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Matterport Competitors: No Rights to Images?5270

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Hi All,

A Forum Members writes ...

Your thoughts on the leading Matterport competitors now or coming soon (2018)?

Dan

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Hi Dan,

I really like the work you do with this website.

Even though being in business for [many] years in conventional and digital Media, your website helped me a lot getting quicker into this topic.

I was wondering if you know of any alternative to [Matterport], a solution that is open and that will have no rights on your pictures?

As far as I see, MP is the only solution for now also using a TOF sensor for depth information (the only other will be LASIRIS, but at a different pricetag, and according to nctech not this year anymore)

keep up that excellent work!

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Hi All,

I have a full day/night (Tuesday, 22 August 2017), so I will not have much (if anytime) for a deeper dive in answering the questions other than the following:

βœ“ The Guide to 69 360ΒΊ 1-Click Cameras curated by We Get Around
βœ“ Index: Comparing 3D/VR Platforms for Scanning
βœ“ 18 Camera Companies/Platforms Announce at the 2017 Google Street View Summit (Index)

Your thoughts about:

" ...any alternative to [Matterport], a solution that is open and that will have no rights on your pictures?"

Best,

Dan
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Hi All,

The Forum Member that reached out to me for this post adds ..

Dan

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one technical question I could not really get the answer: Is the [Matterport] Pro2 camera also having a TOF (time of flight) sensor to extract depth information?

Is there any other camera on the market having this (I mean both, high res HDR photo + depth information). MP does not really talk about how they gain the depth information.....
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Hi All,

The Forum Member that reached out to me for this post adds ...

Dan

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thanks again Dan,
I guess i read already hundreds of posts, including all what you suggested, that's why I like the website...the only thing I feel for now, is that there is nothing really around MP, and I am sure they know it.... (NCtech have the most potential, but they missed to add a TOF on the Iris360 Pro..., the dollhouses are flat!)...
could [not] find the link for what is announced to be on the market before end 2017 (early 2018)
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I don't think Matterport use time of flight I may be wrong.
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apparently PrimeSense chips, but haven't they been acquired by Apple?
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Yes - Apple acquired them. Meanwhile Intel RealSense is an alternative.
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Intel RealSense, Structure.io and Xtian Pro).

Keep in mind that these hardware alternatives to Matterport do not offer software alternatives to Showcase, which is just as much a technological marvel from execution to optimization on a strong cloud platform that delivers unmatched performance.
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I have another one ;-)
https://www.spar3d.com/news/lidar/350-diy-lidar-kit-fuel-development-3d-tech/

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And here all others: https://3dscanexpert.com/reviews/
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Back to the main topic.

Here a good TOC how it should be for pro services:
https://www.eyeem.com/en/tos

and some copyright basics:
https://blog.kenkaminesky.com/photography-copyright-and-the-law/
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Guess also useful - thanks to IVRPA:

Photographers Legal Rights & Business Contracts:
Photographers Rights:

Bert Krages "Photographers Rights":
http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
ACLU info:
http://www.aclu.org/free-speech/know-your-rights-photographers
Research paper about your rights to take pictures of pretty much anything visible from public ground:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1709530
UK Photographers Rights -
http://www.sirimo.co.uk/2009/05/14/uk-photographers-rights-v2/
Photography Contract Templates:

http://www.docracy.com/topic/0p4nowm2xu3/photography-contracts
http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/articles/14258.aspx
https://nppa.org/page/5130
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photographers-contract-maker/id356115074
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