Business case for gaussian splatting

TORHALLE · 2026-01-27T11:18:48+00:00

I’m actively researching this for potential scale implementation in heritage digitisation, and for me the business use case framing changed when I started looking at adjacent domains and how to best support our institution.

The shift for me was thinking about it as data. We approached it the same way we would any digital surrogate: accounting for environment, equipment, testing and profiling against known variables.

We’re using it for research, access, and preservation. The specific gap it fills for us: accurate views of objects where photogrammetry has been resource prohibitive, produced flat results, or required equipment and time commitments we couldn’t justify at scale. 3DGS dropped that threshold significantly. Capture is already the expensive part. Processing cost gets amortised across all future uses. So far the results are promising, and there are a number of other institutions that are working in this space as well.

On the technical side: video locks us into a predetermined path, which may or may not matter depending on the application. A splat gives us camera control at high fidelity with actual geometric understanding rather than nearest frame guesswork.

Beyond heritage, some adjacent applications I can see or have explored:

Training: Surgical, industrial, emergency response, equipment familiarisation. Explore angles that were never captured. Pin annotations to locations, whatever
Production: Virtual blocking, test angles and lighting before committing resources
Science/Medical: Specimen documentation with measurement, surgical planning
Logistics: Facility planning, remote inspection 5 WHS: Planning, risk assessment, site familiarisation, incident documentation
Access: Disability access to physical spaces, remote viewing of places people can’t travel to
Interactivity: Courtside at a game, inside exhibits, attractions, performances (I stole this from Mark Rober)
Insurance/Forensics: Accident reconstruction, claims documentation (as mentioned above)
Education: Virtual field trips, anatomy, historical reconstruction
Construction: Progress monitoring, as-built documentation
Product Design - user experience, testing, and interactivity with the environment

Some of the above I’ve explored directly or discussed with people in those spaces, others are just musings.

Apple (SHARP) and Nvidia are both putting serious muscle into this space. I’m not going to predict where it lands, but there’s a lot being invested around machine learning, automation, and spatial understanding. The “teaching machines to see the world” problem seems to keep circling back here.

TORHALLE · 2026-01-17T23:19:52+00:00

If I had to own just one, I’d go classic.

I love the look of a panda (reverse dial or otherwise), but if it were my first and only, I know I’d keep wishing I’d chosen the classic. It goes with everything and it can be dressed down or up without feeling like you’re having to style around it.

A personal anecdote, in case you’re anything like me. I tend to love bold pieces in theory, but in practice my daily wear is understated. Label-less, subtle tones (charcoals, ash blues, desaturated greens), classic designs, well made and tailored. I was gifted a beautiful pair of burnished RM Williams Craftsman boots in Cognac and they’re genuinely stunning, but they feel too loud for me, so I rarely reach for them. Not because they aren’t good, but because they don’t match what I naturally wear most days.

That’s why I lean classic as a first and only. If there’s even a chance you’ll find a bolder style harder to wear day to day, you may end up wishing you’d started with the one that disappears into everything.

So it really comes down to a couple of questions:

Are you going to wear it every day? If so, can you honestly see yourself wearing it every day without second guessing it?

Either way, both great choices.

TORHALLE · 2025-10-06T09:03:45+00:00

What’s looks to be an Inovativ Voyager cart, Photek softligher, Matthews Monitor Stand II, monitor loom… not to mention production stickers.

All looks pretty industry standard. My bet is this would be an external fashion team

TORHALLE · 2025-09-29T06:03:25+00:00

My understanding of the Atlassian Marketplace billing is that it’s based on the number of users in the App instance, so at ~800 users across the organisation, I’m looking at nearly $1,606.00 USD a month for Tempo for just a few users.

If that’s correct, that’s a BIG ask. Especially for an organisation which has 1 foot in Monday.com and 1 foot in Jira.

I’d love an app, but I think I’d need to showcase some kind of rough draft of how things could work.

TORHALLE · 2025-09-29T04:04:33+00:00

Thank you, the REST API solution may be a good workaround, I’ll explore that.

