The Pipeline: Capture to Splat
Introduction
This module is the walkthrough. You plan a capture that suits splat reconstruction, run the training pipeline, and quality-check what comes out — including the failure modes that quietly produce a model that looks right and measures wrong. By the end you have run a capture through to a trained splat model.
Module Overview
| Est. time | 60 minutes |
| Type | Pipeline |
| Prerequisites | Module 02 — How Splatting Works |
| Read first | The Pipeline: Capture to Splat |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Plan a video or photo capture that suits splat reconstruction — coverage, overlap, and lighting
- Run the training pipeline from source media to a trained splat model
- Evaluate the result for the artifacts that matter in an investigation: floaters, distortion, and missing coverage
- Record the settings and versions so the run is reproducible
Module Contents
The walkthrough: capture planning, the training run, and the checks that separate a usable model from a pretty one.
You'll learn: A repeatable pipeline, with the quality gates that make the result defensible.
Knowledge Check
Test what this module covered before moving on.
KnowledgeCheck: no pool registered for gaussian-splatting-03. Available: blender, methodology-data, modeling, site-reconstruction-02, site-reconstruction-03, site-reconstruction-04, site-reconstruction-units, the-3d-world
Resources
- Course Syllabus — full course overview and module map
- Photogrammetry — the mesh-based alternative, for comparison