Archaeological applications of polynomial texture mapping: analysis, conservation and representation

Polynomial Texture Mapping and Related Imaging Technologies for the Recording, Analysis and Presentation of Archaeological Materials

Polynomial Texture Mapping (Malzbender et al., 2000, 2001) uses multiple images to capture the reflectance properties of a given surface. Multiple captures may be combined in order to produce interactive, relit records of the material sampled. Cultural heritage examples of the technology include work on cuneiform tablets, numismatic archives and lithic artefacts. This paper introduces the PTM d...

Automatic Texture Mapping of Architectural and Archaeological 3d Models

Today, detailed, complete and exact 3D models with photo-realistic textures are increasingly demanded for numerous applications in architecture and archaeology. Manual texture mapping of 3D models by digital photographs with software packages, such as Maxon Cinema 4D, Autodesk 3Ds Max or Maya, still requires a complex and time-consuming workflow. So, procedures for automatic texture mapping of ...

Polynomial Texture Mapping and 3d Representations

The results of a multi-image photographic technique are compared with those obtained by close-range scanning of the same object by a 3D colour laser scanner. The 3D representation achieved by the polynomial texture map (PTM) is compared with the extraction of normals from the same image set by photometric stereo. It is shown that the median of each of the X,Y,Z distributions of normal component...

3D Surface Reconstruction Using Polynomial Texture Mapping

A lot of research has been conducted on 3D surface reconstruction using multiple images of fixed view point and varying lighting conditions. In this paper, a new image-based modeling technique based on Polynomial Texture Mapping (PTM) is presented. This technique allows automated reconstruction of highly detailed 3D texture-mapped models. The new technique addresses some of the shortcomings of ...

Texture Analysis and Applications