Computer Graphics

University of California - Berkeley

Camera Models and Optical Systems Used in Computer Graphics: Part I, Object Based Techniques


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Authors

  • Brian Barsky
  • Daniel R. Horn
  • Stanley A. Klein
  • Jeffrey A. Pang
  • Meng Yu

Abstract

Images rendered with traditional computer graphics techniques, such as scanline rendering and ray tracing, appear focused at all depths. However, there are advantages to having blur, such as adding realism to a scene or drawing attention to a particular place in a scene. In this paper we describe the optics underlying camera models that have been used in computer graphics, and present object space techniques for rendering with those models. In our companion paper [3], we survey im- age space techniques to simulate these models. These techniques vary in both speed and accuracy.

Citation

Brian A. Barsky, Daniel R. Horn, Stanley A. Klein, Jeffrey A. Pang, and Meng Yu. "Camera Models and Optical Systems Used in Computer Graphics: Part I, Object Based Techniques". In Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, 2003.