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07-25-2004, 02:49 AM
Publication announcement:
Concise texture editing
Stephen Brooks
Technical report UCAM-CL-TR-584, University of Cambridge,
Computer Laboratory, March 2004, 164 pages.
This document is now available at
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/TechReports/UCAM-CL-TR-584.pdf
Abstract:
Many computer graphics applications remain in the domain of the
specialist. They are typically characterized by complex user-directed
tasks, often requiring proficiency in design, colour spaces, computer
interaction and file management. Furthermore, the demands of this skill
set are often exacerbated by an equally complex collection of image or
object manipulation commands embedded in a variety of interface
components. The complexity of these graphic editing tools often requires
that the user possess a correspondingly high level of expertise.
Concise Texture Editing is aimed at addressing the over-complexity of
modern graphics tools and is based on the intuitive notion that the
human user is skilled at high level decision making while the computer
is proficient at rapid computation. This thesis has focused on the
development of interactive editing tools for 2D texture images and has
led to the development of a novel texture manipulation system that
allows:
- the concise painting of a texture;
- the concise cloning of textures;
- the concise alteration of texture element size.
The system allows complex operations to be performed on images with
minimal user interaction. When applied to the domain of image editing,
this implies that the user can instruct the system to perform complex
changes to digital images without having to specify copious amounts of
detail. In order to reduce the user's workload, the inherent
self-similarity of textures is exploited to interactively replicate
editing operations globally over an image. This unique image system
thereby reduces the user's workload through semi-automation, resulting
in an acutely concise user interface.
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University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory,
Technical Reports (ISSN 1476-2986)
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/TechReports/
Concise texture editing
Stephen Brooks
Technical report UCAM-CL-TR-584, University of Cambridge,
Computer Laboratory, March 2004, 164 pages.
This document is now available at
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/TechReports/UCAM-CL-TR-584.pdf
Abstract:
Many computer graphics applications remain in the domain of the
specialist. They are typically characterized by complex user-directed
tasks, often requiring proficiency in design, colour spaces, computer
interaction and file management. Furthermore, the demands of this skill
set are often exacerbated by an equally complex collection of image or
object manipulation commands embedded in a variety of interface
components. The complexity of these graphic editing tools often requires
that the user possess a correspondingly high level of expertise.
Concise Texture Editing is aimed at addressing the over-complexity of
modern graphics tools and is based on the intuitive notion that the
human user is skilled at high level decision making while the computer
is proficient at rapid computation. This thesis has focused on the
development of interactive editing tools for 2D texture images and has
led to the development of a novel texture manipulation system that
allows:
- the concise painting of a texture;
- the concise cloning of textures;
- the concise alteration of texture element size.
The system allows complex operations to be performed on images with
minimal user interaction. When applied to the domain of image editing,
this implies that the user can instruct the system to perform complex
changes to digital images without having to specify copious amounts of
detail. In order to reduce the user's workload, the inherent
self-similarity of textures is exploited to interactively replicate
editing operations globally over an image. This unique image system
thereby reduces the user's workload through semi-automation, resulting
in an acutely concise user interface.
--
University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory,
Technical Reports (ISSN 1476-2986)
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/TechReports/