z map from a still photography

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 ,

see you.

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

There are several universities working on this idea and a couple commercial companies.

See; http://make3d.stanford.edu/ . I think MIT or NYU had something going too but I can't find it right now.

for painting or creating a depth map see;
http://zenratai.com/software/stereopaint_esp/index.htm
http://www.texnai.co.jp/eng/stereo3D/StPaint/index.html
http://lenticular.rrd.com/wwwLenticular/3DLenticular.asp

 

@harveyfloyd: Thanks for the list...

 

gimp is capable of this, for sure.