A Quick and Dirty Hugin Panoramic Stitcher Tutorial
December 10, 2007 | Filed Under General, Picture | 14 Comments
I used to write for a magazine that had several articles in each issue called “Quick and Dirty.” They covered many topics, but the main goal of each article concentrated on accomplishing a complicated goal quickly with high quality results. The author’s goal was to write about the subject quickly, clearly, simply, and produce a result that was as good as if not better than anything else written on the subject.
As, I’ve ventured into the world of 360 degree by 180 degree panoramic stitching; I’ve read many good tutorials, many way- to-deep tutorials, and a ton of very very bad tutorials. Hopefully, I’ll be able to shed some light on panoramic stitching in a quick and dirty way. This article concentrates on 360 x 180 degree panoramic creation, which creates the type of image that requires a java viewer or QuickTime for Internet viewing, and it puts the viewer in the center of the image for a VR Tour experience. But its basic essentials can be used for any type of image stitching. It will be divided into the following parts: Tools required, shooting the pictures (briefly), setting up the images, setting the lens up, using control points, optimizing your stitching files, stitching for java viewers, and the Nadir Image. I hope this helps you enter the enjoyable practice of 360 x 180 panoramic stitching.
