereoscopic Painterly Rendering We present a new image-based stereoscopic painterly algorithm that we use to automatically generate stereoscopic paintings. Our work is motivated by…	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details

2003

A Comparative Study of Radar Stereo and Interferometry for DEM Generation M. Gelautz, P. Paillou, C. Chen, H. Zebker: "A Comparative Study of Radar Stereo and Interferometry for DEM Generation"; Talk: Fringe'03, Frascati,…	M. Gelautz, P. Paillou, C. Chen, H. Zebker	Details
Video-based 3D Reconstruction of Moving Scenes Using Multiple Stationary Cameras M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz: "Video-based 3D Reconstruction of Moving Scenes Using Multiple Stationary Cameras"; Poster: ÖAGM/AAPR, Laxenburg, Austria;…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Video Object Segmentation Using Stereo-derived Depth Maps D. Markovic, M. Gelautz: "Video Object Segmentation Using Stereo-derived Depth Maps"; Poster: ÖAGM/AAPR, Laxenburg, Austria; 06-05-2003 - 06-06-2003.	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
A Testing Environment for Video-Based Multiview Computer Vision Research We describe the methodology, design considerations and practical implementation of an environment used in developing and testing video-based,…	E. Stavrakis, M. Gelautz	Details
A Comparative Study of Radar Stereo and Interferometry for DEM Generation M. Gelautz, P. Paillou, C. Chen, H. Zebker: "A Comparative Study of Radar Stereo and Interferometry for DEM Generation"; in: "Advances in SAR…	M. Gelautz, P. Paillou, C. Chen, H. Zebker	Details
Video Object Segmentation Using Stereo-derived Depth Maps D. Markovic, M. Gelautz: "Video Object Segmentation Using Stereo-derived Depth Maps"; in: "Vision in a Dynamic World", C. Beleznai, T. Schlögl (ed.);…	D. Markovic, M. Gelautz	Details
Video-based 3D Reconstruction of Moving Scenes Using Multiple Stationary Cameras M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz: "Video-based 3D Reconstruction of Moving Scenes Using Multiple Stationary Cameras"; in: "Vision in a Dynamic World", C.…	M. Bleyer, M. Gelautz	Details
Radar stereo- and interferometry-derived digital elevation models: comparison and combination using Radarsat and ERS-2 imagery In this experiment, we derive and compare radar stereo and interferometric digital elevation models (DEMs) of a study site in Djibouti, East Africa.…	M. Gelautz, P. Paillou, C. Chen, H. Zebker	Details

2002

"The Right Move" - A concept for a video-based choreography tool S. Zillner, M. Gelautz, M. Kallinger: ""The Right Move" - A concept for a video-based choreography tool"; in: "Proceedings of the Photogrammetric…

S. Zillner, M. Gelautz, M. Kallinger

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1999

Parallel Image Processing Applied to Radar Shape-from-Shading Advanced parallelization techniques applied to a time-consuming surface reconstruction algorithm lead to excellent performance on massive parallel…	A. Goller, M. Gelautz, F. Leberl	Details
Relief Reconstruction from SAR Stereo Pairs: The "Optimal Gradient" Matching Method We present a method for improving relief reconstruction from SAR stereo images, relying on preprocessing of input data with an optimal filter. This…	P. Paillou, M. Gelautz	Details

1998

SAR Image Simulation and Analysis of Alpine Terrain We describe the implementation of a so-called object-space algorithm to use a digital elevation model (DEM) and a sensor flight path as input for the…

M. Gelautz, H. Frick, J. Raggam, J. Burgstaller, F. Leberl

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1996

SAR Speckle Simulation After a short introduction to the principles of SAR speckle generation and its statistical properties, we give a review of different speckle…

R. Bolter, M. Gelautz, F. Leberl

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