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CES 2025 | HP Z Captis scanner system gives 3D modelers 108-megapixel texture scans of real-world materials

HP Z Captis digital material capture system awarded by CES Innovation Awards program. (Image source: HP)
HP Z Captis digital material capture system awarded by CES Innovation Awards program. (Image source: HP)
The Z Captis system is used in conjunction with Adobe Substance 3D Sampler to capture highly detailed scans of object textures, including the grain of luxury leather bags or the weave of fabrics. This allows 3D modelers to create digital twins for use in virtual clothing try-on, shopping, and interior design apps.

HP has unveiled the Z Captis digital material scanner system integrated with Adobe Substance 3D Sampler, allowing businesses and 3D creatives to digitize real-world surface textures for use on 3D models. The HP Z Captis is a Best of Innovation honoree in the CES Innovation Awards 2025 program.

The unique cone design of the Z Captis allows the eight internal light panels to shine polarized light onto objects from all directions, revealing details that are hidden under normal, non-polarized lighting while digitizing materials with the 108 megapixel camera. This system gives 3D modelers the digitized textures of fabrics, surface materials, and real-world objects that they can apply to digital twins for use in virtual clothing try-on, interior design, and other 3D apps.

The camera is capable of outputting images with a resolution of 12,000 x 9,000 pixels at up to 9 frames per second while capturing material texture samples up to 11.8 x 11.8 in. (30 x 30 cm) in size. An Explorer mode coupled with the Explorer ring can be used outdoors to sample larger objects.

The system is powered by a custom CaptisOS running on the Nvidia Jetson AGX Xavier system-on-module, which incorporates an 8-core Carmel Arm CPU with a 512-core Volta GPU with 64 Tensor cores capable of delivering up to 32 TOPS of AI performance. The 2 TB NVMe M.2 2280 SSD can be swapped out for larger storage modules. The Z Captis can be operated over a wired USB-C connection or a wireless Wi-Fi 6 connection.

The HP Z Captis system has an MSRP of $19,999. The unit measures 8.9 x 16.7 x 24.8 in. (22.6 x 42.4 x 63.0 cm) and weighs 76 lbs. (34.5 kg). Users will also need to purchase an Adobe Substance 3D license (Texturing license for $19.99 per month or Collection license for $49.99 per month). Readers wanting to learn how to use Adobe Substance 3D can read about it in this book on Amazon.

HP Z Captis uses eight polarized lights inside the shade cone to illuminate material textures from 360 degrees. (Image source: HP)
HP Z Captis uses eight polarized lights inside the shade cone to illuminate material textures from 360 degrees. (Image source: HP)
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David Chien, 2025-01- 6 (Update: 2025-01- 7)