Gordon Coale
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I just found some panoramic stitching software that really works. Autostitch is automatic and works better than anything I've tried and I've tried a lot. They have a free demo. This pano was take with my Mamiya Universal in three panels. Here is a large version. Cool!
Looks very nice, Gordon! Too bad Autostitch doesn't run on a Mac.
R
RML
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Good work, Gordon! I like panoramas a lot. I even bought a Noblex 135 to shoot them, but since I found RF cameras I haven't shot the Noblex at all. If I shoot panoramas it usually is like you do: several shots stitched into one big panorama. But I'm always very bad at limiting myself; I usually end up with a 180 degree view, and thus many shots to stitch. I have yet so much to learn. 
For my panoramics I use PanaVue Image Assembler. It's one of the few software programs that I actually paid for. The interface works well for me, and lets me adjust quite a lot of settings. The stitching results are above par, even with scenes that other programs can't handle properly. But as always, the better the source material the better the result.
For my panoramics I use PanaVue Image Assembler. It's one of the few software programs that I actually paid for. The interface works well for me, and lets me adjust quite a lot of settings. The stitching results are above par, even with scenes that other programs can't handle properly. But as always, the better the source material the better the result.
jdos2
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I've the stitching software provided with my 10D. I've not yet used it, I'm curious if it'll stich ANY JPG's, and if so, that might be an answer for Doug...
Gordon Coale
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I actually bought Panavue Image Assembler, too. But it had problems with these images. It just couldn't quite line up the two right ones. I spent a lot of time in Panavue tweaking it. I got it closer but it was a lot of work. Autostitch doesn't have anyway to adjust the image but it didn't need it. This is the only stitch I've done so it may choke on others but it does look promising.
oftheherd
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Nice photo.
I am sure everyone knows that PS Elements 2 has a stitching component called photomerge (took me a little searching to get the connection :bang: )
I decided to try it as I have a photo of a tree which I took about 30 years ago in what was then Seoul Zoo, in Seoul, Korea. I had been a good part of the day in the Museum of Modern Art in Seoul, having spotted that on another outing. I was curious what Koreans thought of as modern art.
Anyway, on leaving there, for some reason my companion and I decided to run into the Seoul Zoo. Don't know why as it was so late. As we neared the back gate, I spotted this tree which I had been by several times before. Armed with my state of mind for viewing "modern" art, I suddenly saw it differently.
I suddenly saw a woman's form, with hips, and with the desending darkness, a sort of head and outstreched arms. I had to get it against the sky as much as possible and I had to get it with an 18mm lens. Moments to change lenses, compose and shoot. All the time wondering why I didn't think to bring a tripod just because I thought any shots would be in daylight.
Fast forward 30 years and here I am with a photo that has always been mounted but never framed. A little age damaged. I am having trouble finding the negative and don't know if it will be damaged or not (house fire 12 years ago). Time to see if I can copy it on my scanner. It is too big for my scanner, not to mention it won't lay flat due to about a 1/4 raise around the glass on the scanner. Turns out there is more depth of field than I would have expected.
Photo merge to the rescue! Four separate scans, two flipped, then all merged. Well, as you can see from the attached photo, my first attempt wasn't as good as hoped, but at least I know things like that can be done. Some of you may have already known that. I didn't.
All that aside, I think I will get out the Mamiya 23 and make a copy of the photo, then work with that.
I am sure everyone knows that PS Elements 2 has a stitching component called photomerge (took me a little searching to get the connection :bang: )
I decided to try it as I have a photo of a tree which I took about 30 years ago in what was then Seoul Zoo, in Seoul, Korea. I had been a good part of the day in the Museum of Modern Art in Seoul, having spotted that on another outing. I was curious what Koreans thought of as modern art.
Anyway, on leaving there, for some reason my companion and I decided to run into the Seoul Zoo. Don't know why as it was so late. As we neared the back gate, I spotted this tree which I had been by several times before. Armed with my state of mind for viewing "modern" art, I suddenly saw it differently.
