Capture
Phones, drones, 360° cameras and a Meta Quest 3 headset, and how to film so it reconstructs first time.
New book, November 2026
Gaussian Splatting in 2026
From Phone and Drone Capture to Web Viewers, Dashboards and Digital Twins
People kept asking me how I make my 3D scenes. This book is the answer: a hands-on guide that takes you from a phone or drone clip to an interactive 3D scene on the web, with the code.
Kindle in the US and elsewhere Read the first four chapters free Author page on Amazon
Key details
- 41chapters in seven parts
- 16hands-on labs, answers at the back
- 7real projects rebuilt step by step
- 1gaming GPU is all you need (tested on an RTX 4070, 12 GB)
What it covers
Processing
Sharp frames, a checked camera solve with COLMAP, training with LichtFeld Studio, Postshot and others, masking people out, on a local GPU or in the cloud.
Quality
Measuring a splat honestly, with scores a client can trust.
The web and VR
Small streaming files (SOG), web viewers with Spark and three.js, React apps and VR.
Interactive experiences
Click-to-pick, measurements, hotspots, tours, AI search on the scene, and dashboards with live data on top.
Seven real projects
Construction progress, a property viewer, a heritage story, a 360° walk, a headset room, a 4D moment and reflective cars.
The business side
Costing, packaging and delivering splat work to clients.
Honest numbers
Real results from my lab, including what failed. Anything not tested is labelled.
Who it is for
Students, educators, practitioners and industry teams who want to go from capture to a working product, not just a pretty render. You can see what the techniques produce in the live demos.
First edition, November 2026, 324 pages. A 2027 edition is planned, and 2026 buyers get free updates to this edition.
The code
Every script and page from the labs and the build chapters is in the book's code download, under the MIT licence.
- Leanpub: the code is included in your download.
- Kindle: email junaid.malik@simamdigital.com with your Amazon receipt and I will send you the code.
Readers' extras
- Templates and kits: readers get 40% off my templates. Email junaid.malik@simamdigital.com with your receipt and the template you want.
- Universities and colleges teaching at Level 5, Level 6 and above: email junaid.malik@simamdigital.com about a discount for your class.