MicMac vs MVE
MicMac
micmac.ensg.euMVE
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| Figure | MicMac | MVE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Photogrammetry Software | 8.5 (#7) | 7.2 (#26) |
| Integrations | The Windows installation guide identifies ExifTool, Exiv2, ImageMagick convert, and PROJ among dependencies checked by MicMac. | The makescene application can import data from Bundler, VisualSfM, and OpenMVG. |
| License | The project is distributed under the CECILL-B license. | The wiki says source files are distributed under the BSD 3-Clause License unless a source file states otherwise. |
| Platforms | The installation guide lists Windows, Mac OS X, Fedora, RHEL, and Ubuntu among supported platforms and also describes Raspberry Pi installation. | The wiki says MVE runs on Linux, MacOS X, and Windows. |
| Purpose | MicMac is a photogrammetric suite for 3D reconstruction. | MVE is an end-to-end pipeline for image-based geometry reconstruction, including Structure-from-Motion, Multi-View Stereo, and surface reconstruction. |
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In their own words
MicMac
MicMac is free, open-source desktop software for reconstructing 3D models from imagery. Developed at IGN and ENSG within the LASTIG lab, it runs on Linux, macOS and Windows under the CECILL-B license. It supports frame cameras, pushbroom sensors and scanned analogue images, along with camera calibration models and dense image matching for deformation studies. Outputs can include point clouds, 3D models and ortho-imagery in a desired coordinate system. Intermediate results in open formats let users work at different stages, and quality indicators include bundle adjustment residuals, covariance matrices, parameter sensitivity and correlation images. The C3DC command computes a point cloud from oriented images; AperiCloud creates a sparse cloud with camera positions and orientations for viewing in MeshLab, but does not support 64-bit PLY. MicMac is adapted to big datasets and was initially built for experts and researchers, with use also described in architecture, archaeology and forestry. Documentation, tutorials, a wiki and user forum are available. Building from source involves multiple dependencies, and the Mac guide cautions that a current revision may not compile or may be unstable on a given OS.