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Re: small versions blurred?
Andrew 2005-Jun-30 16:54:00
--- In #removed#, "Erik Krause" <#removed#> wrote:
> > > It seems that you need a Mac to create a good QTVR file...
>
> Not necessarily. There are some (mine hopefully included ;-) that are
> made with panocube plus (hence on windows) and that are sharp. I
> don't know why there is a difference, perhaps it depends on how the
> small version is made. I always downsample in photoshop followed by
> another USM sharpening (with low radius of course). Typical size for
> my small version is 3000x1500 pixels (compared to 6000x3000 for the
> big one). Or is it because I use panocube script quality parameter
> 100?
Naturally downsampling blured an image a bit.
Naturally Erik's workflow (downsampling+USM in PhotoShop) will deliver
better results than downsampling only in PanoCube (read PanoTools).
It's not a question about interpolator or quality - it's a question of
workflow.
=Andrew Jakowleff