Graphics and multimedia
Steerable Augmented Reality with the Beamatron
Beamatron is a new, augmented-reality concept that combines a projector and a Kinect camera on a pan-tilt moving head. The moving head is used to place the projected image almost anywhere in a room. Meanwhile,…
Cliplets: Juxtaposing Still and Dynamic Imagery
A still photograph is a limited format for capturing moments that span an interval of time. Video is the traditional method for recording durations of time, but the subjective “moment” that one desires to capture…
Microsoft Research Face SDK Beta
Microsoft Research Face SDK integrates the latest face technologies from Microsoft research teams. It provides state-of-the-art algorithms to process face images, like face detection, alignment, tracking, and cartoon generation. Details Major features are: Detection Given…
A New Way to Visualize Earth
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center As the state geologist for Arizona, Lee Allison knows granite from sandstone, a syncline from an anticline. But he has lacked the ability to look through rocks…