Anyone willing to help with model development — load pictures - run align - set filters - end up less than impressed. Must be on my end but I am fed up with trying to figure it out. Any help would be appreciated. I would also pay if needed.
Hi Jeff Mire
Some screenshots would help to better understand your issues…
I really would just like to find someone that can help me through each step. I am at the point where I want to stop trying to figure out myself and pay someone to help me through the process.
Jeff Mire wrote:
I really would just like to find someone that can help me through each step. I am at the point where I want to stop trying to figure out myself and pay someone to help me through the process.
Hi.
I think you have a lot of bad sourceimages here. Also, you are shooting a reflective surface. The back side for example is completely flat ane reflective. CR will have a hard time getting this sorted I think. Also, you would probably benefit from using control points to tell CR what is what.
As a start are there a set of “Sample” images that can be used and a step by step process. Maybe a few different examples would go a long way in explaining how this technology is “Correctly” used.
From the example images you provided I can tell you right away that you need to take a lot more pictures to get any decent result at all.
Ideally you want to circle around the object and take a picture every 10 to 15 degrees at multiple heights.
Also, I do recommend using a tripod or at the very least a monopod to prevent blurry pictures.
Try to keep your ISO level as low as possible, also try going for a decent depth of field, preferrably setting your cameras F-stop somewhere around 8 to 10.
At 15° between photos and five different heights per position you will end up with about 120 photos.
That amount should allow the software to come up with a decent alignment even for slightly reflective objects.
Of course, more = better.
You need to take enough photos for the software to somewhat reliably create a single component during alignment, or if you get multiple, the vast majority of the photos (>90%) should be assigned to one component.
Free For All Example Project (Trial version Only!) provides an example on how to approach this.
Thank you – that is helpful – for the areas that are shinny - any suggestion regarding targets or other elements that could be added to help.
If you can, try covering the shiny areas in talcum or baby powder to reduce the shine. The powder should be easily removable.
Maybe also sprinkle on some water soluble black paint on top of the powder layer with a toothbrush.
That way you have many tiny sprinkles of paint on the surface, creating a nice pattern for the alignment process to latch on to.
Of course, that will not work for everything or not be possible for some objects.
This also will not work if you need a texture for the object.