3D Animation
This lecture overviews 3D Animation that has many applications in 3D computer graphics, games, data visualization, simulators, Virtual Environments and media production. It covers the following topics in detail: History of 3D Animation, Types of animation, Applications, Production Pipeline, Essential parts of computer animation, Principals of Animation (Movement, Deformations).
3D Surface and Volume Rendering
This lecture overviews 3D Surface and Volume Rendering hat has many applications in 3D computer graphics, games, data visualization, simulators, Virtual Environments and media production. It covers the following topics in detail: 3D Geometric Modeling, Curves and Surfaces, Surface Simplification Methods, Illumination and Shading, Hidden Surface Removal, Surface Normal Estimation, Volume Rendering, 3D Surface vs Volume Rendering.
3D Image and Video Quality
This lecture overviews 3D Image and Video Quality that has many applications in stereoscopic imaging, 3D TV and 3D cinema. It covers the following topics in detail: Visual discomfort and Visual discomfort assessment methods. Physical immersion effects are detailed, e.g., in head-mounted displays, projection displays & reality theaters. Virtual reality induced symptoms and effects are detailed.
Stereoscopic window effects and bent window effect are analyzed. Depth perception effects: UFO, Depth Jump Cuts, Cardboarding Effect, Gigantism and dwarfism are detailed, as well as well to fix them. Subjective and objective 3D Video Quality assessment is also overviewd.
3D Video Coding and Broadcasting
This lecture overviews 3D Video Coding and Broadcasting that has many applications in 3D cinema, 3D TV and 3D video content streaming. It covers the following topics in detail: 3D Video Processing Chain. Video Coding Standards. 3D Video Coding (3D Coding by Format, 3D Coding Tools). 3D Video Transmission (3D Video in DVB Systems, 3D Video Delivery Over IP).
3D Image and Shape Compression
This lecture overviews 3D Image and Shape Compression hat has many applications in stereo imaging, cinema and 3D TV. It covers the following topics in detail: Image-based representations (IBR) compression, Depth map compression, Layered depth image compression, Model-based 3D shape compression, 3D Image Compression in MPEG-4, Volumetric data compression.
Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis
This lecture overviews Finite Element Method for Stress Analysis that has many applications in Mechanical and Civil engineering, in Material Science and Biomedicine. It covers the following topics in detail: Strain and Stress, Finite Element Method, FEM Steps Advantages and Limitations, Applications in Biomedical Imaging and safety.