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3-Sweep: Extracting Editable Objects from a Single Photo, SIGGRAPH ASIA 2013

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What it is

A SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 research demo of 3-Sweep, a tool for extracting editable 3D objects from a single photo using a few user strokes. It predates modern AI image tools.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recalls it as a mind-blowing pre-AI demo of 2D-to-3D object extraction.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “this single video blew my mind back in *2013* and I find myself thinking about it often.”

    Mind-blowing 2013 non-AI object extraction from a single photo.

    alfiedotwtf, 2024-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Adobe's new image rotation tool is one of the most impressive AI tools seen”

  2. “Here's an amazing demo”

    Demo extracting editable 3D objects from a single photo.

    cookingrobot, 2013-09 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: 3D sensing SDK for iOS – Produces point cloud and 6DOF device motion”

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Topics: 3d modeling, siggraph, computer vision, image editing, research demo

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