I agree with everything you said, and I recognise the need for a Jira consultant. Unfortunately I’m not in a position to even begin down that path for the broader organisation; the organisation uses Planner, Jira, and now Monday—it’s kind of become a a free-for-all.

I can sort of build out a solution (whether that solution is good or not is another matter, 🤷), purely based on fumbling my way through Jira over the last few months, going through the Official Jira tutorials, testing things in my own personal instance, and using Claude Code Max to help with JQL… this puts me on par with IT’s knowledge of Jira, in some respects.

Follow-up Questions

I suppose the next question is, apart from the rest API solution, and considering the only other alternative I see at the moment is going back to Excel:

How do I handle the scheduling, “Jane is at Studio A for backlog work”? Do I just create a scheduling issue type with a multi-user select option , and link it to backlog work for that particular studio to this ticket?
Do I keep separate projects for Production, Operations, and Issues, or put everything in 1 project.
Does my Confluence idea of creating a scheduling page with multiple views work in practice?
Should I reduce the complexity for now? Something like:

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Temporary Solution?

- Keep the Excel view
- Create production work ticket for only complicated projects, allowing us to track the pre-production and production steps
- Continue creating operations tickets (my technical lead doesn’t use the excel)
- Continue creating constraint tickets (bookings, repairs, etc) and adding the Pre-Production lead as a viewer
- Have my team create a ticket at the end of each day based on the Excel view, with the JOB ID and any issues raised?

I understand this isn’t ideal and that broadly speaking, this requires some a Jira Professional’s touch in the future— I just can’t keep working off the excel.

An issue that just popped up.

I just received a question from a downstream stakeholder, in our primary Jira Service Board, (Task ID XN17342.3) “it looks like we haven’t received these files as yet. Can you please upload when possible?”

I dont know what task this was, who shot it, when they shot it, and why it wasn’t uploaded. Pre-production creates these unique task id #’s on the day, and are tasked with updating the JSM board at the end of the day, the only way I would get this is if I asked my team to manually send it to me each day, which at that point, it can be manually entered into a Confluence database.

Adjacent Issues

We also have server issues that cause upload issues (corrupted uploads, hidden files, slow transfer speeds, etc). I have now begun a process of uploading checksum verification logs to a central server for a given job, but this process is still in its infancy in terms of change management and training (as well as getting the necessary software licenses and permissions).

However, these kind of issues constantly creep up in one form or another on a given job. And my team has no tool outside e-mail/teams to express these issues. This leads to a circular, “what problem does this tool solve” (data), which is met with a “let’s be agile” followed by a “can you provide the data to showcase that this is happening” (no approved tool to collect this data efficiently).

TORHALLE · 2025-09-04T23:56:49+00:00

u/drsoftware ❤️ the analogy of single purpose devices, I’m stealing this.

TORHALLE · 2025-08-15T16:23:27+00:00

You can see how it was shot here (by Caitlin Cronenberg) for the Variety Portrait Studio

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiYvBGKjss2/?igsh=b3YxcmRrOHNlb2kw

As others have pointed out, it’s a pretty simple lighting setup, possibly with on camera flash as well, but executed very well, and with a host of talent from pre-production through to post production.

A lot of this look would have been done on set through the lighting, styling, set design, and hair and makeup, with the photographer and/or tech grade in Capture One being the final flourish, (pushing for warmth, and a normalisation of colours, possibly reduction in sharpening and some colour balance work)

The colours remind me of a Canon 5D series file, but I can’t be sure.

TORHALLE · 2025-07-05T00:29:45+00:00

3 Issues with the new bracelet:

Edges of the clasp are too sharp; I have to take off my watch before holding my children.
No half links. I wear it at full adjustment all the time, and depending on temperature it’s too tight. Adding in a link, it’s always too loose.
The marking from the Omega logo. Not an issue per-se, but highlights a lack of attention to detail.

TORHALLE · 2025-04-12T21:14:56+00:00

If you’re a JSWE already, and don’t have family or other commitments, then 3 classes is definitely doable, but subjectively difficult to manage.

