Therefore I took up the challenge to convert 2D X-ray images to 3D model as my PhD work.’’ The next question is how to use the algorithm in a software product.

Its latest development, an algorithm that turns 2D photographs into 3D landscapes, can transform a regular photo into a video game-style environment, using consumer-grade computer hardware.

Disney Research has developed an algorithm which can generate 3D computer models from 2D images in great detail, sufficient, it says, to meet the needs of video game and film makers.

Put simply, if you want an object to be 3D, you have to render it in 3D. Once the hard work of that is done, turning it into a 2D image is a pretty straight forward process. Well, probably not ...

By using a large dataset to train a machine learning algorithm, researchers from Adobe and the Australian National University have created a technology that could do wonders for 3D model creation.