Category Archives for "Tip video"
Posts on the PhotoModeler tip videos.
Using PhotoModeler with Rhino 3D
Rhino® is a popular CAD and 3D modeling application used in many fields. PhotoModeler is a popular photogrammetry program for measuring and modeling the real world using a camera. A PhotoModeler project can be exported in the Rhino 3dm file format and further processed, or be used as the foundation for other work using Rhino’s […]
Using PhotoModeler’s Surface Draw Tools to Outline Shapes
Why Surface Draw?Do you need to model, measure, or create diagrams of shapes that lie on a surface? This blog post and demonstration video will show you how to do this using a camera and PhotoModeler. PhotoModeler’s Surface Draw tools give you the ability to create 3D points, lines, and curves by marking on a single […]
PhotoModeler Tip Videos and Open Photos Showing Selected
A PhotoModeler Tip is a short video introduction to one feature in PhotoModeler. We have published regular tips in the past, and we are getting back to that again. PhotoModeler Tips are useful for regular PhotoModeler users as the tips describe some of the more useful, powerful, but sometimes hidden features of the program. Tips […]
New Method for Measuring Movement in Security and Surveillance Video
When you have a sequence of images containing data/evidence spread over several frames recorded from the same position, for example, a series of frames from a fixed security camera, you can use PhotoModeler’s image sequence feature to measure or track objects in the scene over time! Here are some possible uses: Calculating and comparing the […]
Top PhotoModeler Videos for Learning
Instructional tutorial videos are a great way to learn PhotoModeler. We’ve recently done a few updates to the PhotoModeler tutorials: A new forensics single camera tutorial Some new voice overs Key videos on YouTube Newest Tutorial Video for Forensics We recently published a new tutorial that will be of interest to those doing forensic measurement […]
Tip 86: Reusing camera positions with replaced images
When two or more cameras, affixed in un-moving positions, are used in a project, the images taken by these cameras can be replaced in the project without having to re-orient them. Doing this can save time and effort for project setups or camera rigs that are reused repeatedly. This procedure of swapping images on fixed […]
Tip 85: Measuring suspect height using a single photo from an unknown camera
Surveillance cameras are ubiquitous in public places. Crimes and/or the suspects participating in them are often captured on one or more of these cameras. Measuring the height of a suspect in a scene is usually a key piece of evidence in identifying the individual. PhotoModeler can be used to accurately measure the height of a […]
Tip 84: Preconfigured Layers and Materials in New Projects
Do you find yourself adding the same layers and/or materials to each of your new PhotoModeler projects? Or do you need a way to organize most of your PhotoModeler projects the same way – so that you can more easily separate or group items and display them in isolation? If yes, or if you don’t […]
Tip 83: Using 3D Light Rays for Photogrammetric Project Assessment
PhotoModeler has an interesting photogrammetry visualization tool for assessing the geometry and the structure of a 3D solution. This tool is called “Rays” – short for ‘visualized light rays’. A light ray is shown in the 3D View as a solid white line and portrays the vector that light would have traveled from the point […]
Tip 82: Use Point Auto-detect to quickly mark imported points on photos
A recent update added the ability to use Point Auto-detect for Control point marking and Multi-point Transform point marking. This tool can help speed up marking and referencing, with the right kind of project and photos. External data is sometimes used to set up a coordinate system or help with the solution. The external data […]