This is my first post & so I have a few questions.
1.) when shooting an object is it best to move the actual camera around the object or is it possible to place the object on a turntable and keep the camera stationary on a tripod ?
2.) background noise: What techniques are users employing to eliminate background ?
- I was thinking since my objects are no larger than a shoe.. I could create an arm that extends from the camera to approx. 50cm beyond the target object & attach a white board to it. Currently I have my friend walk slowly behind the object with a large white card. its an ok technique but I'm sure my friend won't be this co-operative after 50 photo shoots
3.) Masking backgrounds in Agisoft: Is the only method of masking backgrounds manually ? Is there a way to batch process this operation after masking one image ? Masking 100 + images by hand would take forever....
4.) I followed the Agisoft PhotoScan tutorials ... but there's nothing related to "Chunks " Are chunks an important aspect of the process ?
5.) Best camera ? so for I've tested an iPhone 5 which worked quite well... & a Canon EOS 550D which in Raw image mode... which takes great pix but hogs loads of memory.
6.) Calibration software... is this required before I start the Agisoft PhotoScan ?