Planet BWCA
March 5, 2008 | Filed Under BWCAW, Panoramic Picture, Picture | 2 Comments
Every year at about this time, the ice on Lake Superior moves in, and I start to think, “Wouldn’t it be cool to paddle among the ice.” I load the kayak on the car and go paddling. This year, an exception to that rule, is making me want to go canoe camping. The watery planet of the BWCA seems so far away now. So, here is a 2:1 panoramic picture turned into a polar panoramic projection. The second photo is the original image, a stitch of 8 different images. Have you seen my BWCA VR Tour?
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.
