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==Preface==
 
==Preface==
 
The following page describes the Eyesis4Pi camera software and post-processing procedures.
 
The following page describes the Eyesis4Pi camera software and post-processing procedures.
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==Actual Workflow==
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===Recording - images acquision===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Step !! Description !! Time, min !! Comment
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Mounting on a vehicle
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|align="center"                    | 15
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| We do not provide racks or backpacks yet
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 2
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Power on and boot
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|align="center"                    | 1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 3
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Network setup
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|align="center"                    | 0-1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 4
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Accessing the WebGUI
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|align="center"                    | 0-1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|The camera is controlled through a WebGUI
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 5
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| System tests
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|align="center"                    | 0-1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Optional
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 6
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Waiting for GPS lock
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|align="center"                    | 0-10
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Cold start can take up to 10 min
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 7
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Setting up paths and shooting parameters
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|align="center"                    | 0-1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Initial settings can take longer time of course
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 8
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Start recording
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|align="center"                    | -
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 9
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Stop recording
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|align="center"                    | -
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 10
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Downloading GPS/IMU log
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|align="center"                    | 0-10
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Download onto recording PC, depends on the file size.
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 11
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Camera power off
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|align="center"                    | 0-1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Power off the switch, unplug cables
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 12
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Taking the camera off the vehicle
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|align="center"                    | 10
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| If needed
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|}
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===Post-Processing - creating panoramas===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Step !! Description !! Time, min !! Comment
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|align="center"                    | 1
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|Copying footage to the PCs for processing
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|align="center"                    | 10-30
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 2
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Selecting images for post-processing
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|align="center"                    | ?
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Optional, if not all the images are needed
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 3
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Copying images for post-processing
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|align="center"                    | 10-30
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"|
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 4
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Post-processing in ImageJ
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|align="center"                    | 20-30<sup>1</sup>
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|style="padding:5px 15px 5px 15px;"| Output: transformed according pixel map images ready for stitching and blending
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* Applying pixel mapping information
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* Aberration correction
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* Distortion correction
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* Vignetting correction
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* Color correction
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* Denoising
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* Sharpening
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 5
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Stitching and blending
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|align="center"                    | 2-5<sup>1</sup>
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Output panoramas in equirectangular projection
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|-
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|align="center"                    | 6
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Preparing panoramas for WebGL Viewer
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|align="center"                    | 2-5<sup>1</sup>
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|style="padding:0px 15px 0px 15px;"| Optional
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|}
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<sup>1</sup>- per panorama
  
 
== WebGUI (recording)==
 
== WebGUI (recording)==

Revision as of 15:47, 31 August 2012

Preface

The following page describes the Eyesis4Pi camera software and post-processing procedures.

Actual Workflow

Recording - images acquision

Step Description Time, min Comment
1 Mounting on a vehicle 15 We do not provide racks or backpacks yet
2 Power on and boot 1
3 Network setup 0-1
4 Accessing the WebGUI 0-1 The camera is controlled through a WebGUI
5 System tests 0-1 Optional
6 Waiting for GPS lock 0-10 Cold start can take up to 10 min
7 Setting up paths and shooting parameters 0-1 Initial settings can take longer time of course
8 Start recording -
9 Stop recording -
10 Downloading GPS/IMU log 0-10 Download onto recording PC, depends on the file size.
11 Camera power off 0-1 Power off the switch, unplug cables
12 Taking the camera off the vehicle 10 If needed

Post-Processing - creating panoramas

Step Description Time, min Comment
1 Copying footage to the PCs for processing 10-30
2 Selecting images for post-processing  ? Optional, if not all the images are needed
3 Copying images for post-processing 10-30
4 Post-processing in ImageJ 20-301 Output: transformed according pixel map images ready for stitching and blending
  • Applying pixel mapping information
  • Aberration correction
  • Distortion correction
  • Vignetting correction
  • Color correction
  • Denoising
  • Sharpening
5 Stitching and blending 2-51 Output panoramas in equirectangular projection
6 Preparing panoramas for WebGL Viewer 2-51 Optional

1- per panorama

WebGUI (recording)

  • PHP+JavaScript+HTML.
  • Installed on the laptop or PC used for recording.

More info...

Recording WebGUI, settings
Recording WebGUI, preview - test pattern

Output

  • Images in a JP4 format(a RAW format with a better quality than *.jpeg).
  • Binary log with the IMU,GPS and Internal Timestamp records.

More info...


Post-Processing

A. WebGUI part (PHP + JavaScript + HTML)

  • Copying images before processing.
  • Extracting GPS coordinates from images.
  • Stitching (after ImageJ).
  • Formatting/resizing the results.

More info...

Footage procedures WebGUI

B. ImageJ part (Java)

  • Applying pixel mapping information
  • Aberration correction
  • Distortion correction
  • Vignetting correction
  • Color correction
  • Denoising
  • Sharpening

More info...

Eyesis corrections plugin interface

Links


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