Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to create a rendered video by a ray tracing method at higher speed. The information processing apparatus includes: a renderer that renders model data by a ray tracing method and creates a ray traced video, and renders the model data by a method different from the ray tracing method and creates an additional video; and a video synthesis unit that synthesizes the additional video and the ray traced video and creates a synthesized video.

Abstract: To render high-quality model data by ray tracing in a short time. An information processing apparatus includes: a pre-rendering unit that pre-renders model data by ray tracing and generates a pre-rendered image; a prediction unit that predicts a difficulty level of restoration in the pre-rendered image; a rendering condition determination unit that determines a rendering condition on the basis of the difficulty level of the restoration and generates an adaptive control signal for setting the rendering condition, the rendering condition specifying resolution and samples per pixel (SPP) for each of elements in the pre-rendered image; a rendering unit that generates an adaptively rendered image by rendering the model data by ray tracing in accordance with the rendering condition for each of the elements set to the adaptive control signal; and a rendered image restoration unit that restores the adaptively rendered image by super resolution and denoising and generates a final rendered image.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a learning device, a learning method, and a program, for enabling to easily realizing segmentation along a boundary of an object. An image processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present technology inputs, to an inference model, as an input image for determination, an image of a region including at least a part of each superpixel constituting a combination of any plurality of superpixels, in a processing target image including an object; infers whether or not a plurality of superpixels constituting the combination is superpixels of a same object; and aggregates superpixels constituting the processing target image for each object on the basis of an inference result obtained using the inference model. The present technology can be applied to various devices that handle images, such as TVs, cameras, and smartphones.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal ring laminate includes: performing an aging treatment on a metal ring laminate in which a plurality of metal rings made of maraging steel are laminated; and performing a nitriding treatment on the metal ring laminate that has been nitrided. Oxidizing treatment is performed after the aging treatment but before the nitriding treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 350° C. and lower than an aging treatment temperature.

Abstract: An information processing device to be provided includes: a viewpoint information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the viewpoint from which a first video image has been captured; a related information acquisition unit that acquires related information about the first video image; and a generation unit that generates a second video image using the information regarding the viewpoint and the related information, the second video image being associated with the first video image and being interlocked with the first video image.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a metal ring laminate includes: performing an aging treatment on a metal ring laminate in which a plurality of metal rings made of maraging steel are laminated; and performing a nitriding treatment on the metal ring laminate that has been nitrided. Oxidizing treatment is performed after the aging treatment but before the nitriding treatment at a temperature equal to or higher than 350° C. and lower than an aging treatment temperature.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for information processing enabling alignment between imaged images to be more accurately performed. With respect to a detection result of a correspondence point between an imaged image including a pattern irradiated for alignment with other imaged image, and the other imaged image including the pattern, an evaluation value with which an occurrence rate of an error in the alignment when the imaged image and the other imaged image are composed with each other is evaluated is calculated; and an irradiated position of the pattern is updated on the basis of the evaluation value calculated. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to an information processing apparatus, an irradiation device, an imaging apparatus, an irradiation imaging apparatus, a controller, an imaging system or the like.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to swiftly perform segmentation of video images. The image processing device according to an aspect of the present technology sets superpixels for frames included in a video image. The superpixels are regions including a plurality of pixels. Further, as information regarding each of the superpixels in a predetermined frame, the image processing device inherits and sets information regarding a corresponding one of the superpixels in a frame earlier than the predetermined frame. The present technology is applicable to various kinds of equipment for processing video images.

Abstract: A method of producing an endless metal ring by butting and welding ends of a steel plate includes a welding process in which, while the ends of the steel plate are heated at a temperature lower than a melting temperature, the ends are pressed against each other and welded by butt welding; and a heat treatment process in which heating is performed at an austenite transformation temperature or lower after the welding process.

Abstract: Provided is a CVT ring member having a nitrided layer on a surface thereof. The CVT ring member includes a chemical composition containing, by mass, C: 0.43 to 0.70%, Si: 2.50% or less, Mn: 1.00% or less, Cr: 1.50 to 4.00%, Mo: 0.50 to 3.00% and V: 1.00% or less while satisfying a relation of Formula 1: 159×C(%)+91×Si(%)+68×Cr(%)+198×Mo (%)+646?1,000, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The ring member has a tensile strength of 1,700 MPa or more. The nitrided layer has a surface hardness of HV800 to HV950.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding apparatus and an encoding method as well as a decoding apparatus and a decoding method that make it possible to improve the compression efficiency. The encoding apparatus transmits reduction filter information that reduces tap coefficients for individual ones of a plurality of classes determined by learning that uses a student image equivalent to a first image obtained by addition of a residual of prediction encoding and a prediction image and a teacher image equivalent to an original image corresponding to the first image. The decoding apparatus accepts the reduction filter information and performs prediction arithmetic operation using tap coefficients obtained using the reduction filter information to perform a filter process for the first image to generate a second image. The present technology can be applied, for example, an encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus of an image.

