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  10   <title>To-do list</title>
  11   <abstract>This article contains a tentative list of future versions and features.</abstract>
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  13
  14 <section>
  15 <title>
  16         0.9.0
  17 </title>
  18 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2006-Sep"/>
  19 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2006-Nov"/>
  20 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2007-Jan"/>
  21
  22 <s>
  23 <t>Argument scope</t>
  24 <ul><li>Fix bugs in argument scope handling.</li>
  25 </ul>
  26 </s>
  27
  28 <s>
  29 <t>Multiple-pass registration</t>
  30 <ul>
  31 <li>Revise alignment algorithm to allow multiple passes for less sensitivity to noise and better estimation of tonal certainty.</li>
  32 </ul>
  33 </s>
  34 <s>
  35 <t>3D scenes and depth recovery</t>
  36 <ul>
  37 <li>Revise 3D scene reconstruction algorithm to perform acceptably on a wider variety of scenes.</li>
  38 </ul>
  39 </s>
  40 <s>
  41 <t>PSF windowing and infinite-support PSFs for Irani-Peleg rendering</t>
  42 <ul>
  43 <li>Add syntax for PSF windowing and new PSF types with infinite support, including the gaussian kernel, suggested by HJ Hornbeck.
  44 </li>
  45 </ul>
  46 </s>
  47 <s>
  48 <t>Variable lighting</t>
  49 <ul>
  50 <li>Add a facility for handling variation in lighting between input frames.</li>
  51 </ul>
  52 </s>
  53 <s>
  54 <t>Interchange formats</t>
  55 <ul>
  56 <li>Add support for a commonly-used interchange format, such as autopano pto,
  57 suggested by Peter Miller.</li>
  58 </ul>
  59 </s>
  60
  61 <s>
  62 <t>Raw file handling</t>
  63 <ul>
  64 <li>Use Dave Coffin's dcraw program to extract information from raw files,
  65 including pixel data, as well as black level and other meta-data, as suggested
  66 by Gregory Maxwell.</li>
  67 </ul>
  68 </s>
  69 <section>
  70 <title>
  71         Abstract and partial transformations
  72 </title>
  73 <ul>
  74 <li>Add a generic 2D transformation class, supporting partial transformations.
  75   <ul><li> 'partial transformation', as used here, means that it is expected that some
  76     points will fail to map.
  77   </li></ul>
  78 </li><li> Add a partial 2D transformation class with constructor taking as arguments
  79   a pair of 3D projective transformations and a 3D model.
  80 </li></ul>
  81 </section>
  82
  83 <section>
  84 <title>
  85         File scoping
  86 </title>
  87 <ul><li> Add new file-scoped options
  88   <ul><li> Irani-Peleg
  89   </li><li> black level
  90   </li><li> alignment type
  91   </li><li> focus details
  92   </li></ul>
  93 </li></ul>
  94 </section>
  95 <section>
  96 <title>
  97         Irani-Peleg for 3D models
  98 </title>
  99 <ul><li> Modify existing Irani-Peleg code to use generic (partial) 2D transformations.
 100   <ul><li> in combination with the above, this should allow the algorithm to operate
 101     on 3D models.
 102   </li></ul>
 103   </li></ul>
 104 </section>
 105 <section>
 106 <title>
 107         Focus bracketing for depth-of-field expansion
 108 </title>
 109 <ul><li> Add facilities for handling depth-of-field and focus bracketing in input
 110   image sets, as suggested by Viktors Rotanovs and Gregory Maxwell.  This
 111   change will likely involve:
 112   <ul><li> using the 3D model for depth data, as suggested by Gregory Maxwell
 113   </li><li> using user-provided (file-scoped) focus details to determine depth of field
 114   </li><li> using variable PSF in the Irani-Peleg algorithm, as suggested by Gregory
 115     Maxwell
 116   </li><li> developing an approach to handle the incremental (non-Irani-Peleg) case.
 117   </li></ul>
 118   </li></ul>
 119 </section>
 120 <section>
 121 <title>
 122 Output image characteristics
 123 </title>
 124 <ul><li>Allow specification of output image characteristics, including exposure
 125 (e.g., gamma) and channel offsets within a pixel.
 126   </li></ul>
 127 </section>
 128 <section>
 129 <title>
 130 Output devices
 131 </title>
 132 <ul><li>Add support for specifying output devices, such as LCD monitors, to
 133 allow shorthand customization of exposure (e.g., gamma) and other
 134 characteristics, such as channel offset in the case of LCD screens for sub-pixel
 135 anti-aliasing.
 136   </li></ul>
 137 </section>
 138 <section>
 139 <title>
 140 Weight and certainty upper bounds
 141 </title>
 142 <ul><li>Add support for specifying weight and certainty upper bounds for
 143 rendering, either as an absolute constraint or relative to average
 144 weights, so that the overall contributions to an output pixel (or channel) are
 145 constrained by weight.
