

An Nvidia GPU is especially helpful since some algorithms are greatly accelerated by CUDA. Needless to say that if you want to do photogrammetry locally, and value your time, you’d better get something more serious. While latter does offers only cloud processing, Zephyr Free can run locally on almost any Windows system with a DirectX 9+ compatible video card. With a 50-photo limit, it directly competes with the free version of Autodesk ReMake. Recently, 3Dflow also introduced a completely Free version of Zephyr. That’s also true if you want to combine photogrammetry with data acquired from laser scanning.īut that’s not all. If you need more photos or want to leverage more GPUs, you’ll need Pro. I won’t cover the Aerial version in this review and I think that the Lite version will suit most readers as it offers up to 500 photos and dual GPU support.

You can also get the Lite version through Steam. These are all perpetual license prices so there are no subscription costs like with Realit圜apture and ReMake. There are 3 paid versions of 3DF Zephyr: $149 Lite, $3200 Pro, $4200 Aerial. It’s developed by Italian company 3Dflow that was established in 2011, and has just been updated to version 3.3 which I’m using for this review. Next up in my series of professional photogrammetry software reviews - after Autodesk ReMake, Agisoft PhotoScan and Realit圜apture - is 3DF Zephyr. Bellus3D Face Camera Pro (IR Sensor, Android).3DF Zephyr Education is dedicated to students, teachers and schools. 3DF Zephyr Lite Steam Edition must be run through the Steam application.ģDF Zephyr also comes in an education version, with the same functions and features but without a commercial licensing. Although it has serious computation limitations (for example,a maximum of 50 pictures can be used) it is still a great viewer and the perfect way to learn the ropes of photogrammetry.ģDF Zephyr and 3DF Zephyr Lite require online activation. Our two additional flavors, "3DF Zephyr Lite" and "3DF Zephyr Free" remains the same.ģDF Zephyr is the complete photogrammetry software solution dedicated and designed for topography, urban monitoring, natural hazard, mining, UAV, precision agriculture applications, architecture, archaeology, medicine & dentistry, body scanning, vfx and much more.ģDF Zephyr Lite/3DF Zephyr Lite Steam Edition is a commercial solution aimed at small businesses, artists or in general to those users who just want to obtain a 3D mesh and/or those who don't need all the tools available in the complete edition.ģDF Zephyr Free is a completely free edition, excellent for sharing your project files with customers, friends and colleagues. Please contact for any question you may have! Since version 5.0, the old "3DF Zephyr Pro" and "3DF Zephyr Aerial" versions have been merged into one single version, called "3DF Zephyr". 3DF Zephyr is the complete photogrammetry software solution.
