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Partial panoramas with semi-automatic stitching, using a tripodJohn Strait This multi-step procedure can be used for multi-row, partial panorama (less than full circle) stitching. Please be aware that this function was not specifically designed into The Panorama Factory V4. It is a pleasant surprise that it can be done at all and that it works so well. Please note that this procedure requires V4.2 or newer. This is a fairly lengthy process. It isn't too difficult if you have used a panoramic tripod head (e.g. Panosaurus) and have it properly set up (nodal point, etc). If you do not own a panoramic tripod head, it is still a good idea to use your tripod to keep the camera orientation constant for all photos. Multi-row stitching from handheld photographs is much more difficult and is outside the scope of this procedure. I have personally tested this procedure only for 2 and 3 row panoramas. It should generalize to 4 or more rows, but I have not tried this yet. Note that these instructions work only for multi-row stitching with a tripod. Multi-row stitching of hand held panoramas requires a somewhat different procedure. Please return to Multi-row stitching with The Panorama Factory V4 for references to other multi-row stitching procedures. For best results with this procedure I recommend:
If you shoot your first row with tilt angle zero, the next row above or below will require an equal number of photos for adequate coverage. For additional rows, you may be able to reduce the number of photos, but I have not personally this procedure yet with more than 3 rows. The multi-row stitching procedure consists of these major steps. Each step is detailed in its own web page.
After reading these web pages, you may wish to print the instructions to use as you work through the procedure. The following web page has the complete set of instructions in a printer-friendly format, with the illustrations omitted. |
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