Video Trace

VideoTrace is a modeling software From Australian Center that uses objects from video to create realistic 3D models. The user interacts with VideoTrace by tracing the shape of the object to be modelled over a number of frames in the video. The software then interprets the sketch drawn and generates a realistic 3D model.

It relies on a human operator but is a great intermediate step towards full automation of 3D model generation. 1 videoclip of video trace software after the jump.