🔗 Import Photogrammetry Data
Once the photogrammetry process is complete and you have exported the Alembic file and ST map/s, select the job and click Start which will open up the Start dialog:
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Ensure the alembic is properly scaled and contains a UV unwrapped mesh. See here for help |
Enter the path to the alembic file and the lens profile file, then click Start, which will begin the process.
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Similarly to data preparation, only one job can be processed at a time. |
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This final step may take upwards of 12 hours, depending on the mesh size, source photography resolution, and the number of cameras and lights. |
Job Name: A descriptive name that will be used to identify the scan throughout processing and once the results are ready. e.g Blue_Leather_Handbag
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When processing different versions of the same asset, use a naming system e.g object_v01 |
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Letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. Do not use special characters |
Raw Files: Specify the path to the raw images from the scan to be processed.
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Marso can only ingest camera RAW or DNG Files, it cannot read jpeg, png or exr Supported Files |
📷 Image Preparation
Once the above information has been entered, the Start button within the Raw Processing pane can be clicked to start the Prepare step.
The new job will appear in the lower pane as soon as it is started, and data preparation will run until its status changes from PREPARING to READY.
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If the status shows “Failed”, make sure that the selected Exposure Calibration in Settings is correct. Contact support if the issue persists. |
In addition to reading all data into Maraso, this step will also create ‘exr’ files that will be needed for the photogrammetry step.
When using a capture system that has multiple lights for each camera position or node, Marso will automatically create one ‘exr’ file for each group of lights as an averaged image.
☠️ Manually Terminating a Job
While a job is running, clicking Stop will stop the process. This will lose any progress within the current step, so it s not recommended unless necessary. Attempting to close the main Marso window while a process is running, the prompt below will appear. Selecting Yes will also terminate any running jobs.
📦 Results
Upon processing completion, the Results button will be made available and clicking it will open the directory storing the material textures:
The results directory for each completed job will present the following contents:
A directory named Textures, containing folders for each supported render engine (currently just BlenderCycles). PBR textures will be generated for the Diffuse, Roughness, Specular and Normals channels in EXR, PNG, and JPEG formats.
