Pianolady
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Easy Panoramics with Autostitch |
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My manual attempts at panorama shots were disappointing and too difficult to achieve a seamless effect. That's where AutoStitch comes to the rescue. It's the easiest panoramic (and free) stitcher I've seen yet. The images are quite large, so I'll leave links instead of posting the panoramas here.
Omaha Panoramic
Loess Hill Panoramic
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Droopy
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Oooh, love those hills!  I have to download that program.
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Mmmm that looks like a fascinating programme and I like the results you get. I must have a more in depth look at it.
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 Just when our camera died, well maybe just sick. All the pics come out way to bright, can't even tell what they are. Just when our white Clematis bloomed. 
As soon as it gets better, or replaced, we'll get that program, the corn field looks wonderful.
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Autostitch is the friendliest and the most do nothing program I know for combining photos . Use it a lot at work ( and play ). I have thrown as many as 50 photos at a time in no particular order and the program just takes some time but eventually does what it has to .
Very nice panoramas there Pianolady.
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Sherry8
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I have a question here...how far or how do you take all the pictures to put together? I have pictures that I took in autostitch but they do not go together decent. Would it just be better to take them all in the regular mode? I tried taking pictures of my house but it doesn't go together right. Do I take them from one point or should I move around? thank you...Sherry
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Pianolady
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:38 am Post subject: |
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| Sherry8 wrote: | | I have a question here...how far or how do you take all the pictures to put together? I have pictures that I took in autostitch but they do not go together decent. Would it just be better to take them all in the regular mode? I tried taking pictures of my house but it doesn't go together right. Do I take them from one point or should I move around? thank you...Sherry |
Try going left to right from one spot with a 20% overlap in the photos. Using a tripod with a level might also help if you have one. I find that I usually need to adjust the perspective in paintshop pro once the photo is created (can be done in Adobe too). I don't know if this is the "right" way or not, but works for me. I've had better luck with photos taken from a distance. I'm still experimenting myself.
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Sherry8
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Hello again...my question is do you stand in one spot to take the pictures or do you move around and take them? I think I am suppose to stand in one spot because I can't get the moving around ones to line up...thank you..Sherry
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Pianolady
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Yes, stay in one spot. I found this information at http://www.essortment.com/hobbies/howtotakepano_secx.htm. There's also tripod instructions there.
Brace your camera and your body. Rotate slowly – stopping as you snap each shot. Shoot a series of overlapping images that take in the entire view that you want to capture.
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