progress on nectec’s e-museum activities: a field experience

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Progress on NECTEC’se-Museum activities:

a field experience

Progress on NECTEC’se-Museum activities:

a field experience

Chularat TanprasertRachabodin Suwannacunti

Piyawut SrichaikulComputing Research and Development Division

National Electronics and Computer Technology CenterMinistry of Science and Technology, THAILAND

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AgendaAgenda• Project objective (review)• e-Museum development

workflow• Project schedule• Current progress• A field experience

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Objective of Wat Makutkasattriyaram’se-Museum project

Objective of Wat Makutkasattriyaram’se-Museum project

• On the occasion to celebrate the 50th Birthday of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

• To preserve, manage, and publicize knowledge of Thai cultural heritage to general public and future generation

• Small size pilot to gain know-how and problems

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e-Museum development Workflow

e-Museum development Workflow

Objects Digitization

Web-based application construction

(DB-based and Virtual Museum)

Metadata and Database Design

Testing and Modification

Publish and Promotion

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Project scheduleProject schedule

-August 2006Publish and Promotion

-May – July 2006Testing and Modification

-Feb – April 2006Web-based application construction

30% completedJan – Feb 2006Metadata and database design

20% completedJan – Sep 2006Objects DigitizationCurrent StatusTimelineActivities

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Current progressCurrent progress

• Digitization target:– Total: 65 objects– 3D Laser scan: 5 objects– Photographic VR: 60 objects

• Progress:– Total: 13 objects– 3D Laser scan: 1 object– Photographic VR: 12 objects

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A field experienceA field experience

• 3D Laser scan operation workflow• Photographic VR operation workflow• Problems and solutions

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

Digitization ObjectRegistration

Noise Filtering

MergingLayers

Fill Hole ModelOptimization

TextureMapping

Exporting

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

Digitization

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

ObjectRegistration

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

NoiseFiltering

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

Merging Layers

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

Fill Hole

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

Model Optimization

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

TextureMapping

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A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

A field experience:3D Laser scan workflow

VRML Exporting

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A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

Digitization

Importingimages

Merging

Exporting

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A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

Digitization(16 frame)

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A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

Importing images

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A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

Merging

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A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

A field experience:Photographic VR workflow

Exporting

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A field experience:Equipments preparation

A field experience:Equipments preparation

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem: Turntable- Unable to buy- Expensive (200,000 Baht)

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Solution: Do it by self

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem:Different exposure in different frame

Solution:Control both of camera aperture and shutter speed

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem: Reflection on the objectSolution: Using a backlit vinyl cover

in front of the lighting lamp.

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem: Broking an objectSolution: Working carefully

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem:Insufficient computer resources for 3D modeling operation

Solution:Need future upgrade

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem:Long time operation for 3D laser scan (about 10 – 12 hours for scanning the Buddha)

Solution:Need more knowledge, tips and more practice

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A field experience:Problems and Solutions

A field experience:Problems and Solutions

Problem:Take a vertical shot ofPhotographic VR

Solution:Unable to find a good (cheap and high quality) solution

Magellan 2500 Motorized Object Rig($7,699.95)

www ref: http://www.kaidan.com/

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