In effect, they developed a stereoscope for the 21st century.
The team presented itsproof-of-conceptat the 32nd rendition of the ACM Multimedia conference last month.
But before they were buried, grayscale photographs were taken of each panel.
A depth map of the temple relief.Image: Pan et al. 2024
Previous attempts had been made, but these earlier reconstructions couldnt replicate the finer details of the reliefs.
The semantic mapwhich is vaguely reminiscent ofEllsworth Kellys Blue Green Redshows how the models knowledge base associates related concepts.
The researchers also included how their model compared with other state-of-the-art models in relation to the ground truth images.
Image: Pan et al. 2024
Our technology holds vast potential for preserving and sharing cultural heritage, Tanaka said.
Cultural heritage needs to be preserved.
Cultural heritage defines who we are by way of the communities and cultures that came before us.
A soft-edge map (left) and semantic map (right) of the 2d relief image. Pan et al. 2024
If these AI models help art historians and preservationists save just one piece of history, theyve done good.
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