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Re: HOW TO GET STARTED?
Jeff Pelletier 2005-Jan-20 23:15:00
I think you're stuck spending a lot of time "honing you software skills" and
doing post-work on your images. Personally, I can shoot a cubic pano in a
few minutes, but it takes me at least a few hours (if not much longer) to
get good results once I hit the computer. Of course I only have an 18mm lens
(24mm in 35mm equivalent I think).
Based on most of the VR work I've seen seems to be a balance of great
photography skills and sometimes even better photoshop skills.
P.S. Buy a copy of Stitcher 4 + Photoshop CS and you're set!
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Jeff Pelletier
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On 1/20/05 2:38 PM, <#removed#> wrote:
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> When I saw the message headed 'How to get started' I eagerly read
> the replies. Yes, like other amateurs I've had good cylindrical
> results but I had no idea of how to get started with 360 x 180. At
> last I was going to get an answer. Well that's what I thought but
> what I got was lots of accolades for Panorama Tools. PTools sounded
> wonderful and better still, free of charge so I spent quite a bit of
> time reading up on PTools on the net and do accept it provides
> excellent results - I've looked at so many examples - but I think
> I'd rather pay for something less time consuming and more user
> friendly.
> So come on guys and gals, tell me about something I can use. I'd
> rather spend my time being creative than honing my software skills.
> Better still, how can I immerse myself in a sphere with a bog
> ordinary digital camera with the usual 38mm (equ) lens?
> Mark
>
> My camera: Olympus C-5000-Z
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>
> --- In #removed#, "vstapelb_sa" <#removed#> wrote:
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>> Hello.
>> I have a new 8 mill pix 8080 Olympus Digi Camera.
>> Have only took horizontal panoramas with my OLYMP.5050 before.
>> This one can do it also, BUT HOW & WHERE & WITH WHAT SOFTWARE
>> to start VR panoramas where one can pan UP and DOWN etc.
>> Surprised not to find ANY LINK to BASIC infos on how to start on
>> the panorama HOME PAGE.
>> Thank you for any CLEAR and SIMPLE HELP.
>> I do have a fisheye for my 5050 but it will not fit the 8080
>> in case this is necessary. Bye4now. Victor
>> http://www.kaleidoscard.com and http://www.visualsenses.com