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MVE
On the record
- Build requirements
- Building requires libjpeg, libpng, and libtiff; OpenGL is used by the ogl library and UMVE also requires Qt 5.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The repository lists libjpeg, libpng, libtiff, and OpenGL as build requirements, plus Qt 5 for UMVE.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Desktop interface
- UMVE is a Qt-based application for inspecting scenes and 3D structure, managing views and image embeddings, rendering triangle meshes, and triangulating depth maps.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Development status
- The project was developed by Michael Goesele's research group at TU Darmstadt.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- External imports
- The makescene application can import from Bundler, VisualSfM, and OpenMVG.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Image tools support PNG, JPG, TIFF, PFM, and PPM; mesh tools support OFF, PLY, and PBRT.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Image formats
- Image tools support PNG, JPG, TIFF, PFM, and PPM files.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The makescene application can import data from Bundler, VisualSfM, and OpenMVG.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The project aims to ease work with multi-view datasets and support development of algorithms based on multiple views.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The wiki says source files are distributed under the BSD 3-Clause License unless a source file states otherwise.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License caveat
- The license file warns that the sfm library's SIFT and SURF algorithms may be patented in some countries or otherwise limited in use.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The README says MVE is currently in maintenance mode and new features are rarely added.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Mesh formats
- Mesh tools support OFF, PLY, and PBRT files.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MVE is an end-to-end pipeline for image-based geometry reconstruction, including Structure-from-Motion, Multi-View Stereo, and surface reconstruction.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Reconstruction tools
- Its pipeline includes tools to create a dataset from photos, estimate camera parameters, reconstruct dense depth maps, and create a surface mesh.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Scene API
- MVE provides an API for managing scenes made up of views with camera parameters, images, and other data.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Scene management
- Its API manages scenes made of views containing camera parameters, images, and generic data.github.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Support and documentation
- The project directs users to its GitHub wiki for documentation, including user and developer guides.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
