Card3DFace

This project intends to create a 3D face printing system on cards. As for printing on polymer cards, the 3D effect is created by a lenticular structure made in the production phase of the card. The expected innovation for this project concerns the generation of the three-dimensional model of a person's face, which will be accomplished by manipulating photographs captured using light field cameras, also called plenoptic cameras, and choosing the number of views and their optimization, as well as their viewing angles, in order to create the best three-dimensional effect possible. This is a research and development project funded by the Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (Portuguese Mint and Official Printing Office), the official portuguese state company in charge of providing fundamental goods and services to the Portuguese State, such as minting metallic coins and publishing the Official Journal. Security documents such as the Portuguese Citizen Card and the passport are also produced by INCM as well as the authentication of precious metals artefacts.