✏️ Job Creation
In the main window of Marso, enter the Job Name and path to Raw Files:
the topmost panel is used to create new jobs.
Before continuing, make sure you have selected an Exposure and Light System.
To create a new job you will need to enter:
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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Letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed. Do not use special characters. Names do not need to be unique. |
Raw Files: Specify the path to the raw images from the scan to be processed.
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⚙️ Loading Presets
Before starting the image preparation, ensure that you have the correct Exposure & Light-Setup selected. If you haven’t already calibrated your capture system please refer to calibration.
To Load a preset, go to :
File > Exposure Parameters and / or. File > Light Setup
The desired Exposure or Light-Setup preset can be loaded by selecting the corresponding row in the list and clicking the Save button. The loaded preset will be reflected in the settings window and used as the default for all future processing jobs.
📷 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.
FAILED, make sure that the selected Exposure Calibration in Settings is correct. . The file type must match the currently selected exposure calibration. |
Select Start to begin preparing the images for processing. This may take up to an hour.
📷 Image Preparation
Image preparation is necessary to create ensure the photogrammetry images are consistent with the processing data.
After clicking starting the preparation step you will see the job appear in the job list below. If you need to stop the running job you can click the Stop, although any progress will be lost.
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If the prepare process fails, first ensure that the selected Exposure Calibration is correct. |
The prepare stage has completed successfully when you see the status READY:
In addition to reading all data into Maraso, this step will also create exr files that will must be needed used for the photogrammetry step. Click Inspect Photos to view these images
When using a capture system that has multiple lights for each camera position or node, Marso will automatically create only one exr file for each group of lights as an averaged imagecamera position.