Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv ? Message #42298
From: Evan Fotis <evan.fotis@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [AE] Head Scan
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:12:27 +0200
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
123d scan is gr8 though the free version does not produce accurate geometry, 'cause it downsamples the images. It fools the eye because it applies the photo texture with it shadows. It does export to 3ds and within 3dsmax it can be edited.. Here's my test:
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/401352_10150717571837846_551917845_12342463_488800768_n.jpg
It does not work well if you rotate the object when taking picts, it need the camera to go around the object in a full circle.
On 25-Feb-12 03:38, Alex Czetwertynski wrote:
Someone was mentioning 123dCatch from Autodesk as a good tool.
There is also XYZ RGB, but I don't think it will do 360 degrees unless you get the (over)expensive full version.
My tool of choice is Photoscan.  Extremely cheap for its power, but does require a bit of knowledge on how to take the pictures.  Email me off list if you would like to discuss that, as I've used it extensively.

Just to be clear, these are not "scanning" techniques, but rather 3d reconstruction from pictures, which has the huge advantage over scanning of using photographic data, meaning you can art direct your pictures vs just using the data from a scanner.
Lighting etc...can be made part of the process

Alex


On Feb 24, 2012, at 5:34 PM, Phil Spitler wrote:

There was a thread a while ago about free services that generate 3d models of heads.

I have searched the archives but can't find the link or even the thread.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Phil

Phil Spitler |   Associate Creative Director  |  Bonfire  Labs  |  t : 415.394.8200  |  c : 415.571.3139  |  Bonfirelabs.com


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