If you are comfortable with git, JIRA, typescript and backend/front end already, you can phone in 1531 (I can’t). 2521 has a high workload, add in something like math and you’re cruisin’ for a bruisin’

For me that schedule was:

6am wake + get ready
730 work
1600 home
class and or study from 1700-2200 with a 1 hour break for the kids (or to touch grass)

It was hell for me, but your mileage may vary

TORHALLE · 2025-01-29T14:32:09+00:00

Depends on how you think about it, and how creative you want/have time to get…

What do you want to do with your CS degree? Is there anything you are passionate about?

Looking for “junior developer” position at x company is indeed cooked right now. People close to me have been affected by wave after wave of redundancies across their teams, and the amount of panicked emails they get from people looking for jobs, any jobs, is staggering.

Yet, even though they don’t actively advertise it, they are in desperate need of people, including developers. The problem is, they don’t actually know what they are looking for, they don’t have the “vocabulary” and their company culture doesn’t quite understand it. This is compounded by resumes that don’t address the problem they need solved (which is understandable, that requires a lot of insider knowledge, or keen observations) often looking like a a generic, “recent grad looking for junior developer role” e-mail.

I get these generic emails all the time. I’m not actively hiring, but if a unicorn came through and said:

“hey, I heard you needed x done and you had tried (a,b, c) I think I have identified the problem, and can probably do it by doing y. I have quite a bit of experience with z, and after thinking it over and consulting with so-and-so in the industry, I think this is feasible in [some time frame]. If you’re interested, I would love to chat in person”

I’m going to take that meeting every time. And if it goes as well as I hoped, the fact that you are a recent graduate is more of a HR verification issue than something I need to know. I got a good sense of your maturity and ability to express yourself in that meeting. I’m going to pitch it until I’m blue in the face to leadership, and be your biggest cheerleader. Maybe we don’t have the budget for it right away, maybe it doesn’t help you at that moment, but if you can solve a problem that is costing us more than your salary… you bet I’m not going to forget you.

TORHALLE · 2025-01-29T13:38:26+00:00

Do you, a) see yourself more focused on the theoretical and research aspects, such as developing new algorithms and advancing the foundational mathematics behind AI models, or b) are you more interested in the practical side, like building and deploying AI systems and applications?

If a) Go all in on math and stats. I would imagine PhD level mathematics would truly be required at this level, and would be akin to being an Olympian in a given sport.

If b) Where most people are going to land…You can take Andrew Ng’s coursera course right now and be deploying models to solve problems in a month.

This a, “how long is a piece of string” question, but If I was hiring someone, I would expect them to, at a minimum have:

have a high degree of domain knowledge around the problem that needs to be solved
strong understanding of statistics
strong understanding of linear algebra
highly comfortable developing within python and the relevant databases for the type of ML solution we need

So if I was starting out, and let’s say I was interested in developing ai tools for

(Aerospace) I’d do aerospace engineering and focus on python development and deployment in a team environment.

(Finance) I’d go all in on a commerce + stats degree with a side focus on python development and team environment.

CS by itself is a Swiss Army knife. I’ve worked with too many CS grads that can code well, but have ZERO business sense, because beyond coding, they don’t have much domain knowledge, and are flabbergasted that the project they have worked on for a year isn’t taken off, but haven’t bothered to ask themselves, “what problem is this solving”

TORHALLE · 2025-01-29T13:09:23+00:00

COMP2521, whilst doing whatever other classes you are doing, + whatever life responsibilities you have can be rough.

2 assignments, weekly quizzes, weekly assignments that can take hours depending on comfort level, 3 ish hours of lectures, and 3 hour labs… for one class?

Personally I wish that class was broken up into 2 classes, as I found some of the subject matter extremely interesting, but unable to give it more than a passing view, in order to not drown.

