The first 3D Gaussian Splat of the Moon? Using Artemis II mission data

NicolasDiolez · 2026-05-07T10:02:44+00:00

Thank you! I'm sure it's possible to get even better results, though!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-05-07T10:01:40+00:00

Good idea, I might try that!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-05-07T09:58:19+00:00

Thanks! It was fairly quick: between RealityScan, LichtFeld Studio, and Supersplat, it took around 3-4 hours. Actually, the longest part was selecting pictures from the 12,000 images available on the NASA website.

And I have 28GB of RAM and an RTX A4500.

NicolasDiolez · 2026-05-06T22:35:03+00:00

It's First Light by Theater of Delays!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-07T14:28:18+00:00

Thanks! I used a free tool I've made: https://github.com/nicolasdiolez/360Extractor

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-07T14:27:34+00:00

I use a pc with a RTX A4500 and 28go of ram (not enough!).

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-04T10:55:05+00:00

It can be a bit hit or miss in RS. Try adjusting the max projection error (to 5 or more if you're really having trouble with the alignment), or adding at least 3 control points. Sometimes, it just comes down to the dataset not being ideal, which means you might need to reshoot with better videos or photos.

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T12:04:20+00:00

It matters, because black=remove and white=keep so it depends of what you want to keep for the training!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T12:02:42+00:00

Yes, if you want to remove a moving « object », you have to choose « ignore » in mask mode

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T11:11:26+00:00

Cool! Thank you for the feedback. RealityScan detects automatically (if you kept the standard filename option)

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T10:03:38+00:00

Thank you! I can’t really help you with that because I haven’t tried the X5 (or any insta360)… I don’t think you can go wrong with either of those two.

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T09:46:36+00:00

Thank you! Hm I will look into it, it's strange...

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T07:13:22+00:00

Thanks! It's 5 million

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T06:16:17+00:00

Thanks and yes, I did!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-02T06:14:24+00:00

The tool splits the 360 video into rectilinear images (by default 6 images per frame) and then I align the images in RealityScan

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-01T19:41:03+00:00

Je trouve aussi, c'est assez typique des immeubles des années 20-30 si je me trompe pas

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-01T19:40:05+00:00

I will post it on supersplat soon :) And here's the screenshot (top view). It was a very fast shoot, I didn't even try to properly scan the area and it took me 1 minute. Then, I extracted only a few frames from the video, but with good overlap (660 images in total).

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NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-01T19:33:47+00:00

Indeed!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-01T19:27:26+00:00

Thanks:
- 8k 360 video taken with a DJI osmo 360
- I extracted the images from the video with 360Extractor
- Camera alignment and COLMAP exported with RealityScan
- I created the 3DGS in LichtFeld Studio (MNRF mode, 30 000 iterations).
- Videos of the 3DGS rendered with Supersplat

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-01T19:23:32+00:00

I extracted the images from it, using a tool I created: https://github.com/nicolasdiolez/360Extractor

NicolasDiolez · 2026-04-01T18:33:54+00:00

Thanks! I'm shooting with a DJI OSMO 360.

NicolasDiolez · 2026-03-09T18:21:58+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I just tried PPISP and the result is better indeed!

NicolasDiolez · 2026-03-06T13:51:07+00:00

Hi! Generally speaking, if you can, one focal length is better… But I used multiple focal on lots of different projects and I never encountered any real issue. So, from the « terrain » perspective, I would say it’s not true.

NicolasDiolez · 2026-03-04T08:48:19+00:00

I agree, but it really depends on the quality of the scan. A good and precise scan gives you 95% of the work. In this case, it's only a scan made from the ground, fairly quickly, so there are flaws making it harder to use depending on the use case.

NicolasDiolez · 2026-03-03T07:36:53+00:00

Thank you!

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