In this project, we are going to build a high-resolution full-body
3D model of a live person by combining image-based methods and
laser scanner methods. A Leica 3D range scanner is used to obtain
four accurate range data of the body from four different perspectives.
We hire a professional model and adopt many measures to
minimize the movement during the long laser-scanning. The scan
data is then sequently processed by Cyclone, MeshLab, Scanalyze,
VRIP, PlyCrunch and 3Ds Max to obtain our final mesh. We take
three images of the face from frontal and left/right side views, and
use a program called Facegen to create an accurate model of the
face and an estimated model of the head. We further use 3Ds Max
to merge the two parts together, apply skin shader, and create animations.
Compared with most existing methods including many
image-based 3D modeling and several commercial products using
laser scanners, our method exhibit higher precision and resolution.