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The Calibrator does not have enough information so it guesses at one of the camera parameters. The basic answer though is, “it does not ...
A high correlation between some of the camera parameters does not necessarily mean a problem with the calibration, especially if the correlation is ...
A 2D drawing from a CAD package or a hand-drawn picture instead of a photo cannot be used in PhotoModeler.
A drawing does not contain the geometry ...
An issue that can happen with weak or incorrectly setup Coded Target projects is when a large percent of the photos in the project do not solve ...
We have some rough calibration data for a few digital cameras, but because there are so many digital cameras on the market, almost a new one every ...
PhotoModeler’s main processing algorithm is called a bundle adjustment. ‘Bundle’ comes from the bundle of light rays from 3D ...
Letter Sheet Target Set
PhotoModeler supplies a set of coded targets for use in the marine industry for outlining boat decks. These are called the ...
PhotoModeler depends heavily on receiving standard mouse movement messages. Many pen/tablet systems do not generate proper mouse movement messages, ...
These are the most common reasons why the 3D model or measurements will look distorted:
The camera has not been set up correctly or the wrong ...
First, what is a “long” lens? A long lens has a narrow field of view and allows you to zoom-in on distance objects. A lens that is long, ...
There can be a number of reasons why a project will not process. First you should study the audit statistics of a project and the hints on the ...
There are two possible reasons for this error message:
You are trying to run the installation file that is saved on your hard drive in a location ...
Before uninstalling PhotoModeler, or reinstalling PhotoModeler on a new computer, or if a PhotoModeler user needs to transfer the license to another ...
Successful modeling of marine gunwales (gunnels) and other narrow areas for boat deck work depends on good target layout and camera positioning. ...
There has been a small number of reports where PhotoModeler crashes simply when loading photos or sometimes loading a project.
With the help of our ...
If controls used by PhotoModeler fail to register with Windows during the installation the application cannot run. An error message usually appears ...
If you’re having trouble with the installation of PhotoModeler you may have a corruption or conflict in the Windows install/patch registry ...
Erratic mouse cursor movement in PhotoModeler on photos and in the 3D Viewer can be caused screen resolution magnification settings. If your screen ...
Some digital cameras and some office flat bed scanners perform an automatic operation called “unsharp masking”. This makes photographs ...
Part of your Network Floating License installation package included step-by-step instructions (PhotoModeler Netfloat Installation Instructions) on ...
If you had a project that successfully processed, but after adding control points for the first time it no longer processes properly, the problem is ...
The position of the camera during photography of the curve is key. Think of each section of the curve and imagine it is a straight line on the 3D ...
The most common reason that measurements given by PhotoModeler do not match what you expect, is that a scale has not been set in the Scale / ...