I suddenly saw a woman's form, with hips, and with the desending darkness, a sort of head and outstreched arms. I had to get it against the sky as much as possible and I had to get it with an 18mm lens. Moments to change lenses, compose and shoot. All the time wondering why I didn't think to bring a tripod just because I thought any shots would be in daylight.
Fast forward 30 years and here I am with a photo that has always been mounted but never framed. A little age damaged. I am having trouble finding the negative and don't know if it will be damaged or not (house fire 12 years ago). Time to see if I can copy it on my scanner. It is too big for my scanner, not to mention it won't lay flat due to about a 1/4 raise around the glass on the scanner. Turns out there is more depth of field than I would have expected.
Photo merge to the rescue! Four separate scans, two flipped, then all merged. Well, as you can see from the attached photo, my first attempt wasn't as good as hoped, but at least I know things like that can be done. Some of you may have already known that. I didn't.
All that aside, I think I will get out the Mamiya 23 and make a copy of the photo, then work with that.
oftheherd
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Try again?
ARRRrrrrhhhh
I just went through this!!! Patience please. After I stop beating myself up, I will try to post a viewable sample. :bang:
ARRRrrrrhhhh
I just went through this!!! Patience please. After I stop beating myself up, I will try to post a viewable sample. :bang:
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doubs43
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Re: Panoramics
Gordon, are the negatives 6x6 or 6x9? I'm guessing 6x9. The software seems to work just fine and that's a great example.
BTW, I've also tried Panavue and I had problems with it too.
Walker
Gordon, are the negatives 6x6 or 6x9? I'm guessing 6x9. The software seems to work just fine and that's a great example.
BTW, I've also tried Panavue and I had problems with it too.
Walker
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oftheherd
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Let's see if I got it. Otherwise; Last try until I know I can do better. (Promise)
When I went to print this originally, I realized the building behind, keystoned as it was, only added to the sense of forboding, along with the lateness of the day. Ironically, it was labled the Specimen House on the sign over the door.
Anyway Gordon, thanks for your post here and your example. I saw this software about a year ago, but have yet to try it. Now having seen your example, I think I will try it. Looks as if it is really useful and more importantly, looks easy to use for a klutz like me.
When I went to print this originally, I realized the building behind, keystoned as it was, only added to the sense of forboding, along with the lateness of the day. Ironically, it was labled the Specimen House on the sign over the door.
Anyway Gordon, thanks for your post here and your example. I saw this software about a year ago, but have yet to try it. Now having seen your example, I think I will try it. Looks as if it is really useful and more importantly, looks easy to use for a klutz like me.
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Gordon Coale
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The negatives were 6 x 9. Although I'm thinking I want to use 6 x 6 with a 75mm lens. That would give a lot more on the top and bottom of the image. I can't afford a 75mm for the Mamiya but I've been wanting a Minolta Autocord TLR and that might just be perfect.
Biber
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I use Panotools for stitching panoramas. Works really well and is completely free, runs on windows, mac os and linux, but it's hard to use without a gui.
http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/
Free gui:
http://www.nic.fi/~juhe/ptbcbgui/
(haven't tried this one, I used something else the last time I made a panorama)
http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/
Free gui:
http://www.nic.fi/~juhe/ptbcbgui/
(haven't tried this one, I used something else the last time I made a panorama)
oftheherd
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I have a very crappy monitor at work. In fact, it is even worse than I thought. I loaded the image of the tree and tweaked it in PS until I thought it looked OK. I just looked at it on my home monitor. That is ugly! Sorry. I will leave it there until hopefully tomorrow when I can do this at home and you may see more of what I thought I saw. Wow, that is really ugly. In fact, I think I want to do this on a CRT, not my laptop. Whew. Wonder someone hadn't commented on it already.