3d scanning with a webcam

[andrewducker]

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[zornhau.livejournal.com]

This has some amazing possibilities.

[andrewducker]

Do it in high res and you get the ability to produce 3D models that are "gritty".

[zornhau.livejournal.com]

A lot of people can build physical models more easily than digital ones.

[andrewducker]

Exactly. And it would give people a good starting point. Like being able to play a piece of music on the keyboard and then edit it in software afterwards.

[0olong.livejournal.com]

Very cool! This'll be *fantastic* once it works a bit better.

Their conference paper on this looks to be worth a read.

I saw a cheap 3D scanning kit based on a webcam plus a handheld line-laser, at ECA the other day, but I didn't get to see it in use. I might see if they've got one I could try in the Anarkik3D office, they seem to be doing some kind of joint marketing thing with them...

[jarkman.livejournal.com]

I've had a go at something similar - a webcam, a line laser, and free app called David-laserscanner:
http://www.david-laserscanner.com/
It worked reasonably well, but you did have to print out a magic background to stand your object in front of.

[0olong.livejournal.com]

Right, yes, that's the very one! Thanks, I couldn't remember the name of it.

[meico.livejournal.com]

This is pretty impressive stuff...