Modelweaver Photography
This page covers some basic knowledge about capturing images from DV.
For more information, please refer to Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 of the Modelweaver
user manual. (Right click to save, Acrobat Reader necessary)
Necessary equipments
- Digital video camera (abbreviation as DV)
You need a digital video camera to capture the images into
Modelweaver 2.00.
- Turntable
In the final object movie, the object will rotate a full 360 degrees.
To achieve this effect, you should use a motorized turntable -
Kaidan Motorized PiXi?M Turntable. This
turntable is a continuous motion turntable with an in-line on/off
switch. When the power is on, the object will rotate at a given
speed on the turntable. During the rotation, the camera will acquire
the images of the object from the complete rotation of the turntable.
To learn more about the Kaidan Motorized PiXi?M Turntable,
please refer to the turntable user manual or visit http://www.kaidan.com.
Basic Steps:
- Step1: Coonect Digital Video camera to computer
- Step2: Put the object on the center of the turntable
- Step3: Turn on the turntable and the DV to capture the images

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