Re: Simple Software Survey?

Subject: Re: Simple Software Survey?

From: "Russell Cobley - 360 Revolution" <email@hidden>

Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:31:20 -0000

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Organization: 360 Revolution

HI William,

Check out www.panoguide.com for detailed info on creating and displaying panoramas.

The single most important factor you need to consider is what camera and lens you will take the panoramas with. Based upon that, you can check out the info on www.panoguide.com and www.panoramas.dk to work out the number of shots you need to take. There is a wide variety of panorama stitching software available and much depends on your lens and what type of panorama you want to create, i.e a cylindrical or full 360 spherical. Do you intend to display the panoramas on the web or do you want to print them as well?

One other aspect to consider is that using a panoramic head with a tripod (or monopod) will enable you to take the photos and stitch with far less problems. You can take panos handheld but unless you have experience you could find you have stitching difficulty, given you only have two weeks to get everything sorted!.

If you could elaborate as to what camera/lens you plan to use and whether you have a panoramic head, plus what budget you have for software, I would be happy to give you more specific advice, as will others on this list I am sure!

Best regards,

Russell Cobley

----- Original Message -----

From: William Moss

To: email@hidden

Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 5:35 AM

Subject: Simple Software Survey?

I apologize for this simple question, but I'm running out of time.
I'll be going to Africa in about two and a half weeks and I'd really
like to try my hand at panoramic photography if I can get up to speed
on the subject. The research I've done has shown me the huge potential
this has (wonderful panoramas, wow!) but I'm finding that this is a
topic where information and equipment age rapidly.

First, I've gone to Fry's and the only software I've found is a copy
of Quicktime VR Studio. It sells for about $400, but it looks ancient.
(Classic only app. Apple multi-striped logo). Is this really still a
useful app or does this store simply not know what it's selling. Are
there still Mac tools around or has the cutting edge of this switched
over to other platforms?

Second, any pointers to websites on equipment and newbie advice would
be very helpful for someone who's become absolutely amazed at the
overwhelming potential of this photographic technique.
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