PhotoLab · first release in progress

PhotoLab.

Images become measured spatial products offline. PhotoLab keeps the source data, coordinate choices, accuracy evidence and a record of how each result was made.

No public build

From capture to published products.

Import image files, directories, video-derived frames, camera metadata, control data or a Cap .hcap session. Align cameras, inspect sparse geometry and control, then generate selected products from the chosen source data and settings.

  • Aligned cameras and sparse geometry
  • Measurable depth and dense point clouds
  • DSM and DTM elevation products
  • Orthomosaics
  • Textured terrain and spatial meshes
  • Gaussian splat datasets

Works in internal builds

Products.

The processing chain runs. An eight-image test produced aligned cameras, depth maps, a dense cloud, DEM, orthomosaic, textured terrain mesh and Gaussian splat. Later validation with 135 images completed camera alignment and GCP optimisation.

Run lifecycle

Cancellation and recovery are product requirements.

Long stages report progress. Cancellation stops new work, ends processing within a bounded deadline and leaves saved results unchanged. Saved progress may be resumed after an interruption when the source data and settings still match.

These behaviours still need testing across the complete workflow.

Accuracy and reports

Resolution is not reported as accuracy.

Control and checkpoint residuals remain separate. Reports retain the inputs, coordinate choices, settings, processing history and quality evidence behind a published result.

Release readiness

Release status.

Working features do not make a public release. The remaining evidence is stated below.

Works

Verified work

A review on 19 September 2026 found 4 requirements fully tested and 37 partly tested. A later internal test completed GCP optimisation with 135 images.

In progress

Evidence still required

The complete product set still needs real-data testing. Recovery after a forced shutdown, cancellation, reports, and opening results in Builder and WeltView also need more evidence.

Before release

Before release

Linux and Windows installers must be tested. All included processing components need an offline and licence review, and results must open correctly in Builder and WeltView.

Current status: PhotoLab is the first intended release, but no public build exists. See release status