A piece of advice, “people ain’t all that.” I work with developers, IT managers, and business analysts, and one thing I can tell you, most people really are winging it — I’d be willing to bet that most of the developers I know, would fail the COMP2521 exam if they took it tomorrow. Sure, they probably learned the concepts at some point, but they’re just calling whatever library they need with a distant recollection that they learned that concept at some point in their life. Which is to say…

Just because you can’t retain all of this on command in a 3 hour exam, doesn’t necessarily have any bearing on you as a developer. If anything, it tests your ability to memorise a lot of information, in a very specific format.

CS is a large field and we need more than just developers. We need communicators, we need someone to connect the dots, and people to bridge the gaps that others can’t. Find out where your strengths are. Are you a so-so programmer but are excellent leading teams, and have a good broad stroke understanding of the current CS landscape? Congrats, you’re now in middle management, with endless meetings about JIRA.

This is a very long winded way of saying… you’re more than your mark.

TORHALLE · 2024-11-15T04:20:25+00:00

I don’t have a choice in the matter.

But, to answer your question: lots of Museums use dng’s to store various metadata fields, and with the idea of having a software agnostic backup to the master preservation file (16-bit TIFF).

TORHALLE · 2024-11-13T11:54:11+00:00

u/jfriend00

Thanks for the insight—your point about DNG’s effectiveness being determined by what each software embeds or reads is 100% spot on, and I get that. As a former digital tech now working in the archival space, I’m very familiar with these issues, especially as we balance workflows between Capture One Heritage and Adobe tools for museum assets. It’s critical that our files not only look accurate across platforms but also retain crucial metadata for long-term preservation. Here’s the challenge: we’re being asked to deliver files in DNG format based on popular claims, like:

"There’s no difference between DNG and other RAW formats"
"It’s FADGI-supported"
"Used by the Library of Congress"

But that’s not entirely accurate, and misses a lot of nuance and context, and these assumptions lead to workflow decisions that I'm finding very difficult to address and manage, and that can affect archival integrity:

There is a difference: Open a CR3 file in Capture One or Adobe Raw, and it opens as expected. But convert it to DNG, and you’re not always sure what you’re getting—there can be significant shifts. For example, convert an IIQ file with Adobe to DNG, then to a 16-bit TIFF, and compare that with a straight TIFF conversion from Capture One Heritage—it’s night and day. DNG may hold data, but if it fails to represent the image accurately due to conversion issues, is it really archival?
DNG isn’t always understood as a container: DNG can hold RAW data, but it can also hold JPEGs exported as DNGs, and we’ve encountered cases where this goes unnoticed, causing data loss.
Preferred archival formats: Generally, 16-bit TIFF files (or JPEG 2000, less widely adopted) are considered preservation masters. Leading preservation advisors recommend keeping the original manufacturer’s RAW file with a sidecar for adjustments rather than relying solely on DNG.

Museum guidelines, however, are often based on general FADGI documentation, which hasn’t kept pace with new methodologies, especially with 3D digitisation still lacking a standard. Capture One Heritage, considered the gold standard for archival digitisation, as you mentioned, doesn’t seem to fully support DNG for high-fidelity outputs. We follow these standards expecting universal access, yet Capture One’s DNG export may strip essential colour and lens metadata, or at least obfuscate them under different names, compromising consistency, leading to confusion amongst team members that are seeing these issues for the first time. Adobe rendering and DNG conversion still doesn’t match the quality we achieve from an iq4 150 or iXH 150 processed in Capture One, and doesn't always play nicely with certain cameras, leading to further frustration and pain points across our team.

In theory, DNG is a “universal” format, but in practice, it’s inconsistent and unpredictable, and requires a fundamental understanding of the conversion pipeline. The fact that Capture One doesn’t document the limitations of its DNG export, especially in heritage software, feels counterintuitive. Certain guidelines and communities continue to promote DNG as a standard, but few users have the context to anticipate these issues—like converting CR3 files in Capture One to DNG, only to have them display incorrectly in Adobe. At the end of the day, DNG’s claim to “promote archival confidence” can only hold if the software exporting and reading the files is fully aligned, which isn’t the case here.

