Graphics and multimedia
Microsoft Research Volume Rendering SDK
COM components which provides scalable implementation of real-time volume rendering intended for server-based GPUs. It could also be accessed from .Net clients using the provided Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW)
Cliplets: Juxtaposing Still and Dynamic Imagery
Become a Time Traveler with ChronoZoom
ChronoZoom is an open-source community project dedicated to visualizing the history of everything. Big History is the attempt to understand, in a unified, interdisciplinary way, the history of cosmos, Earth, life, and humanity. By using…
SimpleFlow: A Non-iterative, Sublinear Optical Flow Algorithm
Optical flow is a critical component of video editing applications, e.g. for tasks such as object tracking, segmentation, and selection. In this paper, we propose an optical flow algorithm called SimpleFlow whose running times increase…
Deblurring Images for Continents
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research In August 2010, Bing Maps rolled out the first images from its Global Ortho program, a multiyear mapping project launched that spring to provide the Bing Maps platform and…
MirageTable: Freehand Interaction on a Projected Augmented Reality Tabletop
In MirageTable, a 3D stereoscopic projector projects content directly on top of the curved screen. The information is captured by the Kinect camera, which also tracks the user’s gaze. This enables presentation of correct perspective…
