I applaud you for being able to understand such complicated things. For the moment I will stick to my photomatix -> APG-fuse-> psd->photoshop workflow ;-)
Great tutorial, thanks. I'll see how I get on with that method. Quick question, how did you get panoglview working? I thought it was compatible/available for OS X >10.6.8 ?
Hey Flroain, thanks a lot for these wonderful and life changing tutorioals I am very greatful for your generous knowledge. if I just may ask a quick question, do you have any idea how to create a virtual reality tour so that it can be used on mobile phones with VR headsets? thanks in advance.
Ariel Sarussi thanks for your kind words. There are either online options for publishing your panos (e.g. 360Cities.net) or you can create your own by using viewers such as KRpano.com ...
Great tutorial Florian. I have watched most of your video and learned new techniques. What is the name of the Application running in your Finder menu bar that gives you quick access to your favorite apps/folders, etc. The box icon with the down arrow. You use it at 4:00 into the video. Is this a setting in the Mac OS or a third party app?
Hi, thanks for great tutorial. Do you know how to do this trick in Autopano Giga? I cant duplicate it but I'm still not very familiar with the software. Thank you.
I've also had good results ignoring the top and bottom of the equirectangular. Usually very little if any visible artifact occurs by ignoring them. This allows me to use LR in an apparently simpler manner than suggested here. In PS or your other editing tool just expand your canvas 2x horizontally with the original output image at left or right. Then make a copy of it and paste it in the empty canvas area to the side. At this time you can 'roll' the image horizontally to center it how you like. Now export back into LR where you can adjust to your hearts content using clarity, sharpening, etc or other adjustments that are dependent on local area pixels. When you are done just crop out the center section back to the original size. All is good. Note this is only required for transformations which combine data from local area pixels into each new processed pixel, such as clarity or sharpening. Global single pixel transformations such as exposure, highlights, shadows, saturation, etc. do not cause problems and can be done in LR on the original EQR without all this extra hassle. If you do get artifacts ignoring the top and bottom of the EQR you can also replicate the image vertically rather than just horizontally in the same manner. Another thing to note is the same issue applies to non-HDR images you may want to adjust in LR after the EQR is produced. In general any local area adjustments are a no no on the EQR unless you use a method to deal with the edges.
-If you want to use a similar method on the top and bottom edges you need to flip the replicated images so proper pixels line up along those edges. You don't want the nadir replicated next to the zenith. Hope that works, I haven't actually had to try it yet :-)
Your technique is the shortcut many people take, and that's fine. It depends on what kind of edits you do - and if you are happy with varying degrees of Zenith and Nadir artefacts. The approach demonstrated above is for "perfect" Zeniths and Nadirs.
Florian Knorn I tried Tools -> Geometry -> Rotate...in Autopano Giga. It all seemed to be working correctly until I brought the transformed image back into Autopano (after toning in LR). For some reason I cant get the image to transform back. Any idea why?
What a fab tutorial!!!. I had been getting the seam line when exporting HDR Panos from LR5 too, just wanted to say thankyou :)
I applaud you for being able to understand such complicated things. For the moment I will stick to my photomatix -> APG-fuse-> psd->photoshop workflow ;-)
Great technique Florian :-) In fact I now regularly use the 180-0-90 technique for Zenith and Nadir editing in non-HDR panos.
Thanks for the prompt reply. Perhaps I was trying to install from an old dmg, I'll give it another try.
Great tutorial, thanks. I'll see how I get on with that method.
Quick question, how did you get panoglview working? I thought it was compatible/available for OS X >10.6.8 ?
Hey Flroain, thanks a lot for these wonderful and life changing tutorioals I am very greatful for your generous knowledge.
if I just may ask a quick question, do you have any idea how to create a virtual reality tour so that it can be used on mobile phones with VR headsets?
thanks in advance.
Ariel Sarussi thanks for your kind words. There are either online options for publishing your panos (e.g. 360Cities.net) or you can create your own by using viewers such as KRpano.com ...
Great tutorial Florian. I have watched most of your video and learned new techniques. What is the name of the Application running in your Finder menu bar that gives you quick access to your favorite apps/folders, etc. The box icon with the down arrow. You use it at 4:00 into the video. Is this a setting in the Mac OS or a third party app?
That would be DropZone !
Thanks Florian!
Great tutorial! Your good!! :o)
Thanks for the useful information
Hi, thanks for great tutorial. Do you know how to do this trick in Autopano Giga? I cant duplicate it but I'm still not very familiar with the software. Thank you.
It always worked; I'm on 10.8.4 now and it still works just fine...
Why was the last image only 8 bit - and how do you get it to 32bit hdr/exr
Yes indeed, have a look at the menus: Tools -> Geometry -> Rotate...
I've also had good results ignoring the top and bottom of the equirectangular. Usually very little if any visible artifact occurs by ignoring them. This allows me to use LR in an apparently simpler manner than suggested here. In PS or your other editing tool just expand your canvas 2x horizontally with the original output image at left or right. Then make a copy of it and paste it in the empty canvas area to the side. At this time you can 'roll' the image horizontally to center it how you like. Now export back into LR where you can adjust to your hearts content using clarity, sharpening, etc or other adjustments that are dependent on local area pixels. When you are done just crop out the center section back to the original size. All is good. Note this is only required for transformations which combine data from local area pixels into each new processed pixel, such as clarity or sharpening. Global single pixel transformations such as exposure, highlights, shadows, saturation, etc. do not cause problems and can be done in LR on the original EQR without all this extra hassle. If you do get artifacts ignoring the top and bottom of the EQR you can also replicate the image vertically rather than just horizontally in the same manner. Another thing to note is the same issue applies to non-HDR images you may want to adjust in LR after the EQR is produced. In general any local area adjustments are a no no on the EQR unless you use a method to deal with the edges.
-If you want to use a similar method on the top and bottom edges you need to flip the replicated images so proper pixels line up along those edges. You don't want the nadir replicated next to the zenith. Hope that works, I haven't actually had to try it yet :-)
dbur971
why are those lines all lined out?
Your technique is the shortcut many people take, and that's fine. It depends on what kind of edits you do - and if you are happy with varying degrees of Zenith and Nadir artefacts. The approach demonstrated above is for "perfect" Zeniths and Nadirs.
Florian Knorn I tried Tools -> Geometry -> Rotate...in Autopano Giga. It all seemed to be working correctly until I brought the transformed image back into Autopano (after toning in LR). For some reason I cant get the image to transform back. Any idea why?
Nice vid
Sorry, nope, not much experience with Autopano...