Testing a new custom Scanning pipeline, I just wanted to share some new character models that were scanned and rendered in Softimage, rendered with Arnold.

I wanted to set a challenge to anyone in the CGI art and research field who might be interested in demonstrating how to deform a mesh using a Camera Space Normal Map. Is there anyone out there who is up for the challenge?

A $500 Reward! is up for grabs to the first person who can effectively demonstrate this process using the Free data supplied below.

Developed by the super talented and very experienced guys at XYZ RGB. Scanner Killer is a piece of processing software that allows anyone with access to a pair of DSLR cameras to leap into the field of Stereo Photogrammetry.

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In response to this post http://filmicgames.com/archives/491 over at filmicgames blog. I thought I would jump to the rescue to supply a royalty free 3D Scan of my face to give away to the research & development community. This might help others who are researching skin shaders or real-time applications that require a royalty free realistic 3d scanned model to share.

Finally the file is ready for distribution!

It’s a very basic package and over time I plan to slowly update it.