Presentation on the topic "Progress on NECTEC’s e-Museum activities: a field experience" in APAN 2006 conference, Tokyo, Japan.

1. Progress on NECTEC’s
e-Museum activities:
a field experience
Chularat Tanprasert
Rachabodin Suwannacunti
Piyawut Srichaikul
Computing Research and Development Division
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Ministry of Science and Technology, THAILAND
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2. Agenda
• Project objective (review)
• e-Museum development
workflow
• Project schedule
• Current progress
• A field experience
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3. Objective of Wat Makutkasattriyaram’s
e-Museum project
• On the occasion to celebrate the 50th Birthday of
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
• To preserve, manage, and publicize knowledge
of Thai cultural heritage to general public and
future generation
• Small size pilot to gain know-how and problems
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4. e-Museum development
Workflow
Objects Digitization Metadata and
Database Design
Web-based application
Testing and construction
Modification
(DB-based and Virtual Museum)
Publish and
Promotion
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5. Project schedule
Activities Timeline Current Status
Objects Digitization Jan – Sep 2006 20% completed
Metadata and Jan – Feb 2006 30% completed
database design
Web-based application Feb – April 2006 -
construction
Testing and May – July 2006 -
Modification
Publish and Promotion August 2006 -
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6. Current progress
• Digitization target:
– Total: 65 objects
– 3D Laser scan: 5 objects
– Photographic VR: 60 objects
• Progress:
– Total: 13 objects
– 3D Laser scan: 1 object
– Photographic VR: 12 objects
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7. A field experience
• 3D Laser scan operation workflow
• Photographic VR operation workflow
• Problems and solutions
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8. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Object
Digitization
Registration Exporting
Noise Filtering
Texture
Merging Mapping
Layers
Model
Fill Hole
Optimization
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9. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Digitization
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10. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Object
Registration
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11. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Noise
Filtering
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12. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Merging Layers
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13. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Fill Hole
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14. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Model Optimization
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15. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
Texture
Mapping
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16. A field experience:
3D Laser scan workflow
VRML Exporting
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17. A field experience:
Photographic VR workflow
Digitization
Importing
images
Merging
Exporting
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18. A field experience:
Photographic VR workflow
Digitization
(16 frame)
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19. A field experience:
Photographic VR workflow
Importing images
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20. A field experience:
Photographic VR workflow
Merging
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21. A field experience:
Photographic VR workflow
Exporting
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22. A field experience:
Equipments preparation
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23. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem: Turntable
- Unable to buy
- Expensive (200,000 Baht)
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24. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Solution: Do it by self
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25. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem:
Different exposure
in different frame
Solution:
Control both of
camera aperture
and shutter speed
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26. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem: Reflection on the object
Solution: Using a backlit vinyl cover
in front of the lighting lamp.
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27. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem: Broking an object
Solution: Working carefully
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28. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem:
Insufficient computer
resources for 3D modeling
operation
Solution:
Need future upgrade
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29. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem:
Long time operation for 3D laser
scan (about 10 – 12 hours for
scanning the Buddha)
Solution:
Need more knowledge, tips and
more practice
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30. A field experience:
Problems and Solutions
Problem:
Take a vertical shot of
Photographic VR
Solution:
Unable to find a good (cheap
and high quality) solution
Magellan 2500 Motorized Object Rig
($7,699.95)
www ref: http://www.kaidan.com/
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31. THANK YOU
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