Metashape Explained

Metashape
Developer:	Agisoft LLC
Latest Release Version:	Version 2.1.2 build 18358
Latest Release Date:	20 June 2024
Operating System:	Microsoft Windows Linux macOS
Genre:	3D computer graphics software
License:	Proprietary

Agisoft Metashape (previously known as Agisoft PhotoScan^[1]) is a tool for a photogrammetry pipeline. The software is available in Standard and Pro versions, the standard version is sufficient for interactive media tasks, while the Pro version is designed for authoring GIS content.The software is developed by Agisoft LLC located in St. Petersburg in Russia.

It is widely used by archaeologists.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} Many UAV companies are also using it.^{[7] [8] [9]}

The software can run on any of these operating systems: Microsoft Windows, macOS or Linux.

Use in industry

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1	Unreal Engine		Video game	^[10] ^[11]
2			Video game	^[12]
3	The Vanishing of Ethan Carter	The Astronauts	Video game	^[13] ^[14]
4	War Thunder		Video game	^[15]
5	Halo 4		Video game	^[16]
6	Cyberpunk 2077		Video game	^[17]
7	The Talos Principle		Video game	^[18]
8			Video game	^[19]
9	Rustclad		Video game	^[20]
10	Chappie		Film	^[21]
11	Europa Report	Phosphene	Film	^[22]
12	Dracula Untold		Film	^[23]
13	Lincoln		Film	^[24]
14	Edge of Tomorrow		Film	^[25]
15		Iloura	Film	^[26]
16	San Andreas		Film	^[27]
17	The Strain	Mr. X Inc	TV show	^[28]
18	The Knick	Phosphene	TV show	^[29]
19	Merlin	Vine	TV show	^[30]
20	Falling Skies	MastersFX	TV show	^[31]
21	Star Wars Battlefront	EA DICE	Video game	^[32]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Agisoft Metashape 1.5.0 pre-release.
2. Web site: Guarding Machu Picchu. Faine Greenwood.
3. Web site: Archeologists Wield Very Big Stick in Yucatan Exploration . Bill Giduz.
4. Web site: Agisoft PhotoScan. Geospatial Modeling and Visualization.
5. Web site: Mapping Vertical Terrain. Greg Hosilyk.
6. Brandolini. Filippo. Cremaschi. Mauro. Zerboni. Andrea. Degli Esposti. Michele. Mariani. Guido S.. Lischi. Silvia. 2020. SfM-photogrammetry for fast recording of archaeological features in remote areas. Archeologia e Calcolatori. 31. 2. 33–45. 10.19282/ac.31.2.2020.04. 1120-6861.
7. Web site: 3D reconstruction and photogrammetry software PhotoScan. geoscan.aero.
8. Web site: Agisoft PhotoScan Pro - UAS - Australia. UAS - Australia.
9. Web site: MAVinci - Unmanned Aerial Systems. mavinci.de.
10. Web site: EPIC’s Unreal Engine Open World: Behind the Scenes. Mike Seymour.
11. Web site: Creating the Open World Kite Real-Time Demo in Unreal Engine 4.
12. Web site: Hideo Kojima GDC 2013 Panel - MGS5 & Fox Engine.
13. Web site: VISUAL REVOLUTION OF THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER. the astronauts studio.
14. Web site: "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter" Explains Photogrammetry.
15. Web site: War Thunder 3D Body and Head Scanning.
16. Web site: Halo 4 Spartan Ops 3D Scanning. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416154341/http://www.ten24.info/?mtheme_portfolio=halo-4-spartan-ops-3d-scanning. 2015-04-16.
17. Web site: Cyberpunk 2077.
18. Web site: Gamescom 2014: Croteam on developing The Talos Principle. Kirill Tokarev.
19. Web site: The tech of Crytek’s Ryse: Son of Rome. Ian Failes.
20. Web site: Photogrammetry in Video Games: Frequently Asked Questions.
21. Web site: Creative Robot. Barbara Robertson.
22. Web site: The making of Europa Report.
23. Web site: Going full vamp: Dracula Untold.
24. Web site: By the people and for the people: the VFX of Lincoln.
25. Web site: Live. Die. Repeat the effects.
26. Web site: A graphic tale: the visual effects of Mad Max: Fury Road.
27. Web site: Surviving San Andreas.
28. Web site: The Strain – Visual Effects. Graham Edwards.
29. Web site: Phosphene Contributes VFX to 'The Knick'. Computer Graphics World.
30. Web site: Merlin: VFX Arnold TV pipeline.
31. Web site: Creature Q&A: inside the Cochise effects on Falling Skies.
32. Web site: To ship Star Wars Battlefront, developers had to build their own AT-AT ... foot.