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Effortless Photo Mapping: Auto-pin photos with GPS coordinates data in ArcGIS

Views: 29Introduction In humanities research, photographs can be essential primary sources that uncover key findings about the past, particularly when working with large collections of photographs. Fortunately, modern photographs that captured by digital camera often come with automatically embedded EXIF metadata, which includes information such as the camera settings, time and location where the photo …

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Using Blender for polishing 3D models

Views: 155 This article is written by one of our student assistants (Fiona FENG Shiqi) who is actively participated in the project – “Digital Storytelling with VR: Visual Conservation of Kowloon City’s Heritage” during Dec 2024 – Jan 2025. She helped in enhancing the quality of our 3D objects. In the previous article, Fiona shared …

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Photogrammetry with Kiri Pro – convert photos of physical object to 3D model

Views: 189 This article is written by one of our student assistants (Fiona FENG Shiqi) who is actively participated in the project – “Digital Storytelling with VR: Visual Conservation of Kowloon City’s Heritage” during Dec 2024 – Jan 2025. She helped in enhancing the quality of our 3D objects. Let’s see her sharing below on …

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Integrating Hugging Face’s open-source AI Models into Google Sheet: Handle your data like in Excel spreadsheet with formula and simple drag

Views: 511 Introduction If you’re in the humanities and have ever felt a bit intimidated by the idea of coding, no worries – sometimes, the thought of diving into tech can be overwhelming, especially when all you want to do is work with your data. There’s a way to make it easier! You can incorporate …

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Transcribe Cantonese Speech to Text: with Code Samples and Automated Batch Processing Techniques

Views: 5,602 Introduction In our previous article, we showed you one of the methods to reduce background noise from audio files. Building upon that foundation, this article will show you how to transcribe speech to text and provide code samples for you to speed up the process in batch, further enhancing your ability to work …

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Make your Audio Recordings sound Cleaner: Reduce Background Noise using Audacity

Views: 451 Introduction When conducting humanities research such as anthropological fieldwork and oral history interviews, or working on any other audio-based projects, getting high-quality recordings is important. However, audio files can sometimes have background noise, such as the traffic noise by the passing cars and the voices of nearby pedestrians, that could end up detracting …

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Use mobile app to scan physical objects into 3D assets

Views: 361 Introduction: Photogrammetry and RealityScan Photogrammetry refers to the technique where 3D models and measurements are created by scanning or photographing an object. It works by taking multiple photos of an object or scene from different angles, and then using specialized software to analyses those photos and generate a 3D representation of what was …

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Dive Deeper into Python and Streamlit to create website: An Advanced Guide with Demo Code and Slides

Views: 984 Introduction In our previous article “Learn Python From Zero For Absolute Beginner (3): Create Website“, we introduced you to Streamlit, an easy-to-use Python library that allows you to create interactive web applications. We showed you how to quickly get started with Streamlit and build a basic website. However, that was just the tip …

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