Monday, February 13, 2017

Depth Map Automatic Generator 11 (DMAG11)

DMAG11 is a joint bilateral filter which can be used to "densify" a sparse depth map in the context of 2d to 3d image conversion.

The input to DMAG11 (in terms of image files) is a reference image and a (sparse) depth map where some depths have been scribbled upon. DMAG11 can be used to convert 2d images into 3d as an alternative to Depth Map Automatic Generator 4 (DMAG4) and Depth Map Automatic Generator 9 (DMAG9).

Here's an example:


Reference image.


Sparse depth map (input).


Dense depth map (output).

My good friend, Ocean Quigley, has taken the time to write a step-by-step guide to using dmag11: Step by step with DMAG11.

The windows executable (guaranteed to be virus free) is available for free via the 3D Software Page.

UPDATE (03/03/2020): I now recommend using 2d to 3d Image Conversion Software - the3dconverter2 for 2d to 3d conversion over DMAG11.