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[BBB3]

hmm. I see the promo is time-limited. Which makes it a pretty raw deal too. I know I'm a dinosaur, but I try to avoid renting software, which is a rip-off model at so many different levels.

[chriserskine]

yeah promo is worth looking at its 99 euros/ 3months.

I've been using it for camera matching heli photos.... i just happen to build 1/4 of the city to do it. would be nice to get full version so i can build the rest of it.

[chriserskine]

yes that is a down side.

and you need internet connection. there is a risk that some servers go down and you can't use the software anymore.

and those risks seem a bit more painful with more expensive versions.

[AJ Jefferies]

Holy sh**, I'd been meaning to check out Reality Capture too, but those prices are insane.

[jasonhuang1115]

My workflow varies depending on the assets. If the model is very heavy, with lots of surface details that needs to be preserved, I do retopo in ZBrush and bake diffuse, displacement and/or normal maps from the high-res asset. If the asset is such that I can decimate it and still retain enough details, I generally don't go through ZBrush.

The wood bowl was originally scanned but then remodeled from scratch in Max. I just used the scan as a projection object to bake the maps.

Really great resulting renders!! One question regarding textures, did you de-light acquired textures at some point in your workflow? If yes, what software or technique would you recommend?

Thanks!

[BBB3]

Jason: Photoscan has an option to remove highlights and shadows on the textures, which kind of works. But I'm using softboxes to light my objects. That and using a turntable ensures the lighting is very flat to start with.

[jasonhuang1115]

Jason: Photoscan has an option to remove highlights and shadows on the textures, which kind of works. But I'm using softboxes to light my objects. That and using a turntable ensures the lighting is very flat to start with.

Thanks for the tip! Will check that out.