When using Marso for the first time, a number of settings must be initially set. This is done via the settings Dialog.
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Paths
Marso requires creating two folders on secondary storage in order to function:
Scratch Directory
Intermediary Files will be written here during processing, and deleted afterwards
Fast R/W speeds are highly recommended, and available space ~256GB
Output Directory
Results will be written here, in a subfolder for each subject
Storage speeds are not as important, can be a network share
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Calibration Presets
Before processing, you will need to create calibration presets to describe your capture system to Marso.
This should only need to be done once for a Camera and Light, as long as the exposure settings are not modified.
Exposure Preset
To create an exposure preset, you will need to capture a photo of a calibration grey card under similar conditions to how you will capture any subjects. See: Capturing a Calibration Image
Once you have this image you can create an exposure preset.
There may be some delay before the Exposure Calibration tool is launched!
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The calibration tool will then run in the background. This may take up to 10 minutes depending on your system and the resolution of your input images.
When it is complete the adjusted image will be shown for confirmation.
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After accepting the adjusted image you will be returned to Marso, with the new exposure preset visible in the list.
If you are unable to see the grey card to make a selection, use the hotkeys to adjust the brightness.
W/S - Key to make the preview image brighter or darker.
R - To reset the brightness
This is just for preview purposes and does not affect the final calibration.
Light System
The ‘Light System’ preset describes the location of you light(s) relative to the camera sensor. If you have multiple lights, the Light System preset also describes the order in which the lights should be triggered when capturing.
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The new light system will appear on the right side, and can be viewed by selecting it.