HDR pictures
#682
there's at least two great free pano programs out there:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...s/ivm/ice.html
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/
what you have to do is take your panned frames, and then all you do is dump them into the program and it stitches for you. give it a shot!
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...s/ivm/ice.html
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/
what you have to do is take your panned frames, and then all you do is dump them into the program and it stitches for you. give it a shot!
#683
how would you compare those 2 to autopano pro? i know autopano pro is not free cause it's what i use...the reason i ask is cause it hasn't been doing a great job stitching lately...i dunno whats going on...every frame is not lined up..iv'e been doing the same thing since iv'e had it...at first all i did was load up the pics i want stitched and it would do an awesome job..now..not so much
#684
I used to use Autopano but found these free programs have a better success rate. But, it depends on your photos. Some work well with one program, some don't. And obviously the more tools you have in your arsenal, the better your chances are.
#686
is there a file size limit when loading in autopano? i just realized that when i was having better luck with it..i was using my 40D and now with the 7D the file size is almost double...
#687
#688
with HDR panos I've always done the HDR merges first, and then the stitch. I would have to say this is the "best" way just because panoramic files can be so huge, and working with single-frame HDR shots can be slow enough as it is, even on a fast computer. I mean I've run out of ram on 8GB machines doing panoramic stitches before (sucks). 8gb is not a LOT but its not little either.
I'm sure theres a limit, but Ive never run into one in terms of panoramic file size, in all the pano's I've done. how many frames did you feed it?
#690
usually anywhere from 5-15 frames...i meant for each individual file size..for example the 40D would be 10-13mb vs the 7D 20+ mb
lol...iv'e never tried any other way...maybe i need to
lol...iv'e never tried any other way...maybe i need to
#691
lol...iv'e never tried any other way...maybe i need to
#692
yes...that's how iv'e been doing them lately...wether it's a regular shot or pano..i know it's not the best way especially for noise but iv'e gotten so used to doing them that way...
#693
all about workflow and personal preference, there's more than one way to do it. if you get the final product you want, that's all the matters.
#694
that's very true...it's just so much easier especially when shooting moving subjects...i'm gonna start to do the bracketing from the camera on non-moving subjects and see if i can get better results
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#698
better add some pics in here
here's a perfect example of a moving subject hdr...also an older shot from my 40D...this was again with the 10-22...i was about 4 feet from her and panned as she rode by...
here's a perfect example of a moving subject hdr...also an older shot from my 40D...this was again with the 10-22...i was about 4 feet from her and panned as she rode by...
#705
I stitch first and then HDR merge. I always worried that I could never get the same look out of each frame or that the HDR would make it harder to stitch. I guess not.
drigo - that horse shot is awesome!
Microsoft also has a free pano stitcher:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...roups/ivm/ICE/
I just installed it and am going to see how it does. It doesn't have any support for RAW files that I saw, however.
drigo - that horse shot is awesome!
Microsoft also has a free pano stitcher:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...roups/ivm/ICE/
I just installed it and am going to see how it does. It doesn't have any support for RAW files that I saw, however.
#706
I stitch first and then HDR merge. I always worried that I could never get the same look out of each frame or that the HDR would make it harder to stitch. I guess not.
drigo - that horse shot is awesome!
Microsoft also has a free pano stitcher:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...roups/ivm/ICE/
I just installed it and am going to see how it does. It doesn't have any support for RAW files that I saw, however.
drigo - that horse shot is awesome!
Microsoft also has a free pano stitcher:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...roups/ivm/ICE/
I just installed it and am going to see how it does. It doesn't have any support for RAW files that I saw, however.
#710
excellent question, it IS more challenging for the program to stitch wide shots. and 17mm is quite wide on a FF. not saying you can't do it, just saying that it's going to be tougher to get good results from that.
#712
also I take all of my panos as portrait (vs landscape) when I'm doing a landscape shot, that way you have a lot more vertical pixels to work with. I shoot mostly handheld panos.
#713
first pano/HDR attempt
okay, so ALL the pictures I took earlier for this attempt were NOT usable. I didn't overlap them enough. So, I just took some pics off the balcony... then the file was too big... so, I just did a screen shot of the monitor
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