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Re: HOW TO GET STARTED?
brooksleffler 2005-Jan-21 03:10:00
I'm not a complete newbie, but I'll benefit from Roger's 9 steps too.
Superbly stated, Roger! Thanks!
Only addition I would suggest is step 10: You'll need to use cubic software such as
PanoCube or CubicConverter to get the final product. (Apple's MakeCubic is woefully
sparse.)
brooks
--- In #removed#, Roger Howard <#removed#> wrote:
> Here's a pretty high level, but
> all-inclusive, PanoTools workflow for instance:
>
> 1) Import images into PanoTools-based stitcher of your choice.
> 2) Estimate lens FOV (38mm in this case) and plug it in with the proper
> lens type (equirectangular)
> 3) For the first three image pairs, set 6 or more control points for
> each pair.
> 4) For the rest of the image pairs, set 3 or 4 control points at least
> - don't forget to set control points between the first and last images
> (assuming they overlap) to "close the loop"
> 5) Optimize for FOV using control points from the first 3 image pairs.
> Optimize for FOV, a, b, and c, again using just the first 3 image
> pairs.
> 6) Optimize for yaw, pitch, roll for all image pairs
> 7) Optimize for all parameters and all image pairs.
> 8) Set your pano output size and format and then render.
> 9) Blend if necessary