Image Processing
The Image Processing Tools are found in Object2VR Pro and Studio and help to quickly clean up and mask images after capturing them.
Select the tool in the Viewer to open their properties in the Properties Panel.
Enable the tool to edit its properties.
Click the reset button to clear the properties.
Crop
Use the crop tool to remove any extraneous parts of the image, like turntable edges.
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Click on the Crop button in the Viewer.
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Select Enable, to activate the crop properties. This will add a crop outline to the image in the Viewer.
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Use the handles to drag and reshape the crop area. You can also dial in the specific coordinates and size in the crop properties.
- Hold Shift to crop with the original aspect ratio.
- Hold Alt or Option to crop with a square aspect ratio.
- Click the reset button to reset the crop in the properties.
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Rotate the image if needed.
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Set the background color. This is useful if you are using the Transformation feature and the image ends up extending beyond its borders. For instance, use the eyedropper to match the background with the image background for a seamless object movie.
Click the reset button to clear the settings.
Levels
Levels, here, are useful when blending a white or black turntable and background together.
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Click on the Levels button in the Viewer.
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Select Enable, to activate the Level properties.
Adjust Exposure
Click and drag the triangle handles below the histogram to adjust exposure levels.
Adjust White Balance**
Do one of the following to adjust the white balance:
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Move the Temperature (Temp) and Tint sliders. If the image has a yellowish color to it, then move the Temp slider towards the blue. Likewise, if there is a green cast, move the Tint slider towards the magenta color.
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Use the eyedropper to identify white within the image. Click the eyedropper button and move to the image. Click within the image that is white or neutral gray.
Click the reset button to clear the settings.
Sharpen
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Click on the Levels button in the Viewer.
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Select Enable, to activate the Sharpen properties.
Amount
Adjust the overall amount of sharpening that is added to the image.
Radius
Adjust the size of details to sharpen.
Threshold
Specify at which point pixels are sharpened. A setting of 0 will sharpen all pixels.
Click the reset button to clear the settings.
Mask
The mask is used to smooth out the image’s edges and to hide unwanted parts of a single image or in the whole series. Use the border masks or double-click within the image to add polygon masks.
- Click on the Mask button in the Viewer.
- Select Enable, to activate the Level properties.
Feather
Increase or decrease the edge softness. This will affect both the border and polygon masks.
Color
Choose the color of the mask by doing one of the following:
- Select a color from the color picker
- Click the eyedropper and select a color from within the image.
Mask from border
Select which border the mask should be applied. If none are chosen, then there will be no border mask.
Active Polygon
Once you’ve added a polygon mask, this section will be active. To draw a polygon mask:
- Double-click on the image to add the initial handle (red dot). Continue adding adding more handles by clicking in the image to create a shape. Double-click to add the last handle.
- Drag the handles (red dots) to refine the shape.
- Click on the red border to add a new handle.
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Reuse in all columns – Select to have the current (active) polygon used in all columns.
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Copy polygon mask – Click this button to copy the current (active) polygon to all columns. This draws the polygon on each image making the polygon editable (and unique) for the current image.
Click the reset button to clear the settings.
Transformation
Use the Transform tool to make final adjustments to your image. A very useful parameter here is Dewobble, which will help any drifting that may occur due to the object not being in the exact center of the turntable.
- Click on the Transformation button in the Viewer.
- Select Enable, to activate the individual properties.
- Click the adjustment button to adjust parameters.
Individual Offset
Here you can adjust the offset for each image. For example, if your images were taken without the use of a turntable (ellipse), the images will need to be adjusted manually.
- Drag the overlay to match the center of the current image.
- Change the column in the Viewer. The overlay image will show the object at 180º.
- Drag the overlay image again.
- Continue for all images.
Dewobble
Use this feature to offset any off-centered objects that were captured on a turntable. Use the following two settings as reference points and the software will correct the wobbling of the off-centered images.
- Activate Offset Major setting. An overlay of the object at 180º is shown over the anchor image.
- Move the overlay to match that of the anchor image.
- Activate Offset Minor. This will do the same as the Major Offset, but with images at 90º and 270º.
- Move the overlay to match that of the anchor image.
Offset Row
Adjust the offset between rows.
- Click the Edit button to activate on the option.
- Drag the overlay to match the center of the current image.
- Change the row in the Viewer.
- Drag the overlay image again.
- Continue for all images.
Click the reset button to clear the settings.