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by Keyframe 112 days ago
Nice copium. These things are going to get there fast. Even what has been shown can be a good start with a decimator at hand; We've seen this with photogrammetry before. Irony is not lost on the fact that text, which complains about it, went through AI itself.
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coldtea 112 days ago
>We've seen this with photogrammetry before.

Have we? It's still not that good.

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Keyframe 112 days ago
It's not fully automated where you come up with a bunch of photos and have production assets. Never has been. It serves its purpose though, so will this if it's not already.
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sech8420 112 days ago
"We've seen this with photogrammetry before" - I do not believe we have. It's progressed but even a good scan is still not close to being something you would put on a legitimate eCommerce product page.

I honestly hope you are right and that I'm full of copium. Truly. But the progression has been nowhere near as fast as code, text, image, or video generation. And as it stood 2 years ago vs now is the same conclusion - unusable slop for most use cases.

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Keyframe 112 days ago
Listen, I agree it's unusable or at least somewhat usable. As I said in another comment. Will Smith video was exactly three years ago. 3D has been a bit neglected, but it will come. I was a denier initially, but these things move real fast. Photogrammetry was never at the level of point and shoot and you have a production asset. However, it did and does serve a need and you can't deny it's not useful. It's not painless though.
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sech8420 112 days ago
That’s a fair point. I know a few foremen who use photogrammetry religiously for site surveys and volume tracking where 'lumpy' geometry doesn't matter. It’s a huge win for that niche. But yes, 3D has been lagging behind and I'm having a really hard time guestimating when it's good enough for high quality product models.
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boomlinde 112 days ago
Describing things as they are is copium, but defending things based on what you hope they'll be is not?
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filoeleven 112 days ago
No, that is hopium.
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dilDDoS 112 days ago
> Nice copium. These things are going to get there fast.

Nice copium. I've been hearing how fast these things are going to get there for a few years now.

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Keyframe 112 days ago
And it hasn't? Will Smith spaghetti video was exactly three years ago.
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selridge 112 days ago
0 to “we are even talking about this” is an astonishing leap. Acting like this stuff has been standing still is an active choice.
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