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07/28/2005 01:29:48 PM · #1 |
I am shooting some homes for a program that is similar to quicktime vr, it is called iSee i was wondering if anyone had some tips on shooting 360 degree panoramic shots. I am shooting with a D70, and i have a manfrotto vr tripod head.
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07/28/2005 01:35:27 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by 0055:
I am shooting some homes for a program that is similar to quicktime vr, it is called iSee i was wondering if anyone had some tips on shooting 360 degree panoramic shots. I am shooting with a D70, and i have a manfrotto vr tripod head. |
First off, check your lighting all the way around the scene and try to make sure each picture will come out close to each other so they are more uniform. If your camera has a pano mode it usually sets your aperature and such off of the first shot, but if that shot is in a darker area than the rest then you'll have overexposure when you move to the other sections (and of course the opposite if lighter). I have seen many (and did some) where half the image looks great and the other half is not good at all.
Tripod is very important, make sure you camera is sitting level so that you have the same center point all the way around.
There are some tripod heads that have markings on them so you know where to line up the next shot, this may come in handy.
Have fun, I was trying to do this a couple years ago but never got any call backs from the reality company. Thought it would be a cool job.
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07/28/2005 01:36:10 PM · #3 |
| well i usually use my tripod. dont kno bout the D70 cuz i haven't bought one yet, but my olympus has a panoramic function. then i use software to put the pano pics into one full pic. usually works well. the software you're talkin bout lets you view a room as if you were standing in it, right? |
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07/28/2005 01:49:26 PM · #4 |
Follow what sabphoto said, lighting even, tripod a definate. Take lots of pictures, if your subject is close it is not unheard of taking 20-50 pictures to complete the 360. An example of one's that I have done:
My Backyard <--- 5mb's sorry but really high res.
360 inside danceroom <--- Scroll to the bottom of the page for the 360's
The Large is almost directly from my camera, so it is huge!
Edit:Typo
Message edited by author 2005-07-28 13:55:05.
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07/28/2005 02:14:21 PM · #5 |
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07/28/2005 02:26:51 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Ram21:
Follow what sabphoto said, lighting even, tripod a definate. Take lots of pictures, if your subject is close it is not unheard of taking 20-50 pictures to complete the 360. An example of one's that I have done:
My Backyard <--- 5mb's sorry but really high res.
360 inside danceroom <--- Scroll to the bottom of the page for the 360's
The Large is almost directly from my camera, so it is huge!
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What program do you use to make 360 stitches like that? I have done pans but never a linked 360 shot thats cool.
Ty
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07/28/2005 03:00:46 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by ty_roni:
What program do you use to make 360 stitches like that? |
Panorama Factory, back when it was freeware.
//www.panoramafactory.com/
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07/28/2005 06:13:42 PM · #8 |
I personally use Photoshop CS to stich the panos together. Below is a photo of my pano set up. The nodal point is not set correctly for this lens, the Nikkor 12-24 f4, and of course its not on my tripod. The slider allows quick adjustments between lenses.
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08/03/2005 01:20:25 PM · #9 |
The number of shots around the circle depends on the lens you are using and your rotator must be setup accordingly.
Half the battle is setting up a rotator for your lens to prevent any parallax error. On the other hand, you could select a rotator that is made for your specific camera/lens combination.
I currently have the follow rotators:
1. Manfrotto 303SPH (single or multirow panos - adjustable)
2. Kaidan Quickpan III (singlerow or multirow panos depending on the bracket in use)
3. 360 Precision rotator - This is my current workhorse as it is extremely accurate. Granted, it is expensive, but the results and the increased accuracy helps me speed up my workflow, and that is what pays the bills.
You'll find many many rotators on the market at various prices and there are pros and cons of all of them. For me, the Manfrotto 303 has a bit of vertical slop that sometimes prevents a clean stitch. The Kaidan is great but its Detent ring (The ring that clicks as you go around the circle) is very prone to wear and over a period of time you will find that you cannot tell where the stops are. My new rotator - the 360Precision has a brass detent ring and it is bang on accurate.
Currently I shoot an 8 shot 360 with the Nikon 10.5mm - 6 around and 1 up and 1 down to make the full 360x360 or an 8 shot single row 360 with the Sigma 8mm. These images are stitched via panotools and PTGui.
The nice thing is that if your rotator is accurate enough, you can make a batch template and autostitch your images.
For exposure, I tend to shoot on aperature priority or manual depending on the lighting. It is debatable which way is better, but my goal is to get the best exposure per segment. When necessary I will shoot bracketed shots to compensate for window lighting and other light/dark areas of the scene. All shots are then imported via PS CS2 and I use the RAW converter to even out the exposures. Sounds easy enough, but this is probably the bit of the process that takes the most time.
I then do levels, sharpening and some general cleanup prior to stitching. After the images are stitched I will again do cleanup, adjust colors and fix any remaining stich or blending errors.
Finally the now equirectangular images are sent to 3DVista Publisher or 3DVista Show for packaging in a viewer.
Please have a look at one of my sample images from a recent cruise job. It is about 7 Mb for this shot, but it is a fairly high resolution. Please note that you can view this image as full screen and thats when you really see the detail.
//www.lonewolfone.com/panosample/rssc_voyager_pool.zip
I hope you like it. Please let me know if I can offer any advice.
Cheers,
Matthew.
Message edited by author 2005-08-03 13:21:38. |
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