Recap Photo needs to take a lesson from Pix4d and Agisoft

[gamehenge757]

I've wanted recap photo to work for our organization, but the results are horrible.  The exported .tif files are a terribly low resolution for the size of the image, and the points clouds are far too sparse, requiring a lengthy work around to become just a tad bit more dense.  Does autodesk have any plans to make this software usable? I've run the same dataset using recap photo/recap, then in agisoft photoscan and pix4d and the latter two have a MUCH higher resolution threshold on the exported .tif, plus the ability to export a world file.  The point clouds in both come back remarkably clearer and more dense, and they can both process nadir/non-nadir photos at the same time to give a much more precise 3d model.  

So before i decide to ditch recap entirely, has anyone had any usable results?

[anil_mistry]

Hi @gamehenge757,

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[gamehenge757]

How about instead you detail the method in which to combine nadir and oblique photos into a model to build a precise point cloud? as well i'd appreciate any feedback on how to make the point cloud much more dense while retaining the projection of the project.

[Anonymous]

Agree with your suggestions; but might want to explore curved flight paths along with the oblique photos.  I've attached an example of curved flight paths for comparison - avoid turning loops with fixed-wing drones and the stopping at the ends of straight/parallel flight lines which burns batteries.