Process Images

A panorama results from the stitching of the captured images at a given position (station position). It may have two resolutions.

• PREVIEW QUALITY: This resolution uses a fixed distance, i.e. 20 meters, and does not apply any Blending and Occlusion corrections. It is fast and requires less computer resources. It is recommended for preview purposes.

  • Blending smooths discontinuities between images.

  • Occlusion avoids the duplication of objects.

  To create a preview quality panorama:

  • Automatically for each scan after acquiring the images, set the Automatic Panorama Creation (Preview) option to on. See Settings > Images.

  • Manually for each scan, select Details > Process Images > Create Preview Panorama from the Stations List panel.

  

  At the end of the step, a notification pops-up and summarizes the state of the step (succeeded (Green) or failed (Red)), as well as the duration.

  Creating a preview quality panorama for a station will also create it for each scan (full dome and are) included in the station.

   

  • The Create Preview Panorama option is grayed out after a Preview Panorama has been created.

  • The Create Preview Panorama option becomes available again if you:
    - Add an area scan with images to the station.
    - Retake some images for the station (only for an X12, see Retake Images).

• HIGH QUALITY: This resolution mode uses the point cloud to define a distance, and applies a Blending and an Occlusion corrections to a panorama to create. It is slower and requires more computer resources, but gives a better panorama result.

  To create a high quality panorama, select Details > Process Images > Colorize Point Cloud > Create High Quality Panorama from the Stations List panel.

  

  A high quality panorama:

  • Once created, overrides the preview quality panorama (if initially created).

  • If created, is used to colorize a scan, meaning that you cannot create one without colorizing.

  At the end of the step, a notification pops-up and summarizes the state of the step (succeeded (Green) or failed (Red)), as well as the duration.

  To create all panoramas in batch mode, see Finalize a Project > Create High Quality Panoramas.

  Creating a high quality panorama for a station will also create it for each scan (full dome and are) included in the station.

   

  • The Process Images option is not available after colorizing, and creating a high quality panorama.

  • The Process Images option becomes available again if you add:
    - An area scan with images to the station.
    - Retake some images for the station (only for an X12, see Retake Images)

  When exporting a project to the E57, PTX, LAS, POD and RCP formats, for each full dome scan with a high quality panorama, Perspective will export the high quality panorama as a 360° image in JPEG format in a specific folder (HQ Panorama Images). See Export a Project and Export Stations.

You can colorize a single scan or a set of scans in batch mode.

• SINGLE COLORIZATION: From the Stations List panel, select Details > Process Images > Colorize Point Cloud to colorize a scan (the resulting TZF format file) with the color and /or exposure information found in the images (the resulting TCF format file).

  

  A notification pops-up and summarizes the state of the step (succeeded (Green) or failed (Red), as well as the duration.

  

  Below is a thumbnail of an uncolorized station:

  

  Below is a thumbnail of a colored station:

  

• BATCH COLORIZATION: To colorize all scans in batch, see Finalize a Project > Colorize Point Clouds.