Multi-chart geometry video: A compact representation for 3D animations

Khaled Mamou, Titus Zaharia, Françoise Prêteux

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Abstract

This paper introduces a new compression scheme, so-called Multi-Chart Geometry Video (MCGV), for 3D dynamic meshes with constant connectivity and time-varying geometry. The core of the proposed method is a piecewise affine predictor coupled with a Multi-Chart Geometry IMage (MCGIM) representation of the residual errors. The mesh is first partitioned into vertex clusters whose motion can be accurately described by a unique 3D affine transform. The prediction errors are represented as MCGIMs which are compressed by using standardized image encoders such as JPEG and MPEG-4. The performances of our encoder are objectively evaluated on a data set of six animation sequences with various sizes, geometries and topologies, and exhibiting both rigid and elastic motions. The experimental evaluation shows that the proposed MCGV achieves up to 60% lower compression distortions than the geometry video approach, while outperforming (with 30% to 94% lower distortions) the RT, MPEG-4/ AFX-IC, D3DMC, PCA and Dynapack techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 3rd International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission, 3DPVT 2006
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages711-718
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0769528252, 9780769528250
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission, 3DPVT 2006 - Chapel Hill, NC, United States
Duration: 14 Jun 200616 Jun 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings - Third International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission, 3DPVT 2006

Conference

Conference3rd International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission, 3DPVT 2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChapel Hill, NC
Period14/06/0616/06/06

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