Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
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Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
I have a .e57 file that contains Images
I'm trying to extract some Images from a .e57 file
I've been doing research, on point 3.6 of this document http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/e57/2 ... e57-v3.pdf it mentions how the Image data can be extracted.
My question is, can someone recommend what tools to use and if there's and step bt step process ?
I've have currently spent days trying to extract data and the extracting the Images appears to be the most difficult.
I'm new to 'point-cloud' and I've spent a lot of hours looking into possibly converting the .e57 into a .laz or .las to possibly get the data
From my understanding there is someone that has definitely wanted to achieve the same goal.
Images appear to be stored as 'blobs' within the file
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The bulk of an E57 file will typically be encoded in the binary sections. There are two types of binary sections – Blob sections
Blob sections contain the binary portion of Blob E57 elements. This data is interpreted based on the context in which the Blob element is defined. For example, if the context of the Blob indicates that the data should be a JPEG image, then a reader would interpret the binary data as if it were a separate JPEG image file.
In the case of a Blob containing a JPEG image, all that would be needed is a library capable of reading a JPEG file as a data stream, and an E57 file reader could stream the relevant data to the JPEG reader and then return the resulting image.
I'm trying to extract some Images from a .e57 file
I've been doing research, on point 3.6 of this document http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/e57/2 ... e57-v3.pdf it mentions how the Image data can be extracted.
My question is, can someone recommend what tools to use and if there's and step bt step process ?
I've have currently spent days trying to extract data and the extracting the Images appears to be the most difficult.
I'm new to 'point-cloud' and I've spent a lot of hours looking into possibly converting the .e57 into a .laz or .las to possibly get the data
From my understanding there is someone that has definitely wanted to achieve the same goal.
Images appear to be stored as 'blobs' within the file
Extract from .pdf
The bulk of an E57 file will typically be encoded in the binary sections. There are two types of binary sections – Blob sections
Blob sections contain the binary portion of Blob E57 elements. This data is interpreted based on the context in which the Blob element is defined. For example, if the context of the Blob indicates that the data should be a JPEG image, then a reader would interpret the binary data as if it were a separate JPEG image file.
In the case of a Blob containing a JPEG image, all that would be needed is a library capable of reading a JPEG file as a data stream, and an E57 file reader could stream the relevant data to the JPEG reader and then return the resulting image.
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
http://www.cloudcompare.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1787
^^ Cloudcompare might be your best bet. ^^
i don't think LAS/LAZ host images.
http://www.libe57.org/ <- e57 file information
Not all e57's contain images, not all software store the image into the e57 in the same way. there are many forum posts about people dealing with these issues, but I don't know that will be super helpful for your task.
Might be helpful to know what device/software was used to create the e57.
^^ Cloudcompare might be your best bet. ^^
i don't think LAS/LAZ host images.
http://www.libe57.org/ <- e57 file information
Not all e57's contain images, not all software store the image into the e57 in the same way. there are many forum posts about people dealing with these issues, but I don't know that will be super helpful for your task.
Might be helpful to know what device/software was used to create the e57.
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
Thanks for your response, Scott!
I have used the tool 'e57xmldump' from libe57 and it was great for getting some data that I need.
I also used 'e572las.exe' and 'las2txt' from http://lastools.org to extract the point data to a nice readable format
ColudCompare is great, it has a nice feature called 'render to file' which I tried to use to get the image(s) been unfortunately it also captures the entire viewport too (screenshot attached to this post, I needed to crop the screenshot because only 1000 pixels wide and 1000 pixels high was allowed)
If it would only allow me to capture the Image it would be fantastic.
The Scanner used was Matterport, they have recently offered the e57 with their downloads:
https://matterport.com/blog/introducing-matterport-e57
I have used the tool 'e57xmldump' from libe57 and it was great for getting some data that I need.
I also used 'e572las.exe' and 'las2txt' from http://lastools.org to extract the point data to a nice readable format
ColudCompare is great, it has a nice feature called 'render to file' which I tried to use to get the image(s) been unfortunately it also captures the entire viewport too (screenshot attached to this post, I needed to crop the screenshot because only 1000 pixels wide and 1000 pixels high was allowed)
If it would only allow me to capture the Image it would be fantastic.
