Software
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Open source solutions
Open Source alternative to Lightroom:
https://www.darktable.org/
VisualSFM: A Visual Structure from Motion System (outdated, still works on some platforms, please test)
http://ccwu.me/vsfm/
Micmac: photogrammetry software developped at the IGN (French National Geographic Institute) and ENSG (French national school for geographic sciences). Should work on all platforms, calculations on CPU only. Command-line interface (CLI)
https://micmac.ensg.eu/index.php/Accueil
- AperoDeDenis try to be a global and easy to use alternative GUI to use MicMac
https://github.com/micmacIGN/InterfaceCEREMA/tree/master/InterfaceCEREMA
Colmap / ColmapCL (non-cuda):
https://colmap.github.io/
https://github.com/openphotogrammetry/colmap-cl
Regard3D
http://www.regard3d.org/index.php
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Meshlab: open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes. All platforms
https://www.meshlab.net/
CloudCompare:
https://www.danielgm.net/cc/
Aligning and merging two halves of a scan:
https://peterfalkingham.com/2020/05/27/aligning-and-merging-two-halves-of-a-scan-cloudcompare/
https://peterfalkingham.com/2020/05/28/transferring-textures-from-two-halves-to-a-whole-using-blender/
Blender: free and open source 3D creation suite. All platforms
https://www.blender.org/
Pointcloud to mesh script for blender
https://www.blendernation.com/2012/01/12/python-script-point-cloud-skinner/
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Tutorials:
Workflow VSFM + Meshlab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6eqW6yk50k