Abstract
Computer graphics and high-resolution digital imagery are becoming increasingly pervasive in communities not traditionally associated with graphics. Commodity graphics cards and digital cameras, along with powerful modeling software, allow organizations such as libraries, museums, and small businesses to produce expressive and realistic computer generated imagery, far surpassing the capabilities of current desktop monitors. What remains elusive to these groups is access to affordable and easy to use large format display technology. We present a practical system for deploying flexible projector based tiled displays. Our framework integrates two key components: (1) self-calibrating display geometry with real-time geometric correction and (2) PC-based distributed rendering that supports an established graphics API. Our system's display geometry is easy to configure and reconfigure, accommodates casually tiled projectors and arbitrary display surfaces, and can be operational in a matter of minutes. In addition, the underlying distributed rendering architecture (WireGL) is transparent to existing OpenGL applications, requiring no custom APIs or re-compilation of existing OpenGL executables. In short, we present a practical and flexible low-cost tiled display system that is simple to deploy and easy to operate.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - 10th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications, PG 2002 |
Editors | Shi-Min Hu, Heung-Yeung Shum, Sabine Coquillart |
Pages | 194-203 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 0769517846 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Event | 10th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications, PG 2002 - Beijing, China Duration: Oct 9 2002 → Oct 11 2002 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings - Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications |
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Volume | 2002-January |
ISSN (Print) | 1550-4085 |
Conference
Conference | 10th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications, PG 2002 |
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Country/Territory | China |
City | Beijing |
Period | 10/9/02 → 10/11/02 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2002 IEEE.
Keywords
- Computer displays
- Computer graphics
- Digital cameras
- Digital images
- Geometry
- Image generation
- Power generation
- Power system modeling
- Rendering (computer graphics)
- Software libraries
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
- Modeling and Simulation