www.iphotomeasure.com
Degree of acuracy
Our software can measure down to 1/32nd of an inch. However, there are several factors involved in getting the most accurate measurements possible. Please read the Quick Start Guide prior to using your software and follow the guidelines on how to take the photograph and then on how to load your photograph into the software.
Features:
iPhotoMEASURE delivers an innovative dimension to accurate and efficient measurement.
By simply taking a picture with your camera, you collect all the measurements you need. There is no need for a helper to hold the other end of the measuring tape or take risks on a ladder measuring out of reach areas. Bring measurements to your computer in a picture. iPhotoMEASURE software enables you to measure everything you need for quoting, evaluation and appraisal – plus – the measurements are permanently archived for reference. Above and beyond accuracy and convenience is the power of Remote Measurement provided by iPhotoMEASURE. Simply have your customers or associates e-mail you photos of the project, and save critical time and money by not having to go on-site yourself. Use iPhotoMEASURE once and get more than a return on investment.
Applications:
Home, Landscaping and Commercial Project Evaluation
Property and Casualty Evaluation
Investigations, Forensics, Law Enforcement, Accident Scene, Interior Design
And much more...
The Simplest and Fastest way to Collect, Communicate, Print and Archive complex measurement projects:
Place the DigiTarget (included) in the area to be measured. Take a photo with any camera.
Open the photo in the iPhotoMEASURE program on your computer
Measure anything in the photo. Save, Print, Share and Archive
Benefits:
The fastest, simplest and safest way to accurately take multiple measurements.
One click installation and intuitive operative
Make measurements in the comfort of your office from job-site photos you receive by e-mail.
Minimize the time you spend in traffic allowing you to expand your business geographically
No need for a helper to hold the other end of the measuring tape.
Organize and archive all your measurement and photo quoted projects.
Retrieve data instantly, make changes and additional measurements at anytime.
Download Version Includes: iPhotoMEASURE software, Printable 7.5 " X 7.5 " PDF DigiTarget, and PDF Quick Start Manual.
Camera not included.
Computer technical requirements:
PC or Mac with 300 MHz or higher processor clock speed
Windows 2000 / XP and up
Mac OS X Panther and up
256 MB of RAM
1 MB of available hard disk space
Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device
No browser or other software required
Photographic technical requirements:
Compatible with any camera or camera phone Resolution of 3 Megapixels and up recommended for best measurement accuracy
iPhotoMeasure: Ditch the Tape Measure, Grab a Digicam
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When the team here at PC Magazine first got wind of iPhotoMeasure, software that promises to let you take accurate measurements of objects in digital photos, a flurry of e-mails flew back and forth about how it might work and how accurate it might be. So to satisfy our curiosity (and yours), I tested the software out, and found that it performs pretty well. There are some limitations, though a much expanded new version of the software due out in a month or so looks to make the software much more robust.
For anyone doing a decent amount of remodeling or redecorating, and especially for larger-scale construction and contracting work, iPhotoMeasure could save a lot of time and effort. Forget having to climb a ladder to measure a window, or having to move that ladder all over your house to calculate how much paint you need to buy. With iPhotoMeasure, you can just snap a few pics from your digicam and let the software do most of the work for you, whether you've got a PC or a Mac.
First off, you'll have to stick up a DigiTarget (a black-and-white square of predetermined size) somewhere in the frame of where you're going to take the photo, on the same plane (like a wall) where you're going to be measuring. Once that's up, just take your snap, load the image in iPhotoMeasure, and commence measuring.
The Flash-based software looks simple but good. And since all the tools are laid out on the screen instead of buried in menus, iPhotoMeasure couldn't be much easier to use. Click the camera icon to load a photo, then accurately select the DigiTarget in the photo, as that's what the software uses to establish measurements. Zoom in with the familiar magnifying-glass icon on your Digitarget, select the crosshair icon, and click and drag as precisely as possible over the black outer square of the Digitarget. This step is important, because the more accurate you are here, the more accurate your measurements will be. But once that's done, measuring anything on the same 2D plane as the target is as simple as clicking and dragging lines over areas you want to measure. Once you've dropped in a line, say over the length of a wall or window, it'll instantly tell you how long it is, in your choice of Metric or English. My tests indoors and out proved accurate down to less than an inch, which is fairly impressive.
