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Re: help! my file is too large
northwest_omnipresence 2005-Sep-27 06:40:00
--- In #removed#, "Simon Maguire" <#removed#> wrote:
> In ArcSoft Panorama Maker you have the option early on to choose
between
> small, medium or large which will determine the width and height of
your
> panorama.
Oh right, yes I remember now. I have a not so current version and the
intial size setting (small medium large) is not as prominently
identifiable as later versions. It is easy to overlook.
I have tried some of your suggestions and I am a somewhat satisfied
with the result. The full screen version is at least a little clearer
now.
I am slowly discovering I do not have as many useful tools in my
computer as I thought I had. I use Jasc's Paintshop pro. Not
Photoshop. ArcSoft is a bit of a chore, but I have figured out how to
fit it into my hobbyist persuits. I use a simple point and shoot
camera. NOWadays I am looking into a parabolic mirror attachment, or
the panoflex digital scanning camera (heh yeh right smirk) or a
digital slr and a fisheye, plus the software and perhaps even a 35mm
scanning panoramic camera.
--- In #removed#, "Simon Maguire" <#removed#> wrote:
> you can also 'Save As' jpeg, tiff or bmp from memory - tiff or bmp
best. In
> another graphics program, crop your tiff or bmp to a width of 4000 -
6000
> pixels and 'save as'. This smaller version can then be opened with
P.Maker
> and then Saved As a Quicktime Movie. By trial and error you should
be able
> to get down to a more suitable size.
When I resave the TIF image (made in PMaker) in Paint Shop after re-
sizing the canvass (not croping) to fit the 4000-6000 pixel width
which you suggested, PMaker refuses to open it saying it does not
support LZW compression (??). So I tried Windows BMP instead. With
some trial and error I got the final MOV file down to 2.56 MB - this
was fine for the full screen image (well, no, not really, it turned
pixel-ated but at least was clearer) but I am afraid it wont improve
things much at all if i try the same steps for the small version. 500
KB is a hard target to reach.
--- In #removed#, "Simon Maguire" <#removed#> wrote:
> In ArcSoft Panorama Maker you have the option early on to choose
between
> small, medium or large which will determine the width and height of
your
> panorama. Preferable to select 'large'. At the end of the stitching
process
> you can also 'Save As' jpeg, tiff or bmp from memory - tiff or bmp
best. In
> another graphics program, crop your tiff or bmp to a width of 4000 -
6000
> pixels and 'save as'. This smaller version can then be opened with
P.Maker
> and then Saved As a Quicktime Movie. By trial and error you should
be able
> to get down to a more suitable size. Have found P.Maker very useful
over the
> years but only for non 360 panoramas. Hope this helps.
> Simon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "northwest_omnipresence" <#removed#>
> To: <#removed#>
> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 10:28 PM
> Subject: Re: help! my file is too large
>
>
> > Caroling,
> >
> > I am no professional - I shoot with a Fuji Finepix A345 (3 mega
pl)
> > and a Nikon 3700 Coolpix (3.2 Mp). The file format for both
cameras
> > seems to be jpg by default. I do not know if a TIFF or other non
> > compressed format is available in the camera settings. I have not
> > had much success shooting in JPG, then converting to TIFF, then
> > working with images. If the camera shoots in JPG, then...?
> >
> > As for conversion program - The file stitcher I use has a button
on
> > it that "exports" the JPG to MOV with the single click of a
button.
> > I have no user control over this process, just click the button,
get
> > the MOV.
> >
> > I am sure your advice is sound, both logically and
experientially, I
> > just dont know of the other JPG to MOV conversion programs.
> >
> > sean bickford
> >
> > --- In #removed#, Caroling Geary <#removed#> wrote:
> >> Compressing JPEGs is compressing twice. You are getting a lot of
> > size
> >> trying to compress the JPEG compression artifacts. If you start
> > with
> >> a clean original, your conversion program has less to compress.
> > I'm
> >> no expert, but trial and error can verify what I say. Try
> > compressing
> >> (converting) an original TIFF and a JPEG of the same file. See
> > which
> >> output file is smaller and better quality.
> >>
> >> On Sep 25, 2005, at 10:48 PM, northwest_omnipresence wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Yes, I am working with JPEG files. ... but it seems that I
need
> > a
> >> > better conversion tool.
> >>
> >> Caroling Geary
> >> www.wholeo.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------
> > The World-Wide Panorama
> >
> > For more information:
> > -Visit the web site at http://GeoImages.Berkeley.edu/wwp.html
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >