Updated 05/31/11 Project Photofly v2 Released For Download
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he much anticipated second release of Autodesk Project Photofly is in the final testing and preparation for being posted for download as a free technology preview on Autodesk Labs. Project Photofly allows you to take photos with a standard digital camera and automatically create 3D geometry.
A few of the big new features beyond performance and user interface changes are the addition of 3D textured mesh creation, more file export options such as high density point cloud LAS export, OBJ and automatic creation and ability to export animations.
I will be providing more detailed posts showing the features as well as some of the many potential uses of Project Photofly when the download is available, which should be any day. For now, we have posted some videos on how to shoot photos and what's new.
Project Photofly v2 Shooting Guidelines
http://autode.sk/is2ive
What’s New Project Photofly v2
http://autode.sk/kaWhyM
Here are a few videos I created just to show scenes captured in photos now as 3D.
Louise Leakey Suidae 
Hovenweep Ruin
Cheers,
Shaan
Looks great but what about cross-platform support? It seems strange that Qt is being used for Maya and Mudbox but not new projects. Some love for us on OS X, please.
Unless this is planned just as a demo for a web-based service.
Dave,
Thank you for your comment. The free Project Photofly Technology Preview uses a Photo Scene Editor desktop client that works with a web service for computing the scenes. Currently the Photo Scene Editor desktop client is available only on Windows due to some of the technology and libraries as well as the widest initial audience. Cross platform is something we can aim for after refining the technology in the preview development and feedback process.
Best Regards,
Shaan
When is this due to be released? Thank you.
If all goes well in testing as planned, it could be released by end of the month.
Best Regards,
Shaan
Would apreciate a version for Mac! Everything looks so great. Congratulation to all of you!
how we can be notified of the releases so we can download and test. am extremely excite for this technology
today is end of This month (:)
this kind of technology is awesome, hopefully i dont expect to much !
I would love to replace the highcost 3dscans, if i am able to scan buildingfassades with photos.
Is this project somehow related to the insight project ?
best
Kurt,
The project email is labs.photofly@autodesk.com. We would need to know more details like any error text or your systems details. Is it one scene and not crashing all different projects you have tried? Have you tried re-installing?
Regards,
Shaan
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A Project Photofly 2.1 update has just been released. This update is a minor release update to improve based on feedback and testing since release of 2.0 a month ago.
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Today the free technology preview of the second release of Project Photofly was released for download from Autodesk Labs http://www.autodesk.com/photofly.
it always crashes when the upload is finished…