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Head-size equalization for better visual perception of video conferencing

Liu et al., 2005

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7700207774071460949
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Liu Z
Cohen M
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2005 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo

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In a video conferencing setting, people often use an elongated meeting table with the major axis along the camera direction. A standard wide angle perspective image of this setting creates significant foreshortening, thus the people sitting at the far end of the table appear …
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