Ptgui export side by side
Then, using the grid visualization, click and drag the various pins to align them! The process itself is rather intuitive: drop pins on recognizable points that you know need to be aligned vertically, or horizontally. Personally, to aid in aligning vertical and horizontal points, I like to hide the mesh visualization, and instead, show a standard grid pattern by hitting CMD-‘ or CTRL-‘ (apostrophe). Once in Photoshop, the tool we want is found in Edit -> Puppet Warp. Once the DNG panorama has been edited to taste, bring it into Photoshop by hitting CMD-E or CTRL-E. Using Puppet Warp To Straighten A Warped Panoramic Image For nightscape images, I often prefer a slightly bluer temperature, because it makes the scene actually feel like nighttime. If necessary, we can add just a touch of contrast once the PSD / TIF file is done being warped.Ĭolors are definitely better off being fully edited in the raw conversion, however, so I’ll tweak the white balance temperature and tint until they look right. Since this image is unfinished and still needs some serious warping in Photoshop, I will opt to turn down the contrast just a bit, to ensure that no highlights or shadows are clipped. If the panorama didn’t need any warp correction, the post-processing could be done with that single click!
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For night shots with a full moon shining, I really like the SLR Lounge Preset “HDR Vivid Color”. Let’s edit the DNG file quickly using the SLR Lounge Preset System. The resulting image is a DNG file that looks something like this: The “Perspective” option has a tendency to perform excessive, extreme corrections to your images, especially if you are using a wide-angle lens. Usually, either “Spherical” or “Cylindrical” will work best. Simply select all the raw, unedited files that you’d like to turn into a panorama, double-check to make sure they have a lens profile applied if desired, and then right-click the images and go to Photo Merge -> Panorama. Creating A Panorama In Lightroom CCĬreating panoramas (and HDRs) inside Lightroom has never been easier! Lightroom is now capable of taking your raw (CR2, NEF, ARW, etc.) files and converting them into a single, merged DNG file that retains all of the raw editing of the original file. Personally, however, I simply don’t do panoramas frequently enough to warrant spending hundreds of dollars on equipment. If you’re very serious about panoramic photography, you can purchase all kinds of panorama tools that allow you to perfectly level your shots, calculate your camera movements carefully, etc. However, I knew in advance that I probably wasn’t even going to keep the edges of the composition I only wanted to create a clean 2:3 ratio horizontal scene.
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This was due to the difficulty of getting the tripod perfectly level on slippery rocks over running water, plus the fact that it was late at night, and I was rather sleep-deprived!
Unfortunately, as you can see, the images from the left and right edges of the frame have quite a strong slant to them. Although a lighter, smaller tripod is also capable of sharp results, a big heavy tripod makes sharpness easier to achieve). (Whenever I am taking pictures within a mile or less of my vehicle, I prefer to lug around my oversized, 7-pound Slik 700DX tripod because it really helps keep the camera steady especially when creating multi-image panoramas. The individual images were created with the camera in vertical orientation on an Arca Swiss style L-bracket, mounted on a traditional ball head with a separate panning knob, and a big, heavy tripod.
Watch the video, and continue reading below for additional tips and details! The sample image we’ve chosen to use has a very well-defined reflection, so even though it is an outdoor landscape image with no straight lines, it still requires that all elements in the photograph be vertically aligned.