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Image Geometry Correction (often referred to as Image Warping) is the process of digitally manipulating image data such that the image’s projection precisely matches a specific projection surface or shape.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=S )〕 Image geometry correction compensates for the distortion created by off-axis projector or screen placement or non-flat screen surface, by applying a pre-compensating inverse distortion to that image in the digital domain. Usually, Image geometry correction is applied such that equal areas of projection surface are perceived by the viewer map to equal areas in the source image. It can also be used to apply a special effect distortion. The term “Image” Geometry Correction, implying a static image, is slightly misleading. Image geometry correction applies to static or dynamic images (i.e. moving video). ==Overview== Image geometry correction is generally implemented in 2 different ways: # Graphics Processing # Signal Processing Both techniques involve the real time execution of a spatial transformation from the input image to the output image, and both techniques require powerful hardware. The spatial transformation must be pre-defined for a particular desired geometric, and may be calculated by several different methods (more to follow). In Graphics Processing, the spatial transformation consists of a polygon mesh (usually triangles). The transformation is executed by texture mapping from the rectilinear mesh of the input image to the transformed shape of the destination image. Each polygon on the input image is thus applied to an equivalent (but transformed in shape and location) polygon in the output image. Graphics Processing based Image Geometry Correction, may be performed with inexpensive PC-based graphics controllers. The sophisticated software that uses the texture mapping hardware of a graphics controller is not standard, and is available only through vendors of specialty software (i.e. Mersive Technologies and Scalable Display Technologies). Graphics Processing based image geometry correction is very effective for content that originates in the PC. Its major drawback is that it is tied to the graphics controller platform, and cannot process signals that originate outside the graphics controller. In Signal Processing based image geometry correction, the spatial transformation consists of spatially defined 2-dimensional image re-sampling or scaling filter. The scaling operation is performed with different scaling ratios in different parts of the image, according to the defined transformation. Special care must be taken in the design of the scaling filter to ensure that spatial frequencies remain balanced in all areas of the image, and that the Nyquist criterion is met in all areas of the image. Signal Processing based image geometry correction is implemented by specially designed hardware in the projection system (i.e. IDT, Silicon Optix or GEO Semiconductor), or in stand-alone Video Signal Processors (i.e. Flexible Picture Systems). Signal Processing based image geometry correction is the most flexible form of this technology, enabling the correction of images that originate from ANY graphics controller platform. The drawback of Signal Processing based Image Geometry Correction is the extra expense of the hardware that is used to perform it. This extra expense can be mitigated by the inclusion of additional features (such as switching and Edge Blending in the Signal Processing based image geometry correction system). Calculation of the image geometry correction transformation The image geometry correction transformation can be calculated by predictive geometry (i.e. calculating exactly where an image should land on a regular surface such as sphere or a cylinder), or by an automatic optical feedback system (i.e. a camera can be used to evaluate the alignment of test images), or by user iteration (i.e. movement of points by an operator). In all methods, the transformation is generally described as a 2-dimensional array. The number of points in the 2-dimensional array that are required to do an accurate Image Geometry Correction depends on the surface involved. In the case of Keystone Correction, 4 points are all that are required to completely describe any projection situation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Image geometry correction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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