Lt. Massa: The HD scanner uses a different CMOS setup with twice the resolution of the original model. The new version also uses a color wheel to sample up to 7 different color channels for better color accuracy. Oh, and we spent a year and a half developing new software to support the 4x increase in data throughput, justifying the $500 price increase.
(And no, you don't have to manually "mesh" together scans. The software does it automatically. I'm guessing Lt. Massa works for one of our competitors, or is just an idiot.)
Regarding the value of the NextEngine ScanStudio software: It's based on RapidForm's XOR libraries for automatic genetic alignment, volumetric merging, global remeshing (retopologizing), hole-filling, and polishing. These algorithms are widely recognized as the best in the world. You can buy RapidForm's XOR product without the NextEngine scanner, but it will cost you over $20,000 (they come included with the NextEngine Scanner for under $3k).
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Lt. Massa: The HD scanner uses a different CMOS setup with twice the resolution of the original model. The new version also uses a color wheel to sample up to 7 different color channels for better color accuracy. Oh, and we spent a year and a half developing new software to support the 4x increase in data throughput, justifying the $500 price increase.
As far as ease of use, I did this scan in an afternoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwu8TSurdQ&fmt=18
(And no, you don't have to manually "mesh" together scans. The software does it automatically. I'm guessing Lt. Massa works for one of our competitors, or is just an idiot.)
Regarding the value of the NextEngine ScanStudio software: It's based on RapidForm's XOR libraries for automatic genetic alignment, volumetric merging, global remeshing (retopologizing), hole-filling, and polishing. These algorithms are widely recognized as the best in the world. You can buy RapidForm's XOR product without the NextEngine scanner, but it will cost you over $20,000 (they come included with the NextEngine Scanner for under $3k).