Slovakia-based CapturingReality has released RealityCapture, a software that automatically reconstructs 3D models from a set of photos, laser scans, UAV or synchronized camera rigs. It offers a fast core that delivers quality and accurate models with low demand on computer hardware, allowing it to be used for large scale projects. RealityCapture can combine laser scans and photos to create accurate 3D reconstructions, and its fast draft mode can align 500×12 megapixel images in less than 10 minutes on a notebook, right at the field.
The software is being offered at €15,000 (permanent license), €7,500 / 12 months (rental) for the batch processing version, €99 / 3 months (rental) promo version. A demo version is available for download. More on CapturingReality’s website.
With this price tag – they won’t stay long in the business….
Depends what other products are out there for working to that kind of scale, no?
People have been very positive about it, when you need to process a *lot* of aerial images.
too expensive. are other options much better price
Which other options?
If you mean Agisoft Photoscan, there’s a facebook group I’m a member of, and the consensus seems to be that RC outperforms it for large datasets.
You got to admit that 15,000 Euro is on the steep side for a single purpose application. Even for small studios that’s an ouch.
What kind of computer could you build for that cost? Is it that much more efficient, because if not then I would much rather have the slower software and a super-computer than a middling workstation and super-photogrammetry software.
This pricing model is most likely meant for specialty studios that do a lot, or mostly scan work, not individuals or small studios who only scan something at this scale once in a while. From what I’ve seen companies charging for a good scan, they would pay for this software easily with one job.
Well, gaming companies are starting to use 3D scanning more and more and only the large studios will be able to afford this. I don’t know if they are making the right choice with their price, but I feel pretty certain they are cutting out a large portion of potential buyers. I guess they’ll stick with Photoscan.
I don’t see it aimed at gaming companies at all – it’s aimed at companies doing geological surveys.
It’s not something I’d buy – photoscan serves it’s purpose, and it’s not like that’s never going to evolve either.
I’ve been an Agisoft user for a couple of years but have been very impressed with the speed and quality of RC during the free trial. I opted to do the $99 for 3 month subscription but I’m also doing a fair bit of paid scanning work. This version has pretty much everything that most vfx people need, but even the lower priced subscription model isn’t really attractive for those doing occasional photogrammetry stuff.
My hope is that the competition will put some heat on Agisoft to keep improving their software as well.