How to export alpha masked images and sparse pointcloud from Metashape in order to process using the gaussian splatting software Postshot.
This is the quickest way to achieve this, but not necessarily the highest quality.
To view a longer video that goes into more detail about how to achieve more accurate results, see this video:
https://youtu.be/kXhmxU4d4DA
Visit the Jawset Postshot website, where you can learn more about this amazing bit of Gaussian Splatting software currently in Beta testing from here: https://www.jawset.com/
Agisoft Metashape can be purchased and trialled here: https://www.agisoft.com/
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Aligning images in Metashape
1:40 Optimizing sparse points and cameras
3:18 Generating mesh
7:17 Creating the masks
7:50 Export COLMAP format
9:36 Export Masked images
10:44 Inspecting the masked images
12:21 Importing and processing in Postshot
13:22 Conclusions and findings.