Photo Scene Editor Hip Tip: Don't Use a Flash

The Photo Scene Editor for Project Photofly is a free application that allows you to submit photographs to our servers in the cloud. The Project Photofly service takes these pictures and automatically constructs a 3D photo scene as best it can. When taking pictures to submit to the service, please don't use a flash. When you use a flash, the light on the subject moves as you move the camera flash. For Project Photofly to perform its magic, it depends on the assumption that the object is not moving between shots, and thus using a flash messes things up considerably. It is better to use a well lit object that doesn’t require a flash. To try this for yourself:

Free Download of Photo Scene Editor for Project Photofly via Autodesk Labs

Ernest Hemmingway aside, a clean, well-lighted place is for more than just reading books.

Heading towards the light is alive in the lab.