![]() Once it’s done, use the Levels and move the white point until the histogram looks better 44. Select the Color Anchor tool 42, then click on one layer and choose “All to transfer function”. This might has to do with the histogram, as well as individual adjustments. 41 The result of selecting HDR might be a black image. 7927278Īutopano also adds HDR correction. Once you’re done, you can even ask for an automatic cropping of the resulting image 40. This will help Autopano making a better result 39. If you notice that some elements are not perfectly vertical, use the Vertical Tool 36 to manually draw vertical lines 38. If you move the mouse and click on the layers, you will see the individual image 35. ![]() If you would like to see the layers, click on and you will get this result 34. Using another set of images 31, here is the panorama that I first get 32. To address this, I simply add a mask to the layer and then paint in black over it 30. A close inspection 29 shows that the blending isn’t perfect on one layer. When you open your image in Photoshop 28, you will notice that all layers are there. I found it quite useful to set up my DPI to 300, and then move the scale factor 27 until I’m pleased with the size of the generated image. It is possible to save your file in Photoshop format, keeping the layers intact for further adjustments. Once you’re done, click on Process and you’ll get an option dialog 26. In the example, I could for instance raise the black point a little bit to the right until it touches the histogram. Playing with the Gamma point 23 makes the image brighter or darker, whereas the black and white points of the histogram help you make sure to achieve the tonal range that you are looking for. The Levels are similar to those in Photoshop. ![]() 22 The Planar projection will tend to create straight lines whereas Spherical better recreates what you have seen. Architecture fans will love the Planar projection 21 whereas regular panorama users will probably stick to the Spherical. The Tone Mapping RH2 is actually more useful for HDR, as we will see later on. You can play with that until you are satisfied or use the Levels as described below. The dialog offers a way to adjust luminosity through the Key value 18 as you can see on the two examples. For a quick start, you can go to Tone Mapping RH2 17. Various tone-mapping options are possible. First thing you notice is that the image is tilted. We are going to have a more detailed look at them. The panorama editor provides several options 14. You can use the Edit button to adjust a panorama or simply render it by clicking on Process. The result is a list of available panoramas from you to choose from. I would advice to only run it on selected files, rather than the whole directory of your holidays photographs. ![]() This takes some time as lens distortion and various adjustments are also addressed during this process 7. Once images are loaded 4, pressing the Play button will launch the automatic detection of panoramas 5. Options can be set to help this process as you can see from the dialog box. Once you launch it and open a folder 3, it will automatically detect the panoramas from the images you’ve loaded, trying to stitch them together. Using Autopano to Create Panoramas Step 1Īutopano reads JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, as well RAW from many cameras. Here is a set of photos that I have shot. Autopano will then be able to adjust luminosity and make the best of your photos. When the contrast is high, you might need to shoot several photos, and adjust exposure to get details in the shadows and highlights. However, I would advise you to at least set your white balance manually before shooting. What you can do with Autopano ProĪutopano Pro has been created to automatically process images and find panoramas from your local files, even if you had no prior knowledge and that your camera was set to fully-automatic operation. Whether you are just entering the world of digital photography and need some tips and advice on how best to post-process your images, or are a seasoned pro, the insights shared here should be helpful with your own digital post-processing techniques. The article is enhanced with illustrative figures and screen shots, and includes example images from Jean’s portfolio. In this article, Jean-Sébastien offers advice on how to stitch together panoramas using Autopano Pro. For the Digital Photography Workflow series, we consulted with a number of experienced professional photographers who are also stellar members and frequent contributors to the Digital Darkroom forum, to walk us through their specific photography techniques and tips on post-processing images. Digital photography requires a solid workflow, allowing for professional preparing of digital photo files for the web and print.
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