Image processing apparatus and method
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorIn Woo Ha
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a first calculator to generate a first shadow map with respect to a static object included in a three-dimensional (3D) model, at a first viewpoint within the 3D model, a second calculator to generate a second shadow map with respect to a dynamic object included in the 3D model, at the first viewpoint, and a third calculator to generate a third shadow map with respect to the 3D model at the first viewpoint by synthesizing the first shadow map and the second shadow map. The image processing apparatus may decrease an amount of calculation necessary when performing three-dimensional (3D) rendering for a plurality of frames.
Claims20
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a first calculator, executing on a processor, to generate a first shadow map with respect to a static object included in a three-dimensional (3D) model, at a first viewpoint within the 3D model;
- a second calculator to generate a second shadow map with respect to a dynamic object included in the 3D model, at the first viewpoint;
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- a third calculator to generate a third shadow map with respect to the 3D model at the first viewpoint by synthesizing the first shadow map and the second shadow map.
An image processing apparatus to render a 3D model into an image including a plurality of frames, the image processing apparatus comprising:
- a first calculator, executing on a processor, to generate a first shadow map with respect to a static object included in the 3D model, at a first viewpoint within the 3D model during a first frame calculation process of the image, and to provide the first shadow map for a second frame calculation process of the image;
- a second calculator to generate a second shadow map with respect to a dynamic object included in the 3D model during the second frame calculation process of the image;
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- a third calculator to generate a third shadow map with respect to the 3D model at the first viewpoint by synthesizing the first shadow map and the second shadow map during the second frame calculation process of the image.
An image processing method, comprising:
- generating, by way of a processor, a first shadow map with respect to a static object included in a 3D model, at a first viewpoint within the 3D model;
- generating a second shadow map with respect to a dynamic object included in the 3D model, at the first viewpoint;
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- generating a third shadow map with respect to the 3D model at the first viewpoint by synthesizing the first shadow map and the second shadow map.
A computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon instructions to cause a computer to implement an image processing method comprising:
- generating a first shadow map with respect to a static object included in a 3D model, at a first viewpoint within the 3D model;
- generating a second shadow map with respect to a dynamic object included in the 3D model, at the first viewpoint;
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- generating a third shadow map with respect to the 3D model at the first viewpoint by synthesizing the first shadow map and the second shadow map.
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