z map from a still photography

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    Sly Member

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    do you know softwares that help in the creation of a zmap from a single photography? I m sure there is no automatic process , but is there some softwares that ease the process

    thanks ,

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    Z Map

    I use Photoshop and Gimp. Gimp is freeware, available on most platforms and quite easy to use.

    When I create z maps, I create a new layer for each part of the image. A part can be anything, like a mountain, person, tree, arm or whatever that needs to be separated from the others.
    I use the freehand and/or the magic wand-thing to select the parts, create the new layers based on these. I fill the part with the shade of gray I think is right.

    Finally I merge the visible layers and apply a strong blur to the result. Without the blurring, I often get the "cardboard"-effect.

    Hope this helped :)
     
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    cocolino New Member

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    Hi
    As long as i digg in 3d, there is no auto z-buffer plugin for one image source.
    I heard about some test of wicked laser and radiowave based z-bufer cameras from VR21 company
    Personaly i use separate channels in photoshop for specific depth information.
    cheers
     
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    thanks , for the replies guys , i was nearly sure that there were no plug in or tools who can ease the process .
    Are they some of you that work on create zmap for videos? any workaround to share?

    see you.
     
    Sly, Nov 12, 2009
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    @harveyfloyd: Thanks for the list...
     
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    gimp is capable of this, for sure.
     
    kifferei, Aug 28, 2012
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