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Hi guys,
This might be completely retarded but the idea popped into my head after seeing some of the xbox kinect stuff.
Imagine you have a point and shoot digital camera, but built into it very close to the lense of the camera was a powerful IR LED which would bounce of all of the objects in the photo. The sensor would pick up the approximate distance and would then be able to remove the background of an portrait for example.
Here's an illustration:
Is this possible? Has it been done? If not, why?
If it is possible, would it mean that you could make this effect with video without a costly greenscreen setup? There must be some reason why it can't be done.
This might be completely retarded but the idea popped into my head after seeing some of the xbox kinect stuff.
Imagine you have a point and shoot digital camera, but built into it very close to the lense of the camera was a powerful IR LED which would bounce of all of the objects in the photo. The sensor would pick up the approximate distance and would then be able to remove the background of an portrait for example.
Here's an illustration:
Is this possible? Has it been done? If not, why?
If it is possible, would it mean that you could make this effect with video without a costly greenscreen setup? There must be some reason why it can't be done.
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