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title: "Colorization"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Colorization

Colorization applies real-world colour to a Hovermap point cloud using imagery captured during the scan, producing a photorealistic point cloud that is easier to interpret and share. Colours are derived from a GoPro camera mounted on the Hovermap and automatically aligned to the point cloud during processing in Aura.

The articles in this section cover the full workflow:

- [**Introduction to Colorization**.](/v1/docs/colorization) Overview of how colorization works, supported hardware, and expected results.
- [**Colorization Initial Setup Guide**.](/v1/docs/colorization-initial-setup-guide-2) Configure the camera, mount, and Aura settings for first-time colorization.
- [**Capturing a Scan with colorization**.](/v1/docs/capture-a-scan-with-colorization) Run a Hovermap scan with the GoPro camera attached and synchronised.
- [**Colorizing Point Clouds**.](/v1/docs/colorizing-point-clouds-1-1) Process the raw scan and camera footage in Aura to produce a colorized point cloud.
- [**Create Custom Masks in Aura**.](/v1/docs/custom-masks-for-colorization-360-image) Build a custom image mask to hide the operator or unwanted areas from the colorized output.