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General / Re: GPU problem on version 1.3

« on: March 18, 2017, 11:35:33 AM »

Hi Alexey

Add me to the list.

2017-03-18 19:00:16 Agisoft PhotoScan Standard Version: 1.3.0 build 3772 (64 bit)
2017-03-18 19:00:16 Platform: Mac OS
2017-03-18 19:00:16 OpenGL Vendor: ATI Technologies Inc.
2017-03-18 19:00:16 OpenGL Renderer: AMD Radeon HD - FirePro D700 OpenGL Engine
2017-03-18 19:00:16 OpenGL Version: 2.1 ATI-1.48.21
2017-03-18 19:00:16 Maximum Texture Size: 16384
2017-03-18 19:00:16 Quad Buffered Stereo: not enabled
2017-03-18 19:00:16 ARB_vertex_buffer_object: supported
2017-03-18 19:00:16 ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: supported
2017-03-18 19:00:16 LoadProject
2017-03-18 19:00:16 Loading project...
2017-03-18 19:00:16 loaded project in 0.027487 sec
2017-03-18 19:00:16 Finished processing in 0.027717 sec (exit code 1)
2017-03-18 19:00:34 AMD Radeon HD - FirePro D700 Compute Engine: no SPIR support
2017-03-18 19:00:34 AMD Radeon HD - FirePro D700 Compute Engine: no SPIR support

Any chance I could grab the hotfix too?

Thanks for your help.

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General / Re: image correction useful ?

« on: October 26, 2014, 02:06:11 AM »

Which does bring up an interesting question of software based in camera correction - as used by a lot of newer cameras.

I haven't seen any sign of this being an issue though, having used M4/3s gear for panos, 360º panos, and photoscan.

I agree with Nadar. Shadows and highlights adjustment, global exposure and contrast adjustment, etc should be fine (apply consistently to all images). I'd steer clear of anything like sharpening, cropping, straightening, etc.

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General / Re: Pany GM1 ... banned for aerial! seriously

« on: October 26, 2014, 01:57:42 AM »

1-2 seconds isn't very fast. I'd have thought that would be inside most cameras time lapse settings.

Just had a look on my E-M1, and it will do 999 shots at 1 second interval.

If I turn on burst mode and shoot at 3 frames per second, then I get around 220 (raw) frames before the buffer fills up. (Keep in mind the E-M1 has an insane buffer compared to most other cameras).

If I shoot at 10FPS then I get the usual buffer count of 44 odd raw images.

On my older E-M5 I get 30 odd raw frames at 3fps.

Both of these (and I suspect most similar cameras) appear to be unlimited at 1FPS.

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General / Re: Pany GM1 ... banned for aerial! seriously

« on: October 25, 2014, 11:04:07 AM »

Using the E-M1 or E-M5, I've had no issues getting over 1000 shots from a single battery. I also just checked the E-M1 and it will work with the battery door open.

With the Olympus cameras, the main issue with batteries is how long the camera is running, rather than the amount of photos taken.

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General / Re: Panys GM1 and LX100... banned for aerial! seriously

« on: October 22, 2014, 09:46:01 AM »

Ahhh Gotcha. I forgot about the electronic shutter

Can you avoid using the electronic shutter or is 1/500 not fast enough.

Perhaps the E-PM2 would be a better option. Not much larger, but with a mechanical shutter to 1/4000.

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General / Re: One camera worth it?

« on: October 21, 2014, 10:33:11 AM »

Should be fine. Here's some stuff I shot using the E-M1 and 60mm Macro & 12-40mm f2.8. Very comparable to your camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_eqaKym_II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ARiMFQvq0

For experimenting, I'd start with just a basic kit lens, while you decide which prime is most suitable for your use.

Might also want to add a basic continuous lighting setup from eBay. Typically you can get 3 lights and a light tent for under $100-150. I found having nice flat lighting made a big difference.

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General / Re: Panys GM1 and LX100... banned for aerial! seriously

« on: October 21, 2014, 10:30:35 AM »

Hope you're going to give us a bit more info than just that.

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General / Re: Simple studio set up for scanning old tools like hammers and chisels

« on: October 03, 2014, 03:46:47 PM »

Piece of cake. Grab a cheap continuous lighting rig from ebay, with a light tent. Find a nice turntable, and make 3 spikes, with fine tips. Should be about $120 all up.

Balance the tool on the spikes so that it's raised above the turntable. The spikes make it easy to clean away the turntable and any other surfaces. They also allow you to shoot from underneath if needed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ARiMFQvq0

The pegmatite sample uses this technique.

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General / Re: Some of my early work.

« on: September 09, 2014, 01:29:13 AM »

I can.

These are mostly turntable work. Very poor lighting at this stage, but I'm getting there.

Texture used was generally mosaic in a single file of 8192x8192.

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General / Some of my early work.

« on: September 06, 2014, 12:50:57 PM »

Hi All

Just thought I'd show off some of my initial experiments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5ARiMFQvq0

My next step is to get some better, flatter lighting (Next week ).

Loving this software. It's so much fun.