Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]PANO controls in CS 3 were crude compared with CS4. Cheers Alastair >> Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 07:40:56 +0100 >> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: my first handheld panorama >> To: lug Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Inspired by all the people who post nice panoramas made without a >> tripod, I decided to try my luck the other day. This is a pano of 19 >> images made with the Fuji X100, handheld. The location is Salinas de >> Santa Pola, from where I recently posted another pano. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/panorama/20120306-pano_20120306.jpg.html >> >> I was pleasantly surprised with my ability to get stitchable (is that a >> verb?!) handheld, although I note the dark bands in the blue sky--I >> wonder if this is an artifact of less-than-perfect alignment. The tool >> is Photoshop CS3. Speaking of which, are there other panorama tools that >> work better than Photoshop? >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan > > Hi Nathan, > I moved from CS2 to CS4 so never used CS3 and can't comment on its pano > controls. However, in CS4 (and now CS5) the following works for me. > File>Automate>photomerge. Check cylindrical layout, add open files, then > check at the bottom of the window 1. blend images together, 2. vignette > removal (this will get rid of the banding) > 3. geometric distortion correct (if there are straight lines to be > corrected). Click Ok and go away and have a cup of coffee while the > program works. I just moved from CS4 to CS5 and the controls are the same > for each program although CS5 is more entertaining because it shows the > intermediate step on the screen before the final smoothing. Also, I assume > you are already taking the individual pictures in vertical format to add > more ground and sky to the pano. > Keep them coming - I really like them. > Cheers > Howard. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >