realtime (cylindrical) 3D objects from black & white "silhouette" image

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WHAT I WANT
Create in realtime detailed (cylindrical) 3D objects from black and white "silhouette" images/video.

WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE
I have done already a few tests based on the tutorial: Movie to Cylinder Texture.
But i am still not happy with the result. This is based on extrusion and isn't full cylindrical.

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

You will need the attached "kerstboom.png", only used as test image appropriate to the period. :-)

WHAT I NEED
Tips, tricks, ideas, ...

Thanks

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