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General / Undistorted images bit depth and colour space

« on: December 20, 2025, 01:50:34 PM »

When exporting pinhole undistorted images using colmap export , what bit depth and colour space is used during the export?

I am trying an hdr workflow, and can successfully align images in Metashape that are in 32bit EXR linear rec.709 colour, but the exported undistorted images appear to be downgraded and loose dynamic range and colour quality.

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General / Re: Gradual Selection missing

« on: October 20, 2025, 07:11:30 PM »

Gradual selection moved to Tools-->Tie-Point, and the name changed to "Clean Tie Points".

Ahh, ok, thanks!

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General / Gradual Selection missing

« on: October 18, 2025, 04:26:03 PM »

Hi, Just updated to standard version 2.2.2 and seems like gradual selection tool is missing?

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Feature Requests / Re: Grid

« on: January 31, 2025, 12:01:20 PM »

I don’t know how long that option has been there, I’ve been  missing it for about 10 years!! lol , but can I suggest putting it in “view” tab, rather than under “model/show/hide items/view grid”

It doesn’t seem very logical for it to be in the “model” menu as it’s not anything to do with the model, it is a view related item. Just a suggestion!

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Feature Requests / Re: Option to remove exif rotation data at import

« on: January 31, 2025, 03:21:56 AM »

I think i found the solution by deselecting "load camera calibration from XMP metadata" in preferences/advanced

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Feature Requests / Re: Grid

« on: January 31, 2025, 03:17:28 AM »

Doh! thanks!

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General / Gaussian Splat workflow using masks and Postshot

« on: January 28, 2025, 10:56:38 AM »

Hey, I just made a rather long video walking through my process using Metashape to preprocess a Gaussian splat in Postshot using masks from Metashape mesh model.

It’s a bit of a longwinded video, but hopefully might be of help to anyone looking to try Gaussian splatting.

I ask a couple of MS related questions, if anyone knows the answer, please leave a comment. Thanks.

https://youtu.be/kXhmxU4d4DA?si=noJ2yWKF9RjydxB7

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Feature Requests / Re: Grid

« on: January 22, 2025, 09:07:26 PM »

Can you please elaborate, why current grid option is not sufficient, or how it could be improved to fit all the needs?

Sorry, maybe I've missed something, but there is no zero plane grid? Is there a setting to enable it?

Im thinking a grid with 1m squares that is aligned to 000 x/y/z axis in ortho top bottom etc views. This way, a non georeferenced model can be visually aligned and scaled to the grid datum.

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Feature Requests / Re: Export COLMAP in standard

« on: January 22, 2025, 07:12:45 PM »

Regarding .dng, we will fix it in 2.2.0. Thanks for telling about the problem!

Just to report this appears to have been fixed - thank you

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General / Masks export undistortion

« on: January 22, 2025, 06:53:33 PM »

Hi,

When exporting masks, does the software export the undistorted version of the mask, or is it the original image distortion?

Also, on the same vein, when exporting masks using the COLMAP cameras export, do the mask files respect the "pinhole transform" option? IE, will the masks be undistorted or not to match the exported image files?

Many thanks.

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Feature Requests / Re: Ability to delete points in Gradual Selection within the open dialog

« on: January 22, 2025, 06:24:39 PM »

This seems to have been implemented, thank you!

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Feature Requests / Re: Grid

« on: January 21, 2025, 12:23:37 PM »

Yes please!

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Feature Requests / Option to remove exif rotation data at import

« on: January 18, 2025, 11:49:58 AM »

I have recently been having problems exporting the masks due to original and mask images having different rotations.

From another forum and indeed from the warning when importing images with varying rotations, it appears that the images have to be stripped of the exif flag for rotation. This is (to be blunt) a total pain in the arse, and such a simple thing to add to the import options within Metashape.

Please can you add an option to remove/ignore camera rotation exif ?

Thanks.

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Feature Requests / Marker detection in standard

« on: January 18, 2025, 11:45:00 AM »

Firstly, I realise that this request is purely a giveaway for you guys, but hear me out, I do think that marker detection and scaling should be part of the standard edition by default.

Whilst $300+ seems a reasonable price for such a fine piece of software, the fundamentals of photogrammetric scanning and model creation rely on accuracy and correct scale etc. almost all free photogrammetry tools allow the ability to recognise and use markers to improve accuracy and scale.

Limiting markers to the pro version makes sense for a carrot and stick approach, but the result is the average user who does not need dems, lidar and all the other amazing options in the pro version is severely restricted in accuracy and quality of the photogrammetry output, which to me seems like a counterintuitive restriction.

Obviously it’s your guys call, but I do think basic accuracy tools should be part of both paid for versions as a default.

Put another way, I can’t justify paying the big financial hike to the pro version, just to be able to scale and transform my photogrammetry model more accurately.

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Bug Reports / Re: COLMAP masks export incorrect image rotation

« on: January 08, 2025, 06:13:57 PM »

Looking at it again, if the masks are exported separately from the Colmap export, the image rotation is also not adhered to.