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Re: help! my file is too large
Simon Maguire 2005-Sep-27 07:37:00
Good news Sean!
If you haven't tried it yet, cropping your original width to 3000-4000
should help get the smaller version within limits. I would skip the
Parabolic mirror option, quick but results never satisfying!
Good luck,
Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "northwest_omnipresence" <#removed#>
To: <#removed#>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: help! my file is too large
> --- 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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