CGRA352 (2024) - Image-based Graphics

Prescription

Image-based graphics brings together the power visual media content to produce vivid, compelling, and meaningful computer graphics. This course studies ways of manipulating and combining images and videos, including image filtering, image manipulation, and video processing.

Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Describe and demonstrate through implementation in software an understanding of the fundamentals of image representation, colour models, pixel-level manipulation algorithms and filtering-based image processing techniques.
2. Describe and demonstrate through implementation in software an understanding of popular image content manipulation methods like image synthesis, seamless image composition and content-aware resizing.
3. Describe and demonstrate through implementation in software an understanding of computational photography technology and advanced imaging techniques, like HDR imaging and light field cameras.
4. Describe and demonstrate through implementation in software an understanding of the fundamentals of feature matching and image warping, and how to perform video enhancement like stabilization. Be able to implement image warping and alignments and a straightforward video stabilizer.

Course content

We’ve designed this course for in-person study, and to get the most of out it we strongly recommend you attend lectures on campus. Most assessment items, as well as tutorials/seminars/labs/workshops will only be available in person. Any exceptions for in-person attendance for assessment will be looked at on a case-by-case basis in exceptional circumstances, e.g., through disability services or by approval by the course coordinator.
 
If you started your programme of study remotely and can only study remotely, please contact the School so we can help and confirm what courses are available.

Withdrawal from Course

Withdrawal dates and process:
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/course-additions-withdrawals

Lecturers

Teaching Format

For students in Wellington, there will be a combination of in-person components and web/internet based resources. For approved remote students, the lectures/tutorials will be recorded and there will be online marking sessions.
 
Lecture based course assessed through substantial practical programming assignments.

Dates (trimester, teaching & break dates)

• Teaching: 26 February 2024 - 31 May 2024
• Break: 01 April 2024 - 14 April 2024
• Study period: 03 June 2024 - 06 June 2024
• Exam period: 07 June 2024 - 22 June 2024

Set Texts and Recommended Readings

Required

There are no required texts for this offering.

Recommended

• Computer vision: algorithms and applications, by Szeliski 2010.

Mandatory Course Requirements

There are no mandatory course requirements for this course.

If you believe that exceptional circumstances may prevent you from meeting the mandatory course requirements, contact the Course Coordinator for advice as soon as possible.

Assessment

Assessment Item	Due Date or Test Date	CLO(s)	Percentage
Assessed programming assignment 1	Week 4	CLO: 1	20%
Assessed programming assignment 2	Week 7	CLO: 1,2	30%
Assessed programming assignment 3	Week 10	CLO: 3	20%
Assessed programming assignment 4	Assessment period	CLO: 4	30%

Penalties

Assignments submitted after the due date will get a 5% penalty per day, up to one week. After this, zero marks will be awarded for the assignment.

Extensions

Individual extensions will only be granted in exceptional personal circumstances, and should be negotiated with the course coordinator before the deadline whenever possible. Documentation (eg, medical certificate) may be requested.

Submission & Return

All work should be submitted through the ECS submission system, accessible through the course web pages. Marks and comments will be returned through the ECS marking system, also available through the course web pages.

Workload

Although the workload will vary from week to week, you should expect to spend approximately 10 hours per week on the course to give a total of 150 hours study time for the course.

Teaching Plan

See: https://ecs.wgtn.ac.nz/Courses/CGRA352_2024T1/LectureSchedule

Communication of Additional Information

All online material for this course can be accessed at https://ecs.wgtn.ac.nz/Courses/CGRA352_2024T1/

Links to General Course Information

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/exams/academic-integrity
• Academic Progress: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/progress/academic-progess (including restrictions and non-engagement)
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• Grades: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/study/progress/grades
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• Student Charter: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/learning-teaching/learning-partnerships/student-charter
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• Turnitin: http://www.cad.vuw.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/Turnitin
• University structure: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/about/governance/structure
• The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy:
  Victoria University values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy
  He mea nui te reo Māori ki te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy
• VUWSA: http://www.vuwsa.org.nz

Offering CRN: 30096

Points: 15
Prerequisites: CGRA 252 (or 251); NWEN 241; ENGR 121 or MATH 151
Duration: 26 February 2024 - 23 June 2024
Starts: Trimester 1
Campus: Kelburn