THE ODM APP FOR MAC UPDATE
THE ODM APP FOR MAC SOFTWARE

THE ODM APP FOR MAC SOFTWARE

I’ve listed below the software that doesn’t need CUDA, and that works on a mac. Most software requires an Nvidia CUDA compatible GPU, but not everyone has one, and no modern Apple Macs use them. Don't be afraid to try a second or third program if your dataset isn't working. However, it is worth noting that software that works well on one dataset might struggle with another. COLMAP is faster, and with OpenMVS produces stunning results, but it’s just way more fiddly than Meshroom, where I drag photos in, press start, and away it goes. When I find Meshroom struggling with a dataset I’ll use COLMAP, or sometimes Metashape if I’m at work.

COLMAP (and as of Feb 2021, COLMAP-CL for non-Nvidia cards).

Links to my testing of each software are below, in the order they appear above: *Recap Photo not timed because it’s cloud-based and depends on internet connection. All the photogrammetry combinations I’ve tried with my 53 image Styracosaurus dataset. “Reconstruction quality” is entirely subjective, based on what I reckon the model looked like, but I invite you to visit the posts listed below and take a look for yourself – in many cases I uploaded the model to sketchfab. Timings are to the end of the arrow (not all processes got as far as texturing), and based on running the dataset on my desktop computer (i7-4790k, GTX 970, 16Gb). More and better pictures will always produce a model, but I’m also interested in robustness of software to crappy photos. My dataset is deliberately not optimal – lighting isn’t great, and the table surface is reflective. So here’s everything I’ve tested so far (I think) with my standard dataset, in image format. I was trying to find a way to include a sort-able and filter-able table, but that requires a business plan apparently, and this website doesn’t get anywhere near enough traffic to support that.

THE ODM APP FOR MAC UPDATE

It’s time to update that, with more free software, and the commercial (paid) software I’ve been trying out. It’s been a few years since I’ve done a review of all the software I’ve tried.

The odm app for mac