Reply #135: See #133

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Please note my comment above: 'considerable effort has been invested in simulating this stuff'. I would not want you to be disappointed if it turns out not to be what you thought it was. You should also look into 3d reconstruction from photographs and video, here are some links about the technology involved to get you started.

http://www.rsi.gmbh.de/photomodeler_e.htm
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.61.9212
http://www-cvr.ai.uiuc.edu/ponce_grp/publication/paper/crest03.pdf
http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/csdl/doi/10.1109/ICDS.2007.23
http://www.visionbib.com/bibliography/match-pl538.html

http://grail.cs.washington.edu/rome/ << these two would seem particularly relevant and somewhat less technical
http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/cpc/

To effectively take advantage of these techniques (which would be an ongoing project, as the technology is changing and advancing rapidly), the smart thing for someone who really cares about the truth would be to establish or maintain a single archive with as much photo and video fottage as possible. I'm not talking about footage with some guy explaining his CT over a heavy metal soundtrack or photos with annotations, just gathering/indexing the largest possible archive of raw material.