Photobuilder: 3D Model Acquisition from Photographs
Roberto Cipolla | Duncan Robertson

Aim
To build realistic 3D models from photographs of architectural scenes. The ‘PhotoBuilder’ application, developed within the Department of Engineering, reconstructs models from photographs taken from arbitrary viewpoints.

Two photographs of Downing College Library

Method
The steps involved in building a model from two photographs:
1 Camera Calibration
2 Camera Position and Orientation
3 Reconstruction
4 Model Enhancement

Example Models
Some examples of VRML models created with PhotoBuilder are available for viewing.

Software Download
The PhotoBuilder software is available here for download.

 Camera Calibration
View VRML Models
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