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tags: photogrammetry
Originally Published: 2015-07-27

As a non-scientific exercise in qualitative comparison, I’ve assembled here some 3D models made in different photogrammetry programs (VisualSFM, ReCap 360, PhotoScan) from the same source photos. Hopefully this illustrates both the different (and similar) kinds of reconstructions you get with different programs, as well as showing “more faces != better than.” The PhotoScan reconstructions for example are done on “Medium” quality settings in order to speed up processing, and higher face count models could probably be reconstructed there (without much more real increase in “quality” depending on the intended application). Presumably merging together the output of different programs could allow some visualizations of the differences in reconstruction, or yield a better combined model in some instances.

Louvre Pseudo-Seneca

Source Photos

VisualSFM: 1.4M faces, 718k vertices

Louvre Pseudo-Seneca (VisualSFM) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

ReCap 360: 69k faces, 34k vertices

Louvre Pseudo-Seneca (Recap360) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

PhotoScan: 100k faces, 51k vertices

Louvre Pseudo-Seneca (PhotoScan) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

Louvre Caligula

Source Photos

VisualSFM: 967k faces, 483k vertices

Louvre Caligula (VisualSFM) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

ReCap 360: 121k faces, 60k vertices

Louvre Caligula (ReCap360) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

PhotoScan: 195k faces, 98k vertices

Louvre Caligula (PhotoScan) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

Borghese Gladiator

Source Photos

VisualSFM: 1.3M faces, 632k vertices

Borghese Gladiator (VisualSFM) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

ReCap 360: 148k faces, 74k vertices

Borghese Gladiator (Recap360) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

PhotoScan: 60k faces, 30k vertices

Borghese Gladiator (PhotoScan) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

Louvre: L’Enfant à l’oie

VisualSFM: 113k faces, 56k vertices

Louvre: L'Enfant à l'oie (VisualSFM) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

ReCap 360: 46k faces, 23k vertices

Louvre: L'Enfant à l'oie (ReCap360) by ryanfb on Sketchfab

PhotoScan: 60k faces, 30k vertices

Louvre: L'Enfant à l'oie (PhotoScan) by ryanfb on Sketchfab