
Amazing Software Turns Cheap Webcam Into Instant 3D Scanner

It’s called ProFORMA, or Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition, but it is way cooler than it sounds. The software, written by a team headed by Qui Pan, a student at the Department of Engineering at Cambridge University in England, turns a regular, cheap webcam into a 3D scanner. Normally, scanning in 3D requires purpose-made gear and time. ProFORMA lets you rotate any object in front of the camera and it scans it in real time, building a fully 3D texture mapped …










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patfriendly (Pat Needles) : Mini Digi takes compact cameras to a new level http://bit.ly/aRbBl6.. Updated : 2010-03-12T07:28:20Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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wearecheapest (the7dayshopping.com) : Samsung SLB 10A 1050mAh Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery for Samsung L100 L110 L200 and L210 Digital Cameras here http://tinyurl.com/m4km7k.. Updated : 2010-03-12T07:27:42Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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ippiojk (Ippio :: Reviews) : Cameras Review - Kodak EasyShare Z1275 Digital Camera. http://ipp.io/02224 #videoreview.. Updated : 2010-03-12T07:27:36Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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Markkensett (Mark Kensett) : Weds B'ham. Thurs London. Today Stroud. Common theme, groundbreaking technology. Cameras cars & renewable energy... Updated : 2010-03-12T07:26:31Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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hollandforaweek (Holland For A Week) : @nitramdraddil Plenty of footage still to be collected, and we'll be uploading more when I collect the cameras on Monday morning..... Updated : 2010-03-12T07:25:57Z | Reply | View Tweet |
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The camera was fastened to an outside rail and took a photo
[Arts & Culture]every six seconds...
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Guy makes real life Mirror's Edge video while freerunning
[Gaming Industry News]Parkour enthusiast AZO has been making Youtube videos for a while, but this time around he does his thing with a camera in hand and recreates the look and feel of the gameplay for Mirror's Edge.
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I tied a disposable camera to a bench with a sign that read:
[Odd Stuff]Good afternoon, I attached this camera to the bench so you could take pictures. Seriously. So have fun. I'll be back later this evening to pick it up. Love, Jay / The Plug When I retrieved the camera that night, I was happy to find that the entire roll of film had been shot. Below are the photos that were taken.
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Slow Motion Lightning Video is Mindblowing
[Environment]Well, this is just about the most amazing thing I've ever seen. It's a lightning bolt that's shooting down from the sky, shot in slow motion. I'm not sure exactly how fast this camera is, but it's got to be shooting at a speed faster than the Casio EX-F1 can shoot at, at least at a resolution this high. Whatever, who cares?
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What Guys Really Think About in Class
[Comedy]To shoot this, CollegeHumor hooked up cameras to your brain.































