Of course this new efficient process opens up a whole new world in Cinema 4D, because I can now create my own image maps and project them onto 3D objects created in C4D. I haven’t retouched this image in any way, which is why you can see the tripod legs at the bottom of the picture! From this pop-up window, you can change the panorama mode from sphere to other setting including Little Worlds 5. It’s like a Mercator projection global map and quite attractive in its own right! Once PTGui has assembled the images, you can preview the panorama. The final result is a weirdly squished file that shows your 360′ image. It even generates HTML5 or Flash files for viewing on the web. It’s a really effective bit of software with a slightly daunting interface, but it gives you massive amount of control when stitching images together. The last step was to upgrade PTGui to the latest version (I already owned it but hadn’t used it for a while). There are only 3 horizontal joins so you can realistically resort to Photoshop to sort this out if there’s an issue. Sigma 8mm f3.5 EX DG circular fisheye lensĪnother benefit of having a small number of shots to stitch is that you’re minimising the chance of stitching errors if there’s anything moving in the shot (people, cars etc). I did honestly call around all the local camera shops but nobody had one, so it was Amazon to the rescue due to time constraints. Sigma’s 8mm f3.5 EX DG fits the bit perfectly, although it’s slightly long in the tooth now. So I figured the best way to do this now is with a 180′ circular fisheye (camera set vertically, three shots 120′ apart and then one final image pointing straight up to capture the sky). I used to take upwards of 20 shots using a 14mm lens to create a panorama, and although PTGui can stitch them very efficiently you’re creating a lot of extra work. They do make larger versions, but this is fine for the D800 (without that battery grip) and a small lens.Īlso decided the best way to get panoramas done quickly and efficiently is to shoot the smallest number of shots to stitch together. It’s also great value, even with the optional and badly-named EZ Leveller which has three thumbscrews to get the whole setup level in a matter of seconds. This is just to make Facebook treat your image as a panoramic.It’s not a solid as the Manfrotto, but then again it will fit into a camera bag without breaking your back. Enter the Camera Maker as: Ricoh and the Camera Model as: Ricoh Theta S This time resize your image (not the canvas) to 10000 x 5000 and save as a JPG.Ĭlose Paint.NET and right click on your image and view the details tab. I think this will just leave a black circle above you in the sphere if you don't do this. You can highlight most of your sky and stretch it up to the top. This will generate empty space on the top of your image. Anchor the resizing to the bottom centre. Divide your width by 2 and enter the answer into your 'height'. The canvas needs to be in a 2:1 ratio - the width is 2x the size of the height. Open the PNG in Paint.NET and resize the canvas. The tutorial I was following uses Adobe Photoshop, but I had Paint.NET installed, a freeware tool that will let you do the resizing. On the 'Crop' section, Click 'Auto Complete' to complete the sky. Select all your images, ensure you are in 'Spherical' mode. There are a few stages you have to go through. I stitched it together using Microsoft ICE (Image Composite Editor), a free tool that you can download. I also lowered the exposure to -1, just to try and get a little more detail when it was staring at the sun. Another solution is to use Photoshop to view the stitched equirectangular image: '3D > Spherical Panorama > New Panorama Layer from Selected Layer.' Then select undefined parts of the sky and: 'Edit > Fill > Content Aware Fill. I fixed the white balance to 'Sunset' as you can see the sun is pretty low in the sky. Using the Typhoon's Panoramic Mode in Double Layer (18 Picture) mode.
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