[R&D] How to virtually stage a tour using Android MP Capture beta15758
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 TosoliniProductions Bellevue, Washington |
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In this new exploration, we are leveraging the Import 360 feature of the Android Capture app beta to virtually stage a vacant space. Workflow: - We took an existing Pro2 tour and downloaded all 360s using MPEmbed batch pano extractor. You'll end up with a series of images numerically ordered - We virtually staged a few 360s and swapped the original files with the new ones, using the same file names - We setup an Android phone with the Capture app beta and moved the panos into the phone internal storage - The Android Capture app beta has a new feature that allows you to import 360s separately. This gives you an opportunity to edit the images before processing them in the MP cloud Above is the final result. A seamless integration of staged photos in the tour. Special thanks to Francesca Tosolini for providing the virtual staging design services for this experiment, and to Kirk Stromberg of MP for releasing this new feature. |
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 WGAN FanClub Member Queensland, Australia |
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| In your Facebook post about it you have said that you replaced empty panos with staged ones. Do you mean MPEmbed allows such a replacement or you have access to your tour files in Matterport cloud and you can replace it there? Also you have mentioned there that on a premium subscription MPEmbed allows to download all 360 from a Matterport tour. Are they original resolution of a Pro2(143MP), 32MP or 8MP? |
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| @wingman MPEmbed Premium can only batch download the 360s in the resolution allowed by MP, which is the usual 4K. I wish it could be higher. The virtual staging is done separately, then I used the Android Capture app to create from scratch a brand new model by importing the original 360s and the modified ones, all together. I haven’t tested replacing individual panos after the publishing of a tour. That’s not a feature of MPEmbed, rather of the Android Capture beta app. |
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WGAN Fan Club Member Queensland, Australia |
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| Thanks for clarifying but then I do not get why none of your staged furniture appears in your tour dollhouse view? It should be picked up during Matterport conversion but your dollhouse does not show even one extra bit of staging from the staged panos. | ||
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| That I don’t know. Maybe the surrounding empty panos overruled the lonely staged 360? | ||
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 WGAN3rd Party Service Member Beijing |
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| @Tosolini It is too complex for finishing a such simple thing that replace some panoramas within in a showcase. You can select the existing virtual stage services to get better result at a reasonable price. BTW there is a suggestion to Matterport, if you can let us to reimport panoramas during capture, why not add another function at the showcase edit page to allow us replace panoramas in the showcase result. It is easier than reimport panorama during capture. @Wingman You can see the shadow of the painting on the wall of the dollhouse room. That came from the edited panoramas. The original panoramas of pro2 is 16Kx8K RGBD, but after edit it becomes 8Kx4K RGB only result with lots of different pixels from the virtual stage. How can it be aligned successfully is a big question for me now. |
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 WGAN ForumFounder & WGAN-TV Podcast Host Atlanta, Georgia |
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 Screen Grab 1  Screen Grab 2 @Tosolini Ah! The Matterport MatterTag shows where to "stand" to see the virtual staging within the empty space. Awesome virtual staging by @ftosolini with New Interior Solutions. Thank you for sharing your workflow. You are very generous helping the WGAN Community. Much thanks! Dan |
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| @jump I think swapping a panorama on the fly would be the ideal solution. Also downloading full resolution images in batch would be cool too. @dansmigrod Thanks for the kind note. The Mattertags are indeed there as pure labels. No interactivity attached. |
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WGAN Forum Founder & WGAN-TV Podcast Host Atlanta, Georgia |
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| @Tosolini Seems like your workflow also works as a workaround for photographers that want to edit out the camera in the bathroom mirror. Best, Dan |
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Morristown, New Jersey |
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| Does the original tour need to be done using the andriod? Also, Do I just upload the panos (staged and unstaged) into Andriod capture or do I need to place and align them up....is there more to do? |
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| @foxwrth13 The original tour can be done with any device. In my case, I used a Pro2 and the tour was done several months ago. I downloaded the 360s, staged a few of them, and re-uploaded them. The Capture App aligns them automatically. If it needs re-alignment for some reason, you can do it on the device. Some complex spaces will not align properly. I did an experiment using CGI (a virtual exhibit), and after several attempts and hours of uploading / re-aligning / deleting I gave up. If you are lucky, you don't have to do anything else other than uploading the new panos. |
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Morristown, New Jersey |
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| @Tosolini the problem I seem to have is that the android app is telling me I need one 3D scan to upload the tour. Did you use the android app with the pro 2? | ||
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Morristown, New Jersey |
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| @Tosolini I think I figured out what I'm doing wrong | ||
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| @foxwrth13 In the Capture beta, this steps should work: - select the Plus sign to create a new scan and give it a name - select Android Camera > Import 360 images > 3D scan (don't select 360 views even if these are panos) - Select the source and import the images The step that may lead to confusion is selecting the 3D scan option to import the panos. You don't need any 3D scan. The panos will be converted into virtual 3D scans via Cortex. |
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WGAN Fan Club Member Queensland, Australia |
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| @Tosolini, have you tried to import and convert an aerial 360 photo? I am sure everybody would love to see how it can contribute to a 3D dollhouse. | ||
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| @wingman I haven't tried anything aerial yet. Seems like an interesting experiment (I wish I had a drone though) | ||
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WGAN Fan Club Member Queensland, Australia |
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| What android device are you using? My Xiaomi Mi Max 3(and 2) are supposed to work with the capture app but they cannot see it in Play Store. I believe something like Surface Duo & Samsung Fold(1st version) can be bought in as in new condition for less than $1000 AUD. I like Surface Duo as it seems to be more long lasting built than a folding screen on Fold.. however Fold comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage while Surface Duo is only 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. I am not looking for a phone size, I need to have a big screen and that's why I am looking at these two. I do not mind tablets but the closest good one probably Samsung Tab S6. Any other less expensive android device that may work with the capture app? |
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Tosolini Productions Bellevue, Washington |
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| @wingman I'm an iOS user and the only Android device I've at home is the Samsung Galaxy S8 that was part of the now defunct GeoCV system. I followed the instructions to download the beta and it appeared as expected in the Google Play Store. I can't comment about the Surface Duo or the Samsung Fold or any others, sorry. | ||
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WGAN Fan Club Member Queensland, Australia |
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| I bet most Samsung Galaxy from recent 2-3 years models will work. S4 though cannot see it. | ||
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| I got it to work. Thank you very much for your help. First floor came out great. Second floor had some glitches but it's a start. | ||
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| @Tosolini thanks for keeping us at the edge of our seat! | ||
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WGAN Forum Founder & WGAN-TV Podcast Host Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Video: LONGEST & AFFORDABLE Selfie Pole + Microphone in 2021 - 270Pro vs TELESIN for Insta360 ONE X2 GoPro | Video courtesy of CreatorUp YouTube Channel | 16 January 2021 Quote: Originally Posted by Wingman Quote: Originally Posted by @Tosolini @Tosolini ✓ How to use a pole for an "aerial" shot in lieu of a Drone or No Fly Zone Dan |
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