[HN Gopher] OpenScan
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       OpenScan
        
       Author : joebig
       Score  : 51 points
       Date   : 2026-02-20 20:47 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (openscan.eu)
 (TXT) w3m dump (openscan.eu)
        
       | zokier wrote:
       | I've been thinking about photogrammetry and 3dgs lately. One
       | consideration is the depth of field of images. Afaik it is
       | somewhat common to focus stack images, or just use small
       | apertures, before feeding them to photogrammetry/3dgs pipeline.
       | But that doesn't really make sense because focus stacking is
       | lossy operation and requires some way to estimate which parts are
       | in focus (=indirect depth estimate). So it would make more sense
       | to have the photogrammetry/3dgs work directly on unstacked
       | shallow dof images. Ideally the algorithm should use the focus
       | information to enhance the reconstruction process somehow.
        
       | tl2do wrote:
       | I'm new to 3D scanning but very interested in trying it myself.
       | I'm looking at OpenScan (EUR203+) for scanning small Japanese
       | souvenir handicrafts. Does anyone know if this pricing is
       | competitive, or are there better options in this price range?
        
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