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Capture Guide

HD Enhancement

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Applicable devices: Lixel K series / L series, Lixel P1

What Is HD Enhancement

The HD Enhancement feature allows fusing image sequences captured by other high-definition cameras after the device scan is complete, to improve the texture clarity and reconstruction quality of local areas.

Enhancement Quantity Limits

DeviceNumber of PhotosCondition
Lixel K series / L series20–500—
Lixel P120–1000Requires HD enhancement control points
Lixel P120–500Without HD enhancement control points

Supported formats: JPG, PNG, JPEG

Image Requirements

Consistent Focal Length and Resolution

The image sequence must maintain the same camera focal length and resolution. Avoid:

  • Mixing images captured with different lenses
  • Changing the focal length midway for a zoom lens
  • Manually scaling or cropping images

The optimal horizontal field of view (FOV) for images is around 100°, typically corresponding to:

  • The wide-angle lens mode of a consumer phone
  • About a 16mm focal length on a full-frame DSLR

Image Sharpness

Ensure images are sharp, with no obvious:

  • Focus blur
  • Motion blur
  • Overexposure or underexposure

Shooting Position Planning

Properly planning the shooting position and orientation of images can significantly improve the success rate of HD Enhancement.

Basic Requirements

  1. Capture 20 or more continuous images per area whenever possible
  2. Adjacent images should have 80% or more overlap; avoid large movements and camera rotation
  3. Among each continuous set of images, at least 1 should be close to the position and orientation of the Lixel device's camera at capture time — the more images overlap with the device trajectory, the more it improves enhancement results and success rate
Continuous Shooting Illustration

Continuous shooting: adjacent image overlap ≥ 80%

HD Enhancement Overlap with Device Trajectory (top-down)

Enhancement images need position and orientation overlap with the device capture trajectory (top-down view)

HD Enhancement Overlap with Device Trajectory (side view)

Alignment of the enhancement camera with the device camera in position and orientation (side view)

Special Areas to Avoid

Avoid HD Enhancement targeting the following special areas. When unavoidable, minimize their proportion in the image:

TypeDescription
Weak texturePlain or near-plain-colored areas
Repetitive textureAreas with many repeating structures
ReflectionAreas with highlights or specular reflection
Dynamic sceneAreas with moving objects
Weak Texture

❌ Weak texture: plain-colored area

Reflection

❌ Reflection: highlights/specular reflection

Repetitive Texture

❌ Repetitive texture: many repeating structures

Dynamic Scene

❌ Dynamic scene: moving objects present

Post-Capture Screening

After shooting, you can manually filter out photos that do not meet requirements (blurry, overexposed, containing dynamic objects, etc.) to avoid these images negatively affecting the result.

Enhancement Area Selection

Areas suitable for HD Enhancement:

  • Signs, text, logos (need to be clearly legible)
  • Exhibits, artworks (need high-detail textures)
  • Important equipment panels (dashboards, control panels)
  • Areas that are blurry or missing in the original scan

HD Enhancement Checklist

  • [ ] All images use the same focal length and resolution
  • [ ] Image FOV approx. 100° (phone wide-angle or DSLR 16mm)
  • [ ] Images sharp with no blur, no over/underexposure
  • [ ] ≥ 20 continuous images per area
  • [ ] Adjacent image overlap ≥ 80%
  • [ ] At least 1 image close to the device's position and orientation at capture time
  • [ ] Avoid weak texture/repetitive texture/reflection/dynamic areas
  • [ ] Unqualified photos removed

This chapter is from the official XGRIDS user manual. Official source (opens in a new tab) · Updated:

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