As I’d previously noted, RealityCapture has been re-branded to RealityScan, to align branding across desktop and mobile applications. With the rebrand come some major new changes: AI Masking Smarter Alignment Aeriel LiDAR Support Quality Analysis To install it, you need to fire up Epic Games Launcher, then I had to wait a while until the... Continue Reading →
No more Agisoft? Turn to Reality Capture with this guide
I’ve had multiple emails now from different people working at US government agencies – Agisoft Metashape is no longer available nor allowed because it’s made by a Russian company. Below, I’ll provide a run through of Reality Capture as it stands today. The main competitor to Metashape is Reality Capture, now owned by Epic Games. ... Continue Reading →
I’m A Reality Capture Convert.
Since I first started getting into Photogrammetry in a serious way, with my 2012 paper on using Bundler and PMVS, and throughout much of this blog’s life, I’ve been a massive proponent of free and open-source photogrammetry software. For years I used COLMAP, and then Meshroom. The latter was particularly good, offering a full pipeline... Continue Reading →