It is crazy how more details you actually see when scanning , looks like chimpanzee palm of the hand 
scanning skin request higher gain , so dark and brown skin will be not picked up by MINI as it absorbs the blue light .
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I’m unsure if I should buy the POP 2 add-on in the Kickstarter alongside the backed MINI.
How hard would it be to scan something bigger only with the MINI? I have a pretty good laptop with 64GB RAM
Something as big as a human bust as an example (with eyes closed of course because of the blue light)
I actually did not tried yet to scan whole human bust with MINI , it may ends in enormous data to be processed , the recommended size is at max 50x50x50 cm so I guess with 64GB it will be ok , however it may take some time to process .
I tried face , and it was crazy detailed … I will make proper bust scan soon for the showcase.
If you don’t own POP2 or POP1 go for it, MINI will not replace POP2 , so if you are for plan to scan humans , POP2 is the one to go and MINI as a companion for fine details since the distance you can scan is max 20cm so if you try to scan body parts like the back , you will lose the tracking as the area is too flat and too big for MINI , but I will tell you more in a day or two about .
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this is pop2 result, fast scan , high res mode. Might be already good enough for many purposes IMHO.
I am still conviced POP2 ATM is the allrounder, MINI as great complement for certain tasks.
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Definitely , for my work I use POP2 now for humans , I do not need that crazy models details for the animated figures , but for the textures like normals and displacement MINI offers extra , so less work sculpting the fine details .
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POP1 and POP2 has the same resolution , but You can see clearly the difference in accuracy . POP1 was not good enough for my work when scanning full body .
You know that with MINI you can scan your inner mouth ? it captures teeth and gums excellent without the needs of special dental 3D spray .
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Exactly what I need as dentist 
But the light might be a turn off for the patients. Surely will be trying it out as soon I get my MINI.
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Give them some glasses to wear and you good to go , even a simple sun glasses blocking the Blue Light already , and of course not for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
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@PUTV Some really brilliant scans you have done with the MINI!
I’m pleased to say that I to am a proud owner of a beta MINI Just arrived yesterday
did this test as I had already used the POP2 on it before, About 65mm tall.
still getting the hang of it but loving it so far
also did this 60mm RC Heli main gear
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I had a terrible time trying to scan an 11" tall dragon, even with AESub Scanning Spray for more than a little bit of area. I tried to scan it the same way I used my POP a year ago for the first Showcase (multiple 360° scans at varying heights, assembled in Handy Studio - Revo Studio’s predecessor), but it just didn’t work.
If I were to try again, I would scan details with the Mini and align them on the POP original.
Thanks Johnathan , great scans ! Glad to hear it finally arrived
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Your dragon sculpture is very complex , I scanned 13 inches figure without any issues all at once in one session with MINI , but the details are just regular without complexity, so not the size is the problem here but how much fine details you scanning at that scale .
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wow, that palm scan is nuts, how was it scanned?
Also a bit off topic, for those working with human face scans, Epic Games have released a new metahuman plugin to convert hi poly dirty face scans to a low poly rigged mesh.
Anyone keen to test this with a Mini face scan?
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Hi @JeffLindstrom ,
The Recommend Scan Size Volume of MINI is 10 x10 x10 (mm) ~ 500 x 500 x 500 (mm).
- You can scan the objects with a larger/smaller size, but it needs multiple scans and post-process, requiring a high-end laptop and scanning skills.
Best Regards
Cassie
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Hi @Johnathan ,
Congrats!
Thank you for sharing your good scan. If you can, we sincerely hope you can share more showcases of MINI in the future. You can create a new thread in this showcase category too.
Best Regards
Cassie
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I made a stress test using MINI and Revo Scan with figure of 13 inches/ 330mm , semi detailed without micro details just a regular details .
Revo Scan used for processing over 32GB for fusing the point cloud at 0.02mm, I scanned it all at once with one go from top to bottom , it results in 85 millions of points.
The Point cloud was around 1.9GB after fusing and saving . But Revo Scan needs around 10GB to have it open .
This means with this type of scenario you will need a computer with at least 64GB of RAM .
And if you don’t have access to this level of memory on your computer, you will need to scan partials and merge them later in your favorite program like Revo Studio or other.
fusing and meshing of this enormous amount of data will take also some time what is completely normal .
I am going to make another test on human bust this weekend and see how MINI will handle all the fine crazy details .
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Nothing special , just use some white baby powder on your hands to absorb all the oil, and clean it up with dry towel paper , or towel . Skin is translucent, so little powder will help to get better details .
Not special techniques involved, just move the MINI around slowly , it is not capturing a picture , you need actually move it in space to get the angles . Very easy
And when you plan to scan human faces with MINI , you will need some good memory on your computer . You see the scans that POP2 or MINI produces are not that dirty , all you see here are raw scans . I know you are not used for this scans to be that cleaned , that is the magic of Revopoint devices, they do the cleaning for you .
The most expensive scanners need heavy cleaning … with POP2 and MINI you can just remesh it and ready for animation or game rigging .
What metahuman do now, I actually do for my job , all manually from the meshes to the textures.
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Thank you !
I will definitely do a showcase soon! I was going to do one last night but didn’t get time, to busy playing with the new MINI 
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