Re: [PanoTools-devel] Google summer of code

[Daniel M. G. <dm...@uv...>]

Hi Ippei,

 What is needed is to break apart the two main functionalities if
panotools:

1. Registration

Registration can return a complex data structure or an object that
corresponds to the current "script".


2. Mapping.

Map one picture at a time by expanding CreatePanorama with the
parameters for that image, and an array of points to morph.  The
mapping procedure does not even need to know about the rest of the
images.

dmg


 Ippei UKAI twisted the bytes to say:

 Ippei> Hi,
 Ippei> I've just remembered someone has said something like we unfortunately  
 Ippei> do not have any good representation of PanoTools data other than  
 Ippei> PTstitcher/PToptimiser script even for passing data between functions  
 Ippei> of different libraries.

 Ippei> Wouldn't it be a good idea to have a set of XML, C struct, or C++  
 Ippei> class as a portable data structure for passing PanoTools data between  
 Ippei> functions, libraries, processes, and computers? I've kind of found it  
 Ippei> sad and legacy way to parse and construct the script every time data  
 Ippei> has to be passed on from one to the other.

 Ippei> I don't really know the internals of PanoTools much and I'm not  
 Ippei> entirely sure about the situation, but it might be a good idea to  
 Ippei> have a vision, because if an improvement is possible that's another  
 Ippei> good project for the SoC students.

 Ippei> Any ideas?

 Ippei> Ippei

 Ippei> On 2007-02-17, at 19:21, Pablo dAngelo wrote:

 >> Hi all,
 >> 
 >> I just noticed (on the openicc mailing list) that the google summer of
 >> code starts soon.
 >> http://code.google.com/soc
 >> 
 >> I would be happy to mentor one student for one of the following  
 >> projects:
 >> 
 >> 1. Implementation of the SURF feature detector and matcher, and
 >> improving its
 >> performance on heavily distorted images (fisheye + wideangle). I
 >> believe this
 >> is also quite interesting for the students future, since this is
 >> based on state of
 >> the art research. This would be great, since a good detector for
 >> these image
 >> types is currently missing in the opensource world.
 >> 
 >> 2. Improved blending and anti-ghosting program, especially with  
 >> respect to
 >> the creation of HDR panoramas from multiple exposures.
 >> 
 >> I have supervised or co supervised some diploma (~masters) thesis  
 >> in the
 >> last 3
 >> years, so I feel qualified to mentor a student.
 >> 
 >> I have never participated in the summer of code, and I'm not sure if
 >> hugin is big
 >> enough for google to be considered, although hugin, panotools (tlalli)
 >> and enblend
 >> is the most advanced opensource panorama creation software.
 >> Maybe with some backing from the panotools-list verein, there would  
 >> be a
 >> chance to get accepted?
 >> 
 >> From what I read, we need a fallback mentor and some organizer that
 >> stays in
 >> contact with google and mediates if something goes wrong.
 >> 
 >> ciao
 >> Pablo
 >> 
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