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  • A Offline
    anglaret
    last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 09:44

    John
    It is simply impossible to do it without any base; you can only guess through the back building, that you are under it with your point of view
    In your case what I could say is that it is not so important to have a precise point.
    The realism of your building will come more from the visual fusion of your model in the background, with added plants...

    If you can identify the slope of top wall of the back building you will have one hint

    Marc

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    • J Offline
      JClements
      last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 17:55

      Well, thanks for sharing.

      This is where I think SketchUp should give us an alternative method to the current Photomatching process.

      1- If possible, allow a photo (a "background" photo like this) to remain STATIC and act like image on your Windows desktop. That way you could tweek the the field of view manually until the foreground, 3D-geometry matches the FOV of the photo without the photo being distorted.

      I haven't used Layout much, perhaps it could do what I am suggesting above?

      2- Another issue occurs when trying to adjust the lighting of the 3D-geometry to match that of the photo. If you turn on Use Sun for Shading, then the photo usually darkens and looses contrast because it is on a vertical plane. So it would be helpful if photo had a Use Sun for Shading attributewhich could be toggled on/off independently of the Scene setting.

      Come to think of it, it could be very useful if SU had a toggle on/off Use Sun for Shading attribute for any objectvia Entity Info (similar to the Cast Shadowsand Receive Shadows attributes).

      John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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        Gaieus
        last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 18:14

        John,

        In an extreme case you can try to use the photo as a watermark image though it is extremely hard to model in this way (as I tried).
        See attached file.


        Crazy Photomatch.skp

        Gai...

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          JClements
          last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 18:18

          G:

          Obviously, I didn't explain my objectives very well. What I was trying to do is match an existing model or component to the photo. Attached is an example where I painted a rectangle with the photo as a texture. The rectangle was tilted backwards a bit so it wouldn't darken when the sun for shading was turned on.

          I will try your Watermark method next.


          Photomatch Test.skp


          Photomatch Test (exported as 2D from the skp file).jpg

          John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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            Gaieus
            last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 21:59

            Ha, that's cool! Yes, I) totally misunderstood you but now at least I1m glad that (though incidentally and ignorantly) could be of any help.

            Gai...

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              JClements
              last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 22:09

              Gaieus:

              The Watermark method worked pretty darn good and made it easy to adjust focal length, lighting, and shadows without modifying the photo's attributes (display shadows on ground was turned on).

              Thank you, thank you, thank you for bearing with me.

              It really helps sharing ideas. Helped me to try a different approach.

              Regards, John


              Piping Model with Photo as WaterMark (this works good).jpg

              John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                solo
                last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 22:24

                here is another idea.


                http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8961/photomatch20test1cy1.jpg

                http://www.solos-art.com

                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  tomsdesk
                  last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 22:40

                  John, do you know anything about the topography? If can draw a portion of it you can fudge the view until you match the photo. For me that's what it's usually about: professional fudging...as I've not yet had a good photo (having enough of the right info, as Gai said) to work over (so I do the watermark thing too). But having some of the site info to work with complete the "professional" tool kit started by the one perspective line of the building eave, and the other that appears to disappear into the center of the photo (the end wall of the building has no thickness?).

                  BTW, both of your matched models look "perfect".

                  http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
                  2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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                    JClements
                    last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 22:41

                    Yes, Pete.

                    I did something similar a few minutes ago where I made a second image of the photo and rotated it 90° so it was horizontal. Then lined it up with the vertical photo near the base of the hill at the end of the grassy field. Yours is better because the blades of grass don't appear to be so distorted with a better transistion to the vertical part of the image (the photo is now a darker shade with less contrast, though).

                    John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                      JClements
                      last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 22:47

                      Hi Tom:

                      No, unfortunately, I don't have any info on the topography.

                      Thanks for the compliment ... should be directed to Gaieus. 😉

                      John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                        solo
                        last edited by 26 Jan 2008, 22:58

                        Try this.


                        http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/1271/photomatch20testd1yx4.jpg


                        Photomatch%20Test[1].skp

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                          JClements
                          last edited by 27 Jan 2008, 03:14

                          Even better. Thanks.

                          John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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