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Was this always open source? Somehow in my photogrammetry journey I’ve heard of this and not tried it. I guess I assumed it was proprietary. Anyone have any com

Was this always open source? Somehow in my photogrammetry journey I’ve heard of this and not tried it. I guess I assumed it was proprietary. Anyone have any comments on how this compares to COLMAP? Looks like better UI at least. Also anyone interested in the subject check out http://reddit.com/r/photogrammetry http://reddit.com/r/photogrammetry and http://reddit.com/r/3dscanning http://reddit.com/r/3dscanning

cameronfraser 7y ago
The install process for Alicevision and Meshroom is a pain in the ass, I basically gave up at some point, would love to hear some input from others though. I'm currently using OpenSFM and it works great, just very slow.
- TaylorAlexander 7y ago
  Huh. I downloaded the binaries from their website and they run directly on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine with Cuda 10.2. Which is rare.
  - cameronfraser 7y ago
    They have binaries? I must have missed that, the only install instructions I saw were for building from source.
    - TaylorAlexander 7y ago
      Yep and it's using the GPU i just noticed. Binaries are linked here: https://alicevision.org/#meshroom https://alicevision.org/#meshroom It's really nice! I read more about the project and it's apparently always been open source. It looks like a high quality project run by some researchers with university and EU backing. I've been trying to reconstruct large outdoor environments for robotics simulation and this might be just what I need!
      - cameronfraser 7y ago
        Nice, I'm working on something similar but mostly indoor. Are you using SLAM for the robot itself?
        TaylorAlexander 7y ago
        Nice. I don't have a clear plan for localization yet. Right now I am working on deep net based trail following. [1] Eventually I will probably do some kind of vision based localization. [2] If you can share info on your project I'd love to see it! [1] https://reboot.love/t/new-cameras-on-rover/277/4 https://reboot.love/t/new-cameras-on-rover/277/4 [2] https://github.com/ethz-asl/hfnet https://github.com/ethz-asl/hfnet
        cameronfraser 7y ago
        I can't unfortunately, work stuff, but definitely check out this if you haven't already https://github.com/xdspacelab/openvslam https://github.com/xdspacelab/openvslam Also that ethz-asl repo contains a library called libpointmatcher, its pretty awesome if you ever need to do point cloud alignment
        TaylorAlexander 7y ago
        Thank you! I am concerned that traditional vslam techniques will fail outdoors in off road areas, but that does look nice.
        cameronfraser 7y ago
        I actually have had really good success with it outdoors, much better than indoor. Worth trying out at least, very easy to get started with if you can use docker

cameronfraser 7y ago

The install process for Alicevision and Meshroom is a pain in the ass, I basically gave up at some point, would love to hear some input from others though. I'm currently using OpenSFM and it works great, just very slow.

TaylorAlexander 7y ago
Huh. I downloaded the binaries from their website and they run directly on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine with Cuda 10.2. Which is rare.
- cameronfraser 7y ago
  They have binaries? I must have missed that, the only install instructions I saw were for building from source.
  - TaylorAlexander 7y ago
    Yep and it's using the GPU i just noticed. Binaries are linked here: https://alicevision.org/#meshroom https://alicevision.org/#meshroom It's really nice! I read more about the project and it's apparently always been open source. It looks like a high quality project run by some researchers with university and EU backing. I've been trying to reconstruct large outdoor environments for robotics simulation and this might be just what I need!
    - cameronfraser 7y ago
      Nice, I'm working on something similar but mostly indoor. Are you using SLAM for the robot itself?
      - TaylorAlexander 7y ago
        Nice. I don't have a clear plan for localization yet. Right now I am working on deep net based trail following. [1] Eventually I will probably do some kind of vision based localization. [2] If you can share info on your project I'd love to see it! [1] https://reboot.love/t/new-cameras-on-rover/277/4 https://reboot.love/t/new-cameras-on-rover/277/4 [2] https://github.com/ethz-asl/hfnet https://github.com/ethz-asl/hfnet
        cameronfraser 7y ago
        I can't unfortunately, work stuff, but definitely check out this if you haven't already https://github.com/xdspacelab/openvslam https://github.com/xdspacelab/openvslam Also that ethz-asl repo contains a library called libpointmatcher, its pretty awesome if you ever need to do point cloud alignment
        TaylorAlexander 7y ago
        Thank you! I am concerned that traditional vslam techniques will fail outdoors in off road areas, but that does look nice.
        cameronfraser 7y ago
        I actually have had really good success with it outdoors, much better than indoor. Worth trying out at least, very easy to get started with if you can use docker