Abstract: A metal ring of a transmission belt in a belt-type continuously variable transmission. A first nitrided layer formed in a main surface of the metal ring, and a second nitrided layer formed in an end surface of the metal ring are included. A thickness of the second nitrided layer is smaller than a thickness of the first nitrided layer, and surface hardness of the end surface is higher than surface hardness of the main surface. Even though the second nitrided layer in the end part is thin, the surface hardness of the end surface is high. Therefore, it is possible to restrain fatigue fracture starting from an end part, and it is also possible to restrain deterioration of abrasion resistance of the end surface.

Abstract: [Subject] To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes a feature quantity identification section and a display control section. The feature quantity identification section identifies, on the basis of an input image prior to image processing and an output image that has undergone the image processing, a feature quantity indicating a change made to an image by the image processing. The display control section causes an indicator regarding an effect of the image processing to be displayed on the basis of the feature quantity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for information processing enabling alignment between imaged images to be more accurately performed. With respect to a detection result of a correspondence point between an imaged image including a pattern irradiated for alignment with other imaged image, and the other imaged image including the pattern, an evaluation value with which an occurrence rate of an error in the alignment when the imaged image and the other imaged image are composed with each other is evaluated is calculated; and an irradiated position of the pattern is updated on the basis of the evaluation value calculated. The present disclosure, for example, can be applied to an information processing apparatus, an irradiation device, an imaging apparatus, an irradiation imaging apparatus, a controller, an imaging system or the like.

Abstract: An endless metal belt having an excellent abrasion resistance and a method for manufacturing such endless metal belts, capable of sufficiently reducing a tensile stress related to a metal ring in the innermost layer are provided. An endless metal belt includes a belt member formed by laminating a plurality of metal rings; and an element supported by the belt member, in which among the plurality of metal rings, a metal ring in an innermost layer is formed by a maraging steel plate, and another metal ring includes a nitride layer on its surface, and has a specific chemical composition; a tensile strength of the another metal ring is 1,700 MPa or higher; and a surface hardness of the nitride layer is HV800 to HV950.

Abstract: A method of producing an endless metal ring includes welding ends of a maraging steel plate such that the maraging steel plate has a ring shape, annealing the maraging steel plate with the ring shape in a furnace at 845° C. or higher, and nitriding the annealed maraging steel plate, wherein, during the annealing, a dew point temperature indicating an amount of water in the furnace is adjusted such that a value of the dew point temperature [° C.] is equal to or higher than a value obtained by subtracting 35 from time [min] at an annealing temperature of 845° C. or higher.

Abstract: A method of producing an endless metal ring by butting and welding ends of a steel plate includes a welding process in which, while the ends of the steel plate are heated at a temperature lower than a melting temperature, the ends are pressed against each other and welded by butt welding; and a heat treatment process in which heating is performed at an austenite transformation temperature or lower after the welding process.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an encoding apparatus and an encoding method as well as a decoding apparatus and a decoding method that make it possible to improve the compression efficiency. The encoding apparatus transmits reduction filter information that reduces tap coefficients for individual ones of a plurality of classes determined by learning that uses a student image equivalent to a first image obtained by addition of a residual of prediction encoding and a prediction image and a teacher image equivalent to an original image corresponding to the first image. The decoding apparatus accepts the reduction filter information and performs prediction arithmetic operation using tap coefficients obtained using the reduction filter information to perform a filter process for the first image to generate a second image. The present technology can be applied, for example, an encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus of an image.

Abstract: In a wafer inspection step for testing electrical characteristics of an integrated circuit in a chip region (CP) formed in a wafer, a first probe needle having a relatively small diameter is brought into contact with a first pad for small current and a second probe needle having a relatively large diameter is brought into contact with a second pad for large current. A wiring and a field effect transistor, which are used for forming the integrated circuit, are arranged directly under the first pad to which a relatively small needle pressure of the first probe needle is to be applied. On the other hand, a wiring and a field effect transistor, which are used for forming the integrated circuit, are not arranged directly under the second pad to which a relatively large needle pressure of the second probe needle is to be applied.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an endless metal belt used in a belt-type continuously variable transmission, wherein a stress-relief heat treatment is performed after the circumference of a ring body has been adjusted, and aging/nitridation is performed after the stress-relief heat treatment.