Taking the Pixel Out of the Picture

We have developed a contour-based image and movie representation which takes the pixel out of the picture. We use contours, which are scale-free and can readily be rendered back to an image at a new resolution independent of the original. They are easy to rotate and zoom by fractional amounts. They can act as a universal intermediate during post-production. They provide a single delivery mechanism, whether to mobile phone, TV screen or cinema. They are future-proof, taking HD resolution and beyond in their stride. This is not a disruptive technology: moving between pixels and contours can happen at any stage in the pipeline. Nor does it need special cameras or displays.

Published

2013-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

Codecs, image representation, image manipulation, contourisation, contour images

DOI

10.5594/M001530

ISBN

978-1-61482-953-9