A Visual Programming Interface for Experimenting with Volumetric Video

Abstract

Volumetric video is an emerging form of digital media that remains restrictive and less accessible for artists and creators. This is largely due to the prevalence of high-end expensive commercial systems and the lack of free/open-source development tools allowing for algorithmic experimentation. Although volumetric video is gaining momentum in various fields (e.g., education, training, entertainment), the technology presents a disruption for artists and creators. This paper presents a new visual programming interface named Volnodes, designed for maximum flexibility to process volumetric data focused on the needs of independent digital media creators. Results indicate that Volnodes is highly flexible and capable of leveraging existing algorithms/scripts/executables within a dataflow-centric pipeline.