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First of all what is Aerialod and why do i need an alternative. Aerialod is an tool to create fast 3D voxel images out of height maps. Advantages and Disadvantages of Aerialod Advantages: User-Friendly: Aerialod is an easy-to-use tool for creating 3D terrain models. It caters to both beginners and experienced users who want to achieve results quickly. Freeware but not Open Source: Aerialod is free to download but does not allows users to modify and extend the source code. Variety of Features: Aerialod supports the generation of various terrains, the use of real satellite data, and the creation of synthetic heightmaps. This makes it a versatile tool for different applications in geodata visualization. Disadvantages: Lack of Advanced Features: While Aerialod offers many useful functions, it may lack some advanced features found in professional 3D rendering tools, making it less suitable for certain applications. Not Open Source No new version since 2023. Overall, Aerialod presents an in...

Panorama „View of Berlin from the roof of the dome“ from a crater shape vase. Bild: Klassik Stiftung Weimar After I created the first 360° view from a vase , the Klassik Stiftung Weimar provided an second panorama from an old vase (1835 - 1841) created by Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (KPM) . This time it's a view of Berlin from the roof of the dome . Panorama „View of Berlin from the roof of the dome“ from a crater shape vase. Bild: Klassik Stiftung Weimar This time I did not remove the handles at the bottom and the result looks really nice in the VR glasses. I've done nearly the same then with the last vase panorama. Most of the work wass done with GIMP, I created the missing sky with gmics inpainting method and then added some meta data with exiftool. Panorama „View of Berlin from the roof of the dome“ from a crater shape vase. Bild: Klassik Stiftung Weimar edited by me Thanks to A-Frame I can now embed it as VR view here: The lin...

I found an nice blog post "Alte Vase im neuen Gewand " from the Klassik Stiftung Weimar (Classical Foundation Weimar) : Crater shape vase with panorama of "Potsdam from the sight of Babelsberge", Bild: Klassik Stiftung Weimar In this blog post they describe how they use VR glasses to view an old vase. I think the use of virtual reality glasses for knowledge transfer in general and in museums in particular is a very good idea. However, the implementation in this case cannot use the advantages of virtual reality glasses to the full extent. Not the viewing of objects in 3D is the big advantage of VR glasses, but the immersion into other worlds. To illustrate this, I have taken the photographic roll of the panorama, which they have kindly provided, and edited it so that it has become a 360° panorama into which you can immerse yourself with VR glasses. Crater shape vase with panorama of "Potsdam from the sight of Babelsberge", Bild: Klassik Stiftun...

K|Lens provides this first images from the prototype objective: And the generated depth map: As first I made a small animation with http://depthy.me (The link no longer works.): And then I had some fun with GIMP/g'mic: 1. Focus to the background. 2. Focus to the foreground: For the two images above I simply used the depth map as mask. here is how it looks in GIMP:

Thanks to this posts on twitter from Bruno Postle i have now a method how to results from the last tutorial : The first and the last steps are the same. Center the image. (Alternative you can measure the centre an enter the values in Hugin). The new thing is to use Hugin instead of the "Little Planet" plug-in in Gimp Start Hugin Change to the expert mode. (Interface->Expert) Add the image via drag and drop or this button:  Cancel this dialogue: Double click on the image: Change pitch to -90: Change the "degrees of view (v)" to 212: Here you can even the image centre shift, if you have not centred the image before in GIMP. Now go into the Preview mode: Now change the preview mode to " Stereographic":  And in the "projection" tab the "Field of View" to 360x180 Equirectangular: The preview should now look like this: Now you can go back to the "Assistnt" tab and hit the "3. Create pan...