CMP SfM Web Service News 31/05/11 - New web interface (version Prague). 17/03/11 - You can now use icon in 'Datasets table' to run SfM (No XML file needed). What? CMP SfM Web Service provides a remote access to the 3D reconstruction systems developed in Center for Machine Perception, FEE, CTU Prague. Our service is available for research purposes only and access is granted on email request to Tomas Pajdla <pajdla@cmp.felk.cvut.cz>. Why? We provide the access to the service to our partners and to people in the Computer Vision community to make it easier to use our codes. PhotoCloud - Home PhotoCloud is a browser for datasets composed of: A collection of calibrated images A 3D model over which images are aligned (point-cloud, triangle mesh, ...) In order to view them in PhotoCloud, they must undergo a specific pre-processing phase, which is performed through the PhotoCloud Index Generator tool. These pages provides instructions for downloading and installing PhotoCloud, PhotoCloudIndexGenerator, and a guide for their use. In addition, we provide two sample datasets, so that you can test PhotoCloud without generating a dataset of your own: the first one is an example of an architectural complex, featuring the Cavalieri Square in Pisa (Italy); the second one features the Michelangel`s David statue with pictures shot before and after the recent restoration (2004-2005). Videos Here are some demonstration videos: "Piazza Cavalieri" - features the Cavalieri Square in Pisa (Italy). Support and thanks VISITO Tuscany and EC IP “3DCOFORM”
Open Source Photogrammetry: Ditching 123D Catch – We Did Stuff This is part one in a series on open source photogrammetry. In part two, I’ll flesh out more VFX-centric application of this workflow. Before I start, big thanks to: Dan Short: for showing me his awesome 123d models that sparked this whole ideaHannah Davis: debugging + emotional support + snacks So a few weeks ago, Dan Short showed me 123D Catch. It was awesome. Until Dan showed me some models he generated from exhibts at the AMNH I didn’t really get the point of Catch…so what, you have a model of your water bottle…but what Dan showed me was that it worked incredible well on environments too: The Hall of African Mammals or even the penguin diarama from the infamous whale room! I remembered seeing something like this years ago: a product demo called Photosynth from Microsoft, which did this sort of reconstruction from thousands of tourist photos of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Photo limits: the iphone app seems to allow a maximum of 40 images. Here are the steps: Part 1: VisualSFM Caveats