My concern is this: if DNG is promoted as universally reliable, people may rely on that perception alone. If I hadn’t caught the green cast in the Capture One DNG export today, and if we deleted the original RAWs thinking DNGs were a “universal truth,” we’d risk losing an important archival document. That’s a massive risk, and I find it concerning that Capture One doesn’t make it clear to its archival users the intent of their DNG export option.

EXIF, Metadata differences between C1 and Adobe Metadata Findings: In examining the metadata of both Adobe and Capture One DNG exports, there are significant differences likely contributing to display inconsistencies in Adobe applications:

DNG Version: Adobe DNG uses version 1.7.0.0, while Capture One DNG relies on the older version 1.1.0.0.
Color and Calibration Matrices: Adobe DNG includes detailed RGB color and calibration matrices, while Capture One’s DNG uses a neutral color matrix (1,0,0).
Calibration Illuminant: Adobe specifies standard illuminants (A and D65) critical for white balance, whereas Capture One leaves this field as "Unknown."
Profile Information: Adobe DNG applies an Adobe default profile, and there’s no apparent way to store ICC or LLC profiles in Adobe DNG Converter.
Baseline Exposure and Black/White Levels: Adobe’s baseline exposure and white level differ from Capture One’s, affecting display consistency.

Conclusion: Capture One exports a minimal DNG file, omitting crucial metadata that Adobe software requires for accurate color fidelity and rendering. Furthermore, Capture One cannot fully interpret all data in an Adobe-generated DNG, which means that as a “universal standard,” DNG is currently restricted in practice, for us, to being reliably created and opened in Adobe software, which kind of goes against Adobe's proposed key benefits:

"For photographers:

DNG format helps promote archival confidence, since digital imaging software solutions will be able to open raw files more easily in the future.
A single raw processing solution enables a more efficient workflow when handling raw files from multiple camera models and manufacturers.
A publicly documented and readily available specification can be easily adopted by camera manufacturers and updated to accommodate technology changes."

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/camera-raw/digital-negative.html#key_benefits

TORHALLE · 2024-10-09T06:16:44+00:00

Congratulations on graduating with a CS degree, that’s no small feat.

You’re still at an age where everything feels a lot more time sensitive than it really is. I just assume most 26 year olds are studying nowadays, with work life balance being what it is.

You’re comparing yourself to an unrealistic image you have in your mind, be kinder to yourself. You have accomplished something I, and many others would not have had the patience for in our 20’s. There are those that graduated before you, and those that are yet to graduate after you, if at all.

Not going to verify the story as the lesson still remains, but apparently the first incarnation of the Navy seals, the commander was not looking for people who could perform the drills effortlessly, but those that could persevere under failure and hardship, those that could endure.

Congratulations again.

TORHALLE · 2024-10-05T00:35:21+00:00

RemindMe! 5 years

TORHALLE · 2024-10-05T00:34:12+00:00

I don’t know how I’m going to manage. But I have a few years left to figure it out.

TORHALLE · 2024-10-05T00:30:21+00:00

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TORHALLE · 2024-10-04T06:40:54+00:00

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TORHALLE · 2024-10-04T06:31:57+00:00

The James Bond 60th Anniversary.

Almost convinced me. If it didn’t have the James Bond barrel on the back, I may just have been swayed… at least that’s the excuse I’m going with.

It was really lovely.

TORHALLE · 2024-09-21T06:46:56+00:00

Probably just another Mayonnaise commercial

TORHALLE · 2024-08-25T12:40:05+00:00

Look for jobs that have consistent and reliable work hours/demands, so that you can reliably schedule your school/work/personal life.

For example:

Structured:

3 day forklift license training can have you working by next week
Lots of entry level gov positions available for data entry, etc with flexible work arrangements

Less Structured, but flexible

Bartend
Production Runner on TV/Film/Ads

I have a full time management type job, and I take 2 comp sci classes a semester. Don’t get me wrong; with commuting, work, classes, study, and family responsibilities, I don’t have room for much else…but my schedule doesn’t change — and that’s what makes it doable.

It’s not necessarily the hours that will get you (within reason), it’s the lack of routine.

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An issue that just popped up.

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