Panorama pics with 990

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Image Assembler looks great, but unfortanetly I don't see a mac version
on their website. Any recommendations for Mac photo stiching software?
Don't know much about Macs -- does this site help?

http://www.panoguide.com/software/
Thanks for the site, I guess there are quite a few options for the Mac.
Cory
Another option is to install something like Virtual PC and then (allbeit slowly) you can run some Windows applications - Reality Studio springs particularly to mind :) stitching with PC emulation packages on the Mac is a very, very painful process - but possible...

Michael
http://www.360sphere.com
 
Howw do I take panoramic pics on my 990 please. Do you set camera or is
it in the photosho LE software which caame with it ?

RC
Ron, we've tried stitching software with varing degrees of failure and few successes. Lately we've been using Adobe Photoshop to assemble panoramas. See one example at http://www.trsc.com/photos_property_2000.html .

In summary:

1. Open a new PSD file sized in width to hold all images side-by-side. Begin by adding a new layer 1 (leave the background transparent) and picture to the layer.

2. Place each additional image on a new, separate layer and align.

3. Crop the overall image.

3. Add as necessary adjustment layers (Levels, etc) to each layer and fix any problems.

4. Use the Reveal tool on the seams to blend the pictures.

5. Save your work as a PSD file so if you have to go back and fix something, you can.

6. Flatten the image and save in the desired format.

7. If you want to post the panorama on the Web as a JPEG file, here's a trick. Specify the image width as 100% and do not specify the height. The viewer's browser will automatically adjust the picture to the size of the browser window.

Hope this helps.

--
Tom Sundstrom
 
Ron, Quickstitch 360 is a great improvement over Quickstitch.

htttp: www.enroute.com

But regardless of program, I find that 25% to 33% overlap is required to avoid too much distortion regardless of program. Hand held has been sufficient for my work, but try to pin the horizon so that there is no more than 10 degrees of vertical, plus the horizonal overlap. A dry run of the turn helps before taking the shots.AND, if gallery quality panos are not your goal, leave auto focus and flash on. Take the shots. You can fine tune in Photoshop, but you will have captured all of the contents of a building/room or of a scene. (Mine are of commercial real estate).
Howw do I take panoramic pics on my 990 please. Do you set camera or is
it in the photosho LE software which caame with it ?

RC
Ron, we've tried stitching software with varing degrees of failure and
few successes. Lately we've been using Adobe Photoshop to assemble
panoramas. See one example at
http://www.trsc.com/photos_property_2000.html .

In summary:

1. Open a new PSD file sized in width to hold all images side-by-side.
Begin by adding a new layer 1 (leave the background transparent) and
picture to the layer.

2. Place each additional image on a new, separate layer and align.

3. Crop the overall image.

3. Add as necessary adjustment layers (Levels, etc) to each layer and fix
any problems.

4. Use the Reveal tool on the seams to blend the pictures.

5. Save your work as a PSD file so if you have to go back and fix
something, you can.

6. Flatten the image and save in the desired format.

7. If you want to post the panorama on the Web as a JPEG file, here's a
trick. Specify the image width as 100% and do not specify the height. The
viewer's browser will automatically adjust the picture to the size of the
browser window.

Hope this helps.

--
Tom Sundstrom
 
Check out our "Splicing Panoramically" Tutorial at http://www.kewlpack.com . It focuses on Photoshop, but the theory is the same.

A
Howw do I take panoramic pics on my 990 please. Do you set camera or is
it in the photosho LE software which caame with it ?

RC
Ron, we've tried stitching software with varing degrees of failure and
few successes. Lately we've been using Adobe Photoshop to assemble
panoramas. See one example at
http://www.trsc.com/photos_property_2000.html .

In summary:

1. Open a new PSD file sized in width to hold all images side-by-side.
Begin by adding a new layer 1 (leave the background transparent) and
picture to the layer.

2. Place each additional image on a new, separate layer and align.

3. Crop the overall image.

3. Add as necessary adjustment layers (Levels, etc) to each layer and fix
any problems.

4. Use the Reveal tool on the seams to blend the pictures.

5. Save your work as a PSD file so if you have to go back and fix
something, you can.

6. Flatten the image and save in the desired format.

7. If you want to post the panorama on the Web as a JPEG file, here's a
trick. Specify the image width as 100% and do not specify the height. The
viewer's browser will automatically adjust the picture to the size of the
browser window.

Hope this helps.

--
Tom Sundstrom
 

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