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Suggestions on Panoramic Software?
Sam Santilli, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Philippi | WV | USA | Posted: 9:13 AM on 06.17.09 |
| ->> Looking for software to do large groups...not landscapes. A client is looking for the old 1' x 4' format. Also, smaller versions as well. Thanks, Sam |
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Anson Hung, Photographer
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Toronto | ON | Canada | Posted: 10:11 AM on 06.17.09 |
->> I've used PTGui with good results. But only with interiors, I've never done group shots.
http://www.ptgui.com/ |
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Jeff Mills, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 11:00 AM on 06.17.09 |
->> PTGUI or Auto Pano Pro are the two best I've tried.
I really dont know of any software that would be well suited for large groups though because thats just so much fine detail and if you had say, 200 people in a group photo, you'd then need 200 peoples face to stitch error free.
If a bush in a landscape photo doesn't stitch just right, its not a big deal and no one will probably catch it. If Bob from accountings face is rendered all crazy because perhaps someone moved, or the software simply wasnt perfect, people will notice and it will basically ruin a shot I would think.
If you an ensure everyone holds perfectly still and use a panohead to eliminate any parallex errors either of those software should work pretty well though (both have demos you can try as well)
I'd still look into going for a high resolution camera though myself, if you shoot Canon, might be a good reason to go for a 5D mkII. I love pano software for ultra resolution but would stick with it for static stuff like landscapes or interiors. |
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Matt Cashore, Photographer
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South Bend | IN | USA | Posted: 2:07 PM on 06.17.09 |
| ->> PTGUI rocks. I have tried Canon's Photo Stitch (kinda sucks) and the plug-in that comes bundled with Photoshop (completely sucks--at least in the CS and CS2 versions). PTGUI made me look like an expert on the very first try. |
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Tim Snow, Photographer
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Montreal | Qc | Canada | Posted: 3:27 PM on 06.21.09 |
| ->> I've used ArcSoft's Panorama Maker 4 with very good results. Also, it's a very simple interface, and unlike some of the others I have tried, does the job pretty quickly. |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 4:24 PM on 06.21.09 |
| ->> another vote for ptgui...it works great. I shot a series of photos during football season at one of the stadiums....tried to use the photostitching in photoshop and it SUCKED never was able to get it to work. bought ptgui on the advice of pano master Gary O'Brien at the charlotte observer, for another project it worked great. I then went back and grabbed the football photos and it stitched them together perfectly on the first try. highly recommend it. |
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