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Convert 2D Images into 3D Images

Make 3D is a wonderful piece of code from the University of Stanford that transforms a normal 2D image into a 3D image. While the results are not true 3D images they are still very impressive. I tested the script with two images that I took last summer, one from the North Sea [link] and one from my trip to Berlin showing Berlin Cathedral [link].

No user input at all other than selecting an image from Flickr or your computer and tagging it is required. The script is transforming the image automatically one after the other. You receive a message about your queue position and will receive an email once the transformation finishes.

Users can then zoom in and out of the image, turn, move forward, backward and up and down using the cursor keys. Adobe Shockwave is required for the script to work.

north sea

How does it work ?

Our software uses a breakthrough technology in machine learning. It estimates depths from the single image by using our monocular vision algorithm, developed in 2005. It captures a variety of monocular cues and learns the relations between different parts of the image using a machine learning technique called Markov Random Field (MRF). Our algorithm first divides the image into small patches and analyzes them at multiple scales to estimate each of the patches’ 3-d location and 3-d orientation. More details could be found here.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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Responses so far:

  1. jaswanth says:

    can u send me any details about ur softwares

  2. jaswanth says:

    plz send somwe details

  3. jaswanth says:

    pleas send some details about you.

  4. muneeba says:

    can i get the code or link to download ur software?

  5. Hueristic says:

    http://make3d.stanford.edu/

  6. Mar Oishi says:

    I am already using your program. Which program of yours will do the 2D to 3D conversion? Thanking you in advance.

  7. Srinivas says:

    Hi this srinivas I am doing one project I.e 2D to 3D image conversion so could u tell some tips
    Pls very argent
    thank u

  8. Srinivas says:

    I am waiting for ur reply pls reply soon

  9. keshant says:

    hi i a student and working on image processing ,pls send me detail that how it work with detail

  10. Anonymous says:

    i m doing the project on the conversion of 2d image to 3d image

  11. arul says:

    hi anonymous says, please help give some tips about how to convert 2d image to 3d images…

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