Photo Modeling Mastery - Video Tutorial

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If you're interested in turning your own photos into 3D models without touching a 3D modeling software, then this tutorial is for you. Val Cameron from Dreamlight has created over 30 products for Daz with a technique called photogrammetry using the free* Reality Capture software.

In this super-condensed step-by-step tutorial, he's for the first time ever revealing his guarded secrets never shared before. These 5 keys are part of his super easy and fast workflow, perfected over several years.

In 5 modules, you'll learn all about the objects in front of you in the real world, your camera, how to take the photos, and use the software to rapidly and easily create consistently high-quality 3D models, plus export them as OBJ's.

* Note: Reality Capture is free to use but costs a smaller fee, usually a few USD, per exported model.

What's Included and Features

Photo Modeling Mastery - 5 Keys Step by Step Video Tutorial
Total Running Time:
- 2h 13 min
Total File size:
- 2.01 Gb
Chapter List:
- Video 1: Intro To Photogrammetry
  - What can you use this technique for
  - How to use it stand alone
  - How to combine it with "ordinary" 3D models in creative ways
  - How it can save you lots of time
  - Downsides
- Video 2: Module 1 - Objects in the real world, surfaces and light
  - What kind of objects is this technique good for
  - What to avoid at all costs
  - How to know 100% if a surface or object can be scanned
- Video 3: Module 2 - Camera, lens and camera settings
  - What cameras that work best
  - What to look for in a good camera
  - What kind of lens works best
  - What camera settings to use
  - What kind of lighting to use (outdoors)
  - What to avoid at all cost
- Video 4: Module 3 - How to take the photos
  - Golden rules for photogrammetry
  - How to scan smaller objects
  - How to scan larger objects
  - How to make sure the software LOVES your photos
  - Things to avoid at all cost
  - What to do with photos that turn too dark, too bright or slightly blurry
- Video 5: Module 4 - Reality Capture software, intro, modes and settings
  - How to use this software
  - The most important setting of them all
  - What modes to use
  - What settings to use
- Video 6: Module 4 - Reality Capture software, workflow
  - How to use only 10% of this software and still get perfect results each time
  - How the general workflow looks like
  - Common pitfalls
- Video 7: Module 5 - Reality Capture software, optimizing the scans, creating textures, reducing polygon count and exporting
  - How to optimize your scans using a dead simple trick
  - How to create main diffuse textures and normal maps from super high rez versions of the scans
  - How to reduce the polygon count from millions, to thousands
  - How to get rid of junk
  - How to avoid getting software or graphic card crashes when using this software
  - How to go back and forth between various models
  - What to do when areas don't look great or lack data
- Software Used:
  - Daz Studio
- File Types:
  - WMV Format 1920 x 1080