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04/27/2008 12:35:33 AM · #1 |
This is 7 photographs stitched together. I'd like to get a print of this, but don't like what the size is. If I go with a 24 inch long photo, PS says it will be about 3 inches tall. That doesn't seem like it would work. Is there a way to stretch it without distortion? Would cropping more help? Any suggestions on what to do with it would be appreciated.
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04/27/2008 12:42:41 AM · #2 |
| 24 and 3 seems about right, since a regular photo is about 4-5 then maybe you want it to be about 32 inches long, or better make it 96 inches long and make it into a loop and place it on your head and rotate it. :) Btw, awesome shot. |
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04/27/2008 01:07:14 AM · #3 |
That's what happens when you get into panoramic ratios. If your stitching software supports vertical stitching as well, you can shoot your originals in two or three closer-in sweeps across the subject -- see the image of mountains on the home page for Autostitch for an example of this -- and get the wide-angle view of a panoramic while maintaining enough vertical dimension to not reach the extreme ratios of your example (and mine).
BTW: To save printing costs on these extreme panoramics, I will usually put 2-4 copies of the image on a more standard-sized print, and cut them apart myself, like this one which I can print on 12x18 paper for $3, and get three 4x18 prints:
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04/27/2008 01:07:51 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by smichener:
If I go with a 24 inch long photo, PS says it will be about 3 inches tall. |
3.12 inches tall, to be exact. The ratio of height to width is the ratio you have to work with unless you skew it...and that wouldn't look right. If you want it taller than 3.12 inches then you'll have to go more than 24 inches wide (or skew it). |
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04/27/2008 01:10:49 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by yakatme:
If you want it taller than 3.12 inches then you'll have to go more than 24 inches wide (or skew it). |
I think you mean "stretch" (or asymmetrically scale) it -- skewing involves changing the angles (making a rectangle into a parallelogram or irregular quadrangle). |
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04/27/2008 01:23:03 AM · #6 |
| Actually, I meant "scale" it. Yeah, "skew" would be the wrong term for what I was talking about. |
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04/27/2008 01:27:52 AM · #7 |
Here is your image scaled to 133% of the original in the vertical dimension only; it doesn't look too distorted to me, though it's less of a representation of "reality." At somewhat less scaling (120%) it looks even more natural -- I only went as far as 133% to take it all the way to a 6:1 aspect ratio (24" x 4" print). I just did a quick resize with IrfanView; more sophisticated software may do a better job, and it may require re-sharpening or something after scaling.
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04/27/2008 12:20:13 PM · #8 |
Thanks guys. This helps. I resized it to the 120 on the vertical for a 24x3.7 print. Here's what it looks like.
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