Image Composite Editor

[thebbqguy]

What are some limitations of using Image Composite Editor for stitching compared to some other options?

Are there better free options for a novice?

Does Photoshop offer this capability?

 

[Bobthearch]

What are some limitations of using Image Composite Editor for stitching compared to some other options?

It can't work directly with RAW files, so you have to convert/develop each image separately first.

Are there better free options for a novice?

Not really.

Does Photoshop offer this capability?

I'm not sure. On1 and other programs do.

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[mfinley]

Does Photoshop offer this capability?

Yes, and Lightroom.

 

[mreynolds767]

What are some limitations of using Image Composite Editor for stitching compared to some other options?

Are there better free options for a novice?

Does Photoshop offer this capability?

Had to Google the program name to see what you were talking about, tells you how much I know about it.

But looks like is just a pano stitching program, Lightroom and Photoshop can both do that well though are not free,

Lightroom's ability to preserve the file in a RAW format is a nice benefit over this program. I have noticed under 100% inspection flaws frequently with my LR created panos but that issue is probably not limited to Lightroom and could be user error on my part. Photoshop tends to do a bit better and I know some swear by special programs like PT Gui. PTGui is not free and expensive for just pano stitching.

 

[Kazmarov]

Are there better free options for a novice?

“Hugin” works on MacOS, Linux & I think on W10.

 

[thebbqguy]

How is Rhinocam different from these basic stitching tools?

 

[Major Jack Reacher]

What are some limitations of using Image Composite Editor for stitching compared to some other options?

Are there better free options for a novice?

Does Photoshop offer this capability?

Photoshop has Photomerge. Photomerge does a great job.

 

[pe1125]

I've been using Microsoft ICE for close to 10 years now. I've also tried Hugin and Lightroom and Photoshop. I always end up using ICE. Doesn't hurt that its free. It has a fair degree of flexibility in choosing a perspective model and in 2D stitching, etc. Hugin does too, but it is MUCH more complicated to figure out and use. Lightroom is OK, and it's nice to be able to stitch raw files and preserve all the data, but the resultant files are huge and I don't find it has much flexibility.

The background fill option in ICE works very well, as does content aware fill in Lightroom and Photoshop. Occasionally I'll prefer Lightroom's fill to ICE and use that program, but the vast majority of the time I use ICE.

I strongly recommend that (assuming you are on Windows) you download and try ICE. I think you might be pleasantly surprised at how well it works for a free program.

Peter

 

[drynn]

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The background fill option in ICE works very well, ...

Peter

How do you get background fill in ICE; I cannot find any setting and it does not do it automatically on any setting I can find?

 

[Craig1555]

Can confirm Hugin works with W10

 

[pe1125]

How do you get background fill in ICE; I cannot find any setting and it does not do it automatically on any setting I can find?

It's called "Auto Complete" and its found at the top of the right window in the Crop step (step 3)

 

[drynn]

How do you get background fill in ICE; I cannot find any setting and it does not do it automatically on any setting I can find?

It's called "Auto Complete" and its found at the top of the right window in the Crop step (step 3)

Got it, thanks.

 

[jch2103B]

What are some limitations of using Image Composite Editor for stitching compared to some other options?

It can't work directly with RAW files, so you have to convert/develop each image separately first.

Wrong. ICE works directly with RAW files, which makes it very quick in working with a series of panoramic images. The downside is that you don't have any control over how ICE 'develops' the RAW image. However, the results generally aren't bad.

 

[Bobthearch]

What are some limitations of using Image Composite Editor for stitching compared to some other options?

It can't work directly with RAW files, so you have to convert/develop each image separately first.

Wrong. ICE works directly with RAW files, which makes it very quick in working with a series of panoramic images. The downside is that you don't have any control over how ICE 'develops' the RAW image. However, the results generally aren't bad.

For me the operation crashes and freezes every time. I thought it was the program's inability to work with RAW files but maybe it's the file size, maybe the computer, maybe the particular raw files... I'm not sure.

I should look into it more. Thanks for the info.

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[thebbqguy]

The stitched 8,717 pixel file has been resized via Paint to 1,400 so it displays more easily on the web. I also removed a stop sign that was in the way, but when I do this again, for real, I will capture the photos so that the stop sign is not an issue. This was just a quick experiment.

I started with four individual 4,000 x 3,000 pixel photos taken at a local office park near my home as a test. When I do this exercise again, I will improve upon it dramatically, but today's efforts were a quick test of the functionality and it also served as an excuse to get me out of the house for a brief excursion after "social distancing" due to the COVID-19 virus

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