Photo Stitching
 

Can anyone recommend any good photo stitching software. Software to stitch a panoranic scene together.

The photostich that Canon produce is trying to be too automated and doesnt work too well

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I found the Canon one pretty tasty, especially if I took all the photo's on a motorized tripod :D It's the only one I've used unfortunately so couldn't really recommend any others.

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i found the joins to be a bit dodgy at times. Some are ok but some are poor.

Tried PTGui which looks good as you can specify the match points. Just seemed to crop the picture badly

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You really do need a tripod to make panoramic scenes as it is virtually impossible to hold a camera in a position that enables all perspectives to align properly without one.

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I've not really had any problems with the Canon one, but...

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 has a photo merge function to create panoramic pics.

It's a lot cheaper than it's big brother, Photoshop CS, & IMO is a very good step up from the ArcSoft PhotoImpression (?) software you get with a Canon digicam.

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Thanks for that, Photoshop elements 2 came with the camera. Never thought to look to see if it did stitching. I'll take a look tonight

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I use Corel Photo-Paint and a lot of jiggling by hand. It's very time consuming and not very professional. You can see some of the results on my website.

PC Pro have recently reviewed Stitcher 4 by Realviz, it looks very good but is pricey - £250 + vat!

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Another vote for Photoshop Elements....very sinple and excellent results.

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You got PSE with the camera? Cool. Good deal? I got it seperately. It's a great prog. Not as featured as "proper" Photoshop, but still great for someone like me.

What camera do you have, btw?

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Just wondering, does Photoshop CS do stitching? (p.s. I've also just got a new camera, flogged my Canon A80 and bought a Canon Powershot G5, very nice, very chunky)

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The cannon CD has some stiching software on it. DUnno how good it is though.

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As stated in the forst post in the thread

"The photostich that Canon produce is trying to be too automated and doesnt work too well"

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Canon D300 (Rebel)

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i tried Photoshop elements 2 and the megre process. Results werent brilliant either. The skyline was all jagged. Maybe it was my poor panning that caused it

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Nice camera!

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:dunce:

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BTW i got it from www.7dayshop.com

Would recommend them. Cheapest uk based price. Yes based in Guernsey, but you get a good price, good service, free delivery and NO import tax

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599! That's a damn good price, I paid 429 for the G5 :( I should have waited until next payday and bought the 300D instead, mind you Jessops do a 30 day money back, no quibble guarantee so I'll test the G5 out on Sunday, if it's crap I'll take it back

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ive got a powershot s40 that ive had for a couple of years and i thought it was good (until i tried the 300D). Tried it will a 300mm lense which is affectivey a 480mm lense on this camera, the light was low but the results were AMAZING managed.

My advice? Take it back to Jessops!!!

dont forget 599 is the body only price

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The wha? Does that mean it includes no innards or just no lense? I've already found an issue with the G5 :( taking photo's with the flash in wide angle causes a shadow in the bottom right of the photo, did a quick mooch round for reviews of the camera and it turns out other's have the same problem, it also manages to create nasty purple halo's around lights with night shots, but the A80 did exactly the same. The A80 though was perfect for day time/low light scenery shots which is mainly what I used it for, not sure I can stretch to (or get away with) buying an E300 yet.

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Yes body only means it has no lens. They sell it like this as it accepts the EF lenses which if you have a Canon SLR like i do, the lenses fit the D300 body.

However as the focal length is multiplied by 1.6 the 18mm to whatever it is lens that comes with it is very useful as this makes a 30mm to whatever lens

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I have had this FREE with my Chepo Camera :pp

http://www.ulead.com/cool360/runme.htm

Does the JOB for me..
Simple & cheap

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Yep -

"Top Ten Favourite New Features in Photoshop CS"

Ooh, nice. I've still got an A70. Had it for about a year. Probably get a new digicam (Canon again) later this year.



Mmmmm :drool: :D


Cheers. I'll add that to my favourites :)



Cool.

I don't think I'd stretch to a 300D, but I may go for an S50 at some point.

...and don't get anything else from them ;)

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Damn! I did once have a tutorial for this for Photoshop but as usual I can't find it.I'll keep looking.

Incog.

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The "halo" effect is also known as "Purple fringeing" and is common amongst some digicams. The G5 is a super camera and was top of my list for a compact digital camera, but I took the plunge and went for the EOS10D. It uses the same image processor as the 300D, but puts it all into a tougher body with a greater degree of customisation of its features, hence the higher price. That said, if you do not want that sophistication, then the 300D is an excellent choice. I have handled the 300D and find it smaller than the 35mm cameras I am used to handling, but they do offer an extended battery grip, that holds 2 batteries and offers a vertical shutter release. It doe smake it easier to hold (but heavier!)
Our friends at 7dayshop also offer clone batteries for these cameras (the 10D, 300D and the G5 use the same battery) at very good prices. The official Canon BP511 will set you back @£55. The clones will cost £15 each. I have 2 of them and have had no problems.

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Another Panorama tools based frontend
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/


Check out the tutorials
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/tutorials/index.shtml

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i bought clone batteries from www.mydigitaldiscount.com there $10.99 for the 1400 mAh ones so last long than the originals. Carriage is $22.00 so its not generally woth ordering them. However the Sandisk Extreme compactflash cards are a very good price of about $210 so worth buying batteries then. Also placed order with them on Tuesday (theyre in New York), they dispatch by UPS and i had the stuff in my hands on Thursday which i thought was VERY impressive

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Looks the same as PTGui

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Very I'd say!

I did find that my 10D does not like the cheaper CF cards (Integral is the brand) I use Sandisk without any problems whatsoever!

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Or Chromatic Abberation (though, I'm not sure if that's the american spelling). It's bloody annoying, Derry looks really impressive if you look down to the quay from the new Foyle Bridge at night, but try and take a picture and the amount of street/building lights totally ruins it for Canon cameras. I was going to buy a Sony DSC-F717, the shape put me off initially, I grew to like it after looking at several photo's of it, and ordered it from pixmania last night, they then emailed me and told me I'd have to head 3 or 4 miles into town, find a fax machine and fax a copy of a recent utility bill to some french fax number ... I then cancelled the order, drove into town and bought the G5 from Jessops, so far I'm a bit unimpressed, the lens obscures half of the damn viewfinder!

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If you're interested in stitching then you may want to check out the work of Lawrence George Giles.

His exhibition of 50+ stiched photographs of britain's piers is currently on show at Blackpool (opposite the funfair). These pictures are stunning. You can't see the joins and, often, the same person will appear several times in the same photograph - recommended.