Changing default values in AliceVision Meshroom

I previously gave you a little script that can run AliceVision MeshRoom from the command line, speeding things up when you have a lot of photos. However, I rely on some of the parameters being changed, specifically I like to use guided matching and LCSM texturing (because it gives me more robust SFM reconstructions, and... Continue Reading →

14/12/2018 7

Batch Script for running AliceVision MeshRoom from command line

Here's a script to reduce the processing of AliceVision's Meshroom to a single double click. Much as I did for COLMAP, (and here) I've put together a batch file that can just be dropped into a folder of photos and double clicked to run the full Meshroom process and produce a filtered, textured model without... Continue Reading →

13/12/2018 2

[Academic Tech] Surface Go – A near perfect companion device

I bought myself a Surface Go (8Gb/128Gb) a few weeks ago, and I’ve had it long enough now to pass judgment. As I noted in my ‘hardware I use’ post, I was previously using a Surface Pro 3, until I sadly dropped it on the hard floor after a lecture. To be honest, I’d been... Continue Reading →

19/11/2018 18

Getting the most out of AliceVision Meshroom – tweaking parameters

AliceVision’s Meshroom was made available as a windows binary not long ago – I wrote about it shortly after it was released and produced a model using my standard test set using default settings. Since then, it’s become my go-to software for producing photogrammetric models. It’s generally not as fast as COLMAP, but I like... Continue Reading →

25/10/2018 14

[Academic tech] Hardware I use – Simulations, photogrammetry, and dissection

In a similar vein to my ‘Software I use’ post, I want to run through what I’m using in terms of hardware in day-to-day use, both directly for research and for general lecturing/computer-y things. Most of what I do these days takes place on the computer, whether that’s simulating dinosaur footprints, or writing/giving lectures, so... Continue Reading →

20/10/2018 6

My Small Object Photogrammetry setup

I thought I'd write a quick post about my photogrammetry set-up for small objects, because I've been doing a lot recently, and as a result I've spent some time optimizing my workflow. The long and the short of it is that it looks like this: I've got a small light box from Amazon, which includes... Continue Reading →

24/08/2018 16

Photogrammery testing 14: AliceVision Meshroom

Testing the newly released binaries for AliceVision Meshroom photogrammetry suite.

11/08/2018 28

Photogrammetry Testing 13: Revisiting 3DFZephyr Free (v4.001)

16/07/2018 8

Swimming dinosaur tracks in the grass in wales? (No)

A couple of weeks ago I was out walking in North Wales near Conwy, and came across this: Intriguing! This was on the top of the hill near Conwy, and there were no animals immediately visible. But it did get my mind thinking about apparent swimming dinosaur tracks I’d seen figured before: I’ve... Continue Reading →

13/06/2018 1