Summary of Colmap-free 3d Gaussian Splatting, by Yang Fu et al.
COLMAP-Free 3D Gaussian Splatting
by Yang Fu, Sifei Liu, Amey Kulkarni, Jan Kautz, Alexei A. Efros, Xiaolong Wang
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Dec 2023
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary In this paper, researchers aim to improve neural rendering techniques by relaxing the reliance on pre-computed camera poses. Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) have shown promise in scene reconstruction and novel view synthesis, but they require accurate camera pose estimation. The authors propose a new approach that combines 3D Gaussian Splatting with sequential processing of input frames to perform novel view synthesis without pre-processing the camera poses. This method leverages the explicit point cloud representations provided by 3D Gaussian Splatting and takes advantage of the continuity in the input video stream. The results show significant improvements over previous approaches in both view synthesis and camera pose estimation under large motion changes. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine taking a video of your favorite memory, and then being able to see it from any angle or perspective. This paper is about how to make that possible without having to pre-compute the camera angles first. Right now, we need to know exactly where the camera was pointing in order to create new views of the scene. But what if we could just use the video itself and still get great results? The researchers are using a technique called 3D Gaussian Splatting to do just that. They’re taking one frame at a time from the video, adding it to a growing set of points, and then using those points to create new views of the scene. This approach is really promising because it doesn’t require pre-computing camera angles, which makes it much more flexible. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Pose estimation