 146
 147   </li></ul>
 148 </section>
 149
 150 <section>
 151 <title>
 152 Time locality
 153 </title>
 154 <ul><li>In combination with weight and certainty upper bounds, time locality could be
 155 used to determine which frames are used to generate an output pixel.  As a
 156 special case of this, video stream processing could favor frames
 157 having the smallest time difference from the target frame.
 158   </li></ul>
 159 </section>
 160 </section>
 161
 162
 163
 164 <section>
 165 <title>
 166         1.0.0 (Stable)
 167 </title>
 168 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2006-Sep"/>
 169 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2006-Jan"/>
 170 <section>
 171 <title>
 172         Performance
 173 </title>
 174 <ul><li> Refine rendering and alignment code for better performance.
 175   </li></ul>
 176 </section>
 177 <section>
 178 <t>Synchronized frame set syntax</t>
 179 <ul><li>Add syntax to identify synchronized frame sets.</li></ul>
 180 </section>
 181 <section>
 182 <title>
 183         Internationalization
 184 </title>
 185 <ul><li> Enhance the command-line interface in preparation for i18n.  (?)
 186   <ul><li> e.g., syntax for identifying synchronized frame sets
 187   </li></ul>
 188 </li><li> Internationalize the command-line interface and help text to accommodate
 189   translations.
 190   </li></ul>
 191 </section>
 192 <section>
 193 <title>
 194         Technical Manual Updates
 195 </title>
 196 <ul><li> Update the Technical Manual for information regarding 3D operation.
 197 </li></ul>
 198 </section>
 199 </section>
 200
 201
 202
 203 <section>
 204 <title>
 205         Unsorted
 206 </title>
 207 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2006-Sep"/>
 208 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2006-Oct"/>
 209 <edit by="David Hilvert" in-month="2007-Jan"/>
 210 <section>
 211 <title>
 212         Documentation
 213 </title>
 214 <ul><li> Generate correctly indented book-level tables of contents when rendering
 215 the complete set of manuals.
 216   </li><li>Add a tutorial, and credit Metin Toyran for suggesting a step-by-step
 217     guide.
 218   </li><li> Remedy meaningless page numbers for book title pages in the set
 219   ToC.
 220   </li><li>Complete migration of existing documentation from the localhost sub-directory,
 221     removing superfluous license terms in the footers.
 222   </li><li>Centralize licensing and authorship information (e.g., there should be only
 223     one COPYING file and only one AUTHORS file).
 224   </li><li>Include license and copyright terms for the doc tree Makefile
 225     as copyright notices in the AUTHORS and/or COPYING files (or equivalent).
 226   </li><li>Complete the documentation.
 227   </li><li>Revise the user manual for new features and syntax.
 228     <ul>
 229     <li>Document new scoping operators {}, [], and [&lt;>].
 230     </li><li>Document other changes in UI, including regularization of syntax.
 231       <ul>
 232       <li>in particular, commas can no longer appear in single-argument options
 233         when using assignment-delimited syntax; use space-delimited syntax
 234         instead.  This behavior is inconsistent with 0.8.4.
 235       </li>
 236       </ul>
 237     </li>
 238     </ul>
 239 </li></ul>
 240 </section>
 241 <section>
 242 <title>
 243         Integer-value routines
 244 </title>
 245 <ul><li> Add facilities for manipulating images storing color as integer-valued data,
 246   possibly as library routines.
 247 </li></ul>
 248 </section>
 249 <section>
 250 <title>
 251         Library
 252 </title>
 253 <ul><li> Move image-processing routines into a library that can be used by other
 254   programs.
 255 </li></ul>
 256 </section>
 257 <section>
 258 <title>
 259         Language Bindings
 260 </title>
 261 <ul><li> Add bindings for other programming languages.
 262 </li></ul>
 263 </section>
 264 <section>
 265 <title>
 266   Packaging
 267 </title>
 268   <section>
 269   <title>
 270     Complete Package
 271   </title>
 272 <ul><li> Investigate options for distributing a 'complete' package including full
 273   revision history, pre-built documentation (if the ordinary distribution does
 274   not include this), and, possibly, example image sets.  Direct download,
 275   bittorrent and CD are the most prominent candidates for distribution.
 276   <ul>
 277   <li> In the case of CD distribution, information should probably be added to the
 278     manuals regarding how to update CD-provided program source.
 279   </li>
 280   </ul>
 281   </li>
 282   </ul>
 283
 284   </section><section>
 285   <title>
 286     Windows Package
 287   </title>
 288 <ul>
 289 <li> Investigate options for creating and distributing a combined source and
 290   binary Windows package containing sufficient software to ensure support for
 291   common image types (e.g., by statically linking with libraries for opening
 292   JPEG and PNG files).  BitTorrent and CD are the most obvious candidates for
 293   distribution.
 294   <ul>
 295   <li> This package could build on the package described above, as a 'for Windows'
 296     variant or some such.
 297   </li><li> This package could make use of an application such as InstallJammer
 298     or Nullsoft Scriptable Install System for installation.
 299   </li>
 300   </ul>
 301   </li>
 302 </ul>
 303 </section>
 304 </section>
 305 </section>
 306
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