The Scanner used was Matterport, they have recently offered the e57 with their downloads:
https://matterport.com/blog/introducing-matterport-e57
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
you can just click on the image in the Cloud Compare object tree and press save (ctrl+s) and you can save the image. if you want an automated way then you need to dig into libe57. it can be done, it needs a little bit more knowledge about C++, and programing, but it can be done in a day.ScannerIRE wrote: ↑Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:59 pm Thanks for your response, Scott!
I have used the tool 'e57xmldump' from libe57 and it was great for getting some data that I need.
I also used 'e572las.exe' and 'las2txt' from http://lastools.org to extract the point data to a nice readable format
ColudCompare is great, it has a nice feature called 'render to file' which I tried to use to get the image(s) been unfortunately it also captures the entire viewport too (screenshot attached to this post, I needed to crop the screenshot because only 1000 pixels wide and 1000 pixels high was allowed)
If it would only allow me to capture the Image it would be fantastic.
The Scanner used was Matterport, they have recently offered the e57 with their downloads:
https://matterport.com/blog/introducing-matterport-e57
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
Thanks Adam !
I have made some progress
When you say you click on the image in the Cloud Compare object tree and press save (ctrl+s) and you can save the image.
I did the Ctrl+S but it was downloaded as a binary file (.bin)
Is some way to save/download it as a .png rather than a .bin file?
I was able to parse through the bin file using this script https://www.devdungeon.com/content/work ... tract-pngs
Which identified a .png in the .bin file and saved the image to a folder on my PC
Secondly when you mentioned
if you want an automated way then you need to dig into libe57. it can be done, it needs a little bit more knowledge about C++, and programing, but it can be done in a day.
I do ultimately intend to add automation, can you recommend any websites, libraries, or videos on how this automation would be achieved ?
I'm rather new to C++, Point Clouds, and Automation so any help similar to what you have already offered would be greatly welcomed.
I have made some progress
When you say you click on the image in the Cloud Compare object tree and press save (ctrl+s) and you can save the image.
I did the Ctrl+S but it was downloaded as a binary file (.bin)
Is some way to save/download it as a .png rather than a .bin file?
I was able to parse through the bin file using this script https://www.devdungeon.com/content/work ... tract-pngs
Which identified a .png in the .bin file and saved the image to a folder on my PC
Secondly when you mentioned
if you want an automated way then you need to dig into libe57. it can be done, it needs a little bit more knowledge about C++, and programing, but it can be done in a day.
I do ultimately intend to add automation, can you recommend any websites, libraries, or videos on how this automation would be achieved ?
I'm rather new to C++, Point Clouds, and Automation so any help similar to what you have already offered would be greatly welcomed.
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
there is a file type selector during save in CC. You can select jpg, bmp, etc... (however you can only save only one image at a time)ScannerIRE wrote: ↑Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:13 pm Thanks Adam !
I have made some progress
When you say you click on the image in the Cloud Compare object tree and press save (ctrl+s) and you can save the image.
I did the Ctrl+S but it was downloaded as a binary file (.bin)
Is some way to save/download it as a .png rather than a .bin file?
I was able to parse through the bin file using this script https://www.devdungeon.com/content/work ... tract-pngs
Which identified a .png in the .bin file and saved the image to a folder on my PC
Secondly when you mentioned
if you want an automated way then you need to dig into libe57. it can be done, it needs a little bit more knowledge about C++, and programing, but it can be done in a day.
I do ultimately intend to add automation, can you recommend any websites, libraries, or videos on how this automation would be achieved ?
I'm rather new to C++, Point Clouds, and Automation so any help similar to what you have already offered would be greatly welcomed.
on the libe57 site there are few examples. The exact solution will depend on how the e57 was written originally.
http://libe57.org/bestReader.html
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
Thanks Scott!
can you advise me on how libe57 is set up? your help would be greatly appreciated viewtopic.php?p=99548
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Re: Extract Blob/Image from .e57 file
"you can just click on the image in the Cloud Compare object tree and press save (ctrl+s) and you can save the image."
Dialogue generated on attempting above, in CC
"Can't save selected entities in this way"...
Dialogue generated on attempting above, in CC
"Can't save selected entities in this way"...