https://testhub.dronedb.app/r/lukevanderest/xyl2aiajfwekunve
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What gimbal angle were you using? It appears to be significantly under 90deg, but hard to tell on such small images.
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I used the ‘Enhanced 3D’ mode in Dronedeploy… so perhaps it changed the gimbal angle?
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I’ve found that the images that Dronedeploy does around the sides, taken at well under 90deg gimbal angles, work in DD’s processing, but are rejected in WebODM
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So maybe excluding the ‘Perimeter 3D’ option may help…
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Options: cog: true, crop: 0, debug: true, dem-resolution: 1, dsm: true, orthophoto-resolution: 1, pc-classify: true, pc-geometric: true, pc-quality: high, use-3dmesh: true, verbose: true
lukevanderest-8122_Report - Reduced.pdf (773.1 KB)
It failed without pre-processing the images, but worked just fine after pre-processing them. I used the workflow described here:
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Could those image enhancements be done within the drone camera settings before flying the mission instead of doing it with another program after the flight? Extra contrast and sharpening?
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Very likely, but I’m not sure I’m comfortable making that a blanket recommendation since you could get yourself into trouble with that.
In my mind, it’s pretty cheap/easy to pre-process the data to make it work, but if you have bad settings when you collect, there isn’t much you can do to save that data after the fact.
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Super odd! What processing parameters did you use?
Can you attach your Report pdf?
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Hmmm…
Did you pre-process them or use GCPs?
I don’t know what would cause that distortion and shift.
Your position accuracy is so low compared to when I processed it!
Pre-processed in XnConvert using enhance and contrast… could have that program changed something else?
Shouldn’t have… It didn’t here 
What Output settings did you have?
I’ve re-processed it, but this time using Chrome web browser. I accidently used Firefox for that last one. Not sure whether that was the issue or not, but it has processed fine now.
Thanks so much for your help!
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Shouldn’t have mattered, but who knows! Crazy things happen, haha.
Glad you’re sorted!
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Hmmm, weird, back to not processing again. Had one successful process with a good image, then a few successful but skewed image, now none successful at all. Same settings each time. I think I’ll give up on Dronedeploy and stick to Pix4dcapture. It’s a shame though because Dronedeploy produces great 3d models with their perimeter 3d option…
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I’ve alwAys had great success with the perimeter mode, and recommend it for most smaller flights. Can you share more datasets for testing?
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I don’t have any right now but will fly a few in the coming days…
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Do you have any examples from the ones above that failed for you?
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