In this course, you will learn digital compositing. This is basically the art and science of combining CG elements with real-world imagery either in the form of still images or video. This is an essential and critical part of most modern day films.

You will learn the basic concepts of image-based rendering (which includes modeling and lighting) and digital compositing and apply those techniques in your assignments and projects.

Graduate student status in Visualization, VIZA 613.

1. Reconstruction of camera parameters from a set of images
2. Determination of light orientation from a set of images
3. Reconstruction of shapes of objects from a set of images
4. Recovery of texture for material samples from images
5. Reconstruction of transparency and specularity from a set of images

Projects	40%
Homeworks	20%
Final Project	20%
Class Participation	20%

• Photoshop Layer Mask Tutorial by Andy Baker
• Ambient Occlusion by Bob Moyer
• Kurt's Compositing Tutorial
• Camera resolution ratios for video
• Composite mode in Maya
• Environment mapping
• Handling Shadows by Jaemin Lee
• Compositing Shadows by Jaemin Lee
• Rendering and compositing reflections by Gary Bruins
• Refractive Indices for common materials
• Shadows on refractive and reflective surfaces
• Affordable 3D Shape Reconstruction by Gary Bruins

• Digital camera sensor sizes
• Field-of-view calculator
• Faking outdoor global illumination

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy Statement
The following ADA Policy Statement (part of the Policy on Individual Disabling Conditions) was submitted to the University Curriculum Committee by the Department of Student Life. The policy statement was forwarded to the Faculty Senate for information.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Cain Hall or call 845-1637.

Academic Integrity Statements

An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.

Upon accepting admission to Texas A&M University, a student immediately assumes a commitment to uphold the Honor Code, to accept responsibility for learning, and to follow the philosophy and rules of the Honor System. Students will be required to state their commitment on examinations, research papers, and other academic work. Ignorance of the rules does not exclude any member of the TAMU community from the requirements or the processes of the Honor System.

For additional information please visit: http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/

Plagiarism
In this course, we want to encourage collaboration and the free interchange of ideas among students and in particular the discussion of homework assignments, approaches to solving them, etc. However, we do not allow plagiarism, which, as commonly defined, consists of passing off as one's own the ideas, words, writings, etc., which belong to another. In accordance with this definition, you are committing plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and turn it in as your own, even if you should have the permission of that person. Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without which research cannot be safely communicated.
If you have any questions regarding plagiarism, please consult the latest issue of the Texas A&M University Student Rules, under the section on Scholastic Dishonesty.