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Scanning can be used for more than just visual effects – recently, we had the privilege to work on Douglas Coupland’s Vincent Van Gogh, a monumental statue based upon one of our scans.  The final piece was installed at the Pinot Noir vineyard at Martin’s Lane Winery in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia. The subject, [...]

There’s many different methods for 3d scanning out there, going by many different names – laser, LIDAR, cyber-scanning, white light, structured light, and photogrammetry.  How does photogrammetry work, and why do we think it’s the best? HOW IT WORKS To put it simply, photogrammetry scanning works by taking hundreds of photographs of a subject from [...]

After months of development, and a couple top-secret projects, we’re rolling out the first prototype of our custom-built, cross-polarized capture rig to the general public! Designed to completely remove the specular component from the photographs, our new rig produces animation-ready textures.  By eliminating the need to have an artist paint out the highlights, it allows us to deliver [...]

Having high-quality photogrammetry scans of an actor is a huge advantage when it comes to producing digital doubles; using our detailed 3d models, perfectly aligned high resolution textures, and accurate blendshapes, it’s possible to push past the uncanny valley. However, scanning is useful for more than just faces.  For detailed costumes, scanning at this level [...]

Photogrammetry scanning can seem overwhelming at first – with so many variables to control, it can take a lot of trial and error to figure out best practices.  Here are some basic tips to get you started in the right direction. 1) OVERLAPPING COVERAGE One of the questions we get asked a lot is “How [...]