You have to keep a lookout for image distortion though, because if something in the photo looks bent or tilted in a way in isn't in reality, then your measurements are going to be off. The trick is to stand as center-on to what you want to measure as possible, and move forward or back to get the best image.
Other features include the ability to make your measurement lines one of eight different colors, to represent different materials or projects, and add on-screen data tags to the image, for things like project and customer name and contact information, budget, and general comments. Somewhat annoyingly, the program saves your measurements in a separate PRJ file that opens in the software, along with the image. It would be nice to be able to export the whole thing as a standard JPEG, to share with people that don't have the hundred-dollar software, but simple workarounds include taking a screencap or printing to a PDF. Thankfully, the next version of the software will include the ability to export the data as to JPEG and even Excel. Of course, you can also print the photo the traditional way and take it with you to the hardware store.
iPhotoMeasure is a neat bit of software that's useful to anyone doing more than a little interior design or home repair, and should be a necessity for most contractors, particularly if they're working on projects in more than one location. There's no need to send someone out to measure when you can just have the client take a digital picture with their camera or even cameraphone for close shots, so long as it's at least one megapixel. As the company's Web site points out, this software could also be useful in investigations, law enforcement, property damage evaluation, and forensics work.
Most of the improvements I would ask for are coming in the supposedly immanent release of Version 3.0 of the software, including the ability to click and drag shapes as well as lines, to more easily calculate area, and improved printing and exporting abilities. You'll also be able to do without the DigiTarget in the new version, though you'll still have to have known measurements for something in your photo. Other promised new features include the ability to measure multiple 2D planes and even measure planes at an angle. If you're already sold, there's no need to wait for 3.0: I've been told that customers who purchase and register the current version will receive a free 3.0 upgrade when it launches. The iPhotoMeasure 2.1 (XP or OSX) software is available now for a $100 direct download , and will soon be offered as a $120 boxed version, complete with preprinted DigiTargets in two sizes, for measurements large and small. Expect 3.0 in a month or so.
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Posted by: aw khabir
August 30, 2007 6:33 PM
After hearing about this software,reviewing the website aand talking with the company's President, Pual Minor, I was convinced that this company is thinking like Edison and Einstein.
I was so impressesd that I contacted the company for the purpose of ascertaining if our firm could assist to company in prsenting this software to governments and to prospective investors from the investment stand point.
A.W. K'habir
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Posted by: Dez Randall
September 23, 2007 2:30 PM
This sounds like the program I have been searching for. I know about photogrametry but it is too complicated for what I want. I am a "Tall Ship Model" cad-modeller. I need to measure existing models from photo I am given or take. These models are small and are generally smaller than 24 inches (50 cm). The digitargets are quite big for pasting on a model. These boats/ships also have curves that need to be measured.
If you next update/upgrade your software please keep us modellers in mind and put in some features that will help us.
Keep up the great work
확히 원리를 알 수는 없지만, 일단 제품의 가장 USP는 찍는대로 바로 프로그램을 통해서 길이를 확인 할 수 있다는 것입니다. 사실 가구를 사거나 가전제품을 사던지 아니면 인테리어 소품을 구입하고자 할 때 종종 길이를 확인해야할 때 일일이 자로 재고, 또 정확히 자가 큰것도 없고하다보니 100% 정확히 길이를 재는게 쉽지는 않습니다.
iPhotoMEASURE는 편리하기는 하겠지만 한국에서는 크게 쓸만한 용도가 많지 않을 듯 합니다. 미국처럼 DIY가 생활화 되었있는 곳은 일일이 개인이 해야하지만, 한국은 전화한통으로 이래저래 설명하고, 와서 해줘라 하면 대부분 서비스가 되지 않나요?...물론 이런경우 설치나 공사를 하는측에게는 필요하겠네요. 좀더 쉽게 길이를 측정할 수 있으니까요.
이 iPhotoMEASURE의 정확한 측정을 위해서는 한가지, 카메라가 적어도 300만 화소 이상이 되어야 한다고 합니다. 가격은 $99.99 버전으로 PC Download 이고 Package 구입은 $119.99에 프로그램이 판매되고 있다 합니다.
아직도 거리를 어떻게 측정할지 사진처럼 어떤 알고리즘으로 계산하는지 무척 궁금해지네요, 대략 심증은 가는데, 정확성이 ...아마 비율로 계산을 하겠지만서도..
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