i just tried to make a pano of niagara falls using 6 shots but only pics 2 and 3 were used and im not sure why
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I seem to have missed these panos. Thatcher Park has a mystical quality about it and Ogonquit Beach jsut makes me want to turn my car east and return to Maine (even if I do just wave to southern maine and keep driving ) for the smell of the ocean.Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
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As an additional help for step 1, having the same camera settings for each picture (not having the camera on auto), will greatly improve results since that should result in little color variation between the individual pictures. Or, if your camera has a panorama setting, use that.
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Here is what I've noticed regarding the overlap between the individual pictures.
If I use the panorama setting on my camera (Canon), the pictures have a large overlap (almost 50%). This works well with AutoStitch. I think one of the reasons that the results are nice, is that with the large overlap, if your individual pictures have any vignetting around the edges, the software has enough overlap to avoid using that area of the picture. PhotoShop's photomerge doesn't like the large overlap, and won't automatically create the panorama. But there is a manual mode that allows you to arrange the pictures yourself, and once you have the general overlap lined up, PhotoShop figures it out and does the "fine tuning".
I have also played around with pictures that I took that were not in panorama mode, that had a much smaller overlap. With these pictures, AutoStitch wouldn't create the panorama, but PhotoShop worked without an issue.
So, I guess my advice is if your camera has panorama functionality, use that, if not overlap your pictures quite a bit for better results.
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Kyler, thanks a bunch for the feedback and suggestions. I removed my prior post on overlapping the images because I was having contrary experiences but my 'tests' and observations were less than scientific. I believe you have the correct advice here. I also added your tips to step 1 .
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this was the first one of mine that worked (it is lower saranac lake from bluff island)
except there was one more picture to the right that didnt stitch - does that mean it was taken improperly? about what is the best amount of overlap to use?
sadly i took pictures from niagara falls and street with the intent of creating pans, but neither set of pictures worked
PS - this pano only worked with default autostitch settings
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Id rather be hiking.
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Originally posted by KylerHere is what I've noticed regarding the overlap between the individual pictures.
If I use the panorama setting on my camera (Canon), the pictures have a large overlap (almost 50%). This works well with AutoStitch. I think one of the reasons that the results are nice, is that with the large overlap, if your individual pictures have any vignetting around the edges, the software has enough overlap to avoid using that area of the picture. PhotoShop's photomerge doesn't like the large overlap, and won't automatically create the panorama. But there is a manual mode that allows you to arrange the pictures yourself, and once you have the general overlap lined up, PhotoShop figures it out and does the "fine tuning".
I have also played around with pictures that I took that were not in panorama mode, that had a much smaller overlap. With these pictures, AutoStitch wouldn't create the panorama, but PhotoShop worked without an issue.
So, I guess my advice is if your camera has panorama functionality, use that, if not overlap your pictures quite a bit for better results.
Unfortunately autostitch is a free application, and even I have trouble every now and then getting an image to work. Generally though they work fine if you have a 10%+ overlap. I also think it's possible to overlap the images too much because I've had images that overlapped 30%+ and wouldn't work in autostitch...
The requirements for images to work in autostitch is trail and error. We're trying to figure that out now .
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great shots. expecially the rocky mountain view. where were they taken?
is that first one a sunset or sunrise? I'm guessing sunset.He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
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1) Sunrise on Elbert
2) Glacier Valley on the Keyhole Route, Longs Peak.
Thanks guys.
-percious
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Originally posted by Kevin View PostHikersteve, this is about the best post on the subject of overlapping and autostitch.
Unfortunately autostitch is a free application, and even I have trouble every now and then getting an image to work. Generally though they work fine if you have a 10%+ overlap. I also think it's possible to overlap the images too much because I've had images that overlapped 30%+ and wouldn't work in autostitch...
The requirements for images to work in autostitch is trail and error. We're trying to figure that out now .
You can compensate for this by adjusting exposure during the shots and overlapping by quite a bit to get more even transitions.
I don't use autostich but I've found similar high overlap to merge issues with all programs. I assume autostitch has a manual point alignment? If so, it's more work to line them up yourself but the end result is a flawless image.
An example of a high overlap image that still didn't quite work out perfectly as the variation between light and shadows was just too extreme. I did 30% overlap and 25+ vertical shots. This ended up being a 750MB image and about 40 Megapixels.
However, here is a good example of overlap working...the field while apearing evenly lit really has a 1-2 stop difference in spots.
If you are shooting evenly lit scenes there isn't a real compelling reason to overlap by a lot. I'd think 5-10% is plenty. Closer to 5% if you are using a tripod since your shots should be level.
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