Inside the Trimble X9: Deep Dive into Trimble X-Drive Technology 8
Settingsforwhitebalancecorrectionareavailabletoremoveunrealisticcolorcastssoobjectsthat
appearwhiteintherealworldarerenderedwhiteintheimage.Propercamerawhitebalancehas
totakeintoaccountthecolortemperatureofalightsource,whichreferstotherelativewarmthor
coolnessofwhitelight.TheAutowhitebalancecorrectionisappliedinthesoftwareandtheindoor
andoutdoorpresetsareapplieddirectlybythescanner.Hereisageneralguideforwhentouse
eachsetting.
Auto—Recommendedwhenlightingconditionsareinconsistent
Sunny—Outdoorsinbrightsunlight
Cloudy—Outdoorsonovercastdays
Fluorescent—Indoorswhenbrightfluorescentlightingispresent
Incandescent—Indoorswhenmorenaturalincandescentlightingispresent
Thecolorizationofscansandthecreationofhigh-qualitypanoramasaredonewhenprojectsare
exportedfromthePerspectivesoftware.Singlescansfromthestationlistcanalsobeprocessedin
thefield.Panoramacreationwillusetherealpointclouddistancetominimizemismatchesand
blendingwillsmoothdiscontinuitiesbetweenimagesandavoidobjectduplication.Seeindoorand
outdoorsamplesbelowofpanoramasandcolorizedscans.
Figure 7: Panorama
Figure 8: Colorized Scans
