Method and apparatus for the processing of images
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A method of processing an image of a three-dimensional object, including the Steps of providing a morphable object model derived from a plurality of 3D images, matching the morphable object model to at least one 2D object image, and providing the matched morphable object model as a 3D representation of the object. A method of generating a morphable object model includes the Steps of generating a 3D database comprising a plurality of 3D images of proto type objects, Subjecting the data of the 3D database to a data processing providing correspondences between the proto type objects and at least
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