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<div>Hello regarding the mirror ball phtooshop filters. COuld you upload some sample files for the text cap and also upload the filter which gives the option for small medium and large? The one you uploaded doesnt have that option.<br />
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Thank you<br />
<br />
KieranMullen<br />
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Hi Kieran<br />
<br />
Feel free to download the PS action file(.atn) and alter it to your needs.<br /><br />
The action set's are provided as is and won't be altererd by me to anyone needs.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Best regards<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<small>--[[User:Pitdavos|Pitdavos]] 12:06, 27 December 2007 (CET)</small><br />
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----</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Adding_a_nadir_cap_(mirror_ball)&diff=9761Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)2007-12-27T10:54:04Z<p>Pitdavos: Layout corrections</p>
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<div>I wrote a Photoshop action that produces these mirror spheres below out from<br />
an equirectangular panorama. <br /><br />
As you can see are three sizes available.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_small.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_big.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_xxl.jpg]]<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Small covers 5% ,Big 8% and XXL 12% of panorama height (equirectangular projection)<br /><br />
Below you can see the region that will be covered with the mirrorball.<br /><br />
<br /><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_pano.jpg]]<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Here the action set in Photoshop:<br /><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_action.jpg]]<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Download the Photoshop action here:<br /><br />
[[Media:cap.atn]]<br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
A similar action with text:<br /><br />
[[Media:cap_text.atn]]<br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
For a flexible nadir cap which can be streched to your needs:<br /><br />
[[Media:CapFlex.atn]]<br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
Don't know how to install a Photoshop action?<br /><br />
Take a look at [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
'''Worklflow'''<br /><br />
1.) Open equirectangular / psphere image in Photoshop<br /><br />
2.) Run desired action (small / big / xxl))<br /><br />
3.) Save as....<br /><br />
4.) Finished<br /><br />
<br /><br />
<br /><br />
[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)<br />
[[Category:Tutorial:Nice to know]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7707Heads2006-12-26T13:35:00Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
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<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage] | <br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179 PanoGuide Forum] | <br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste Dr. Karl Harrison] | <br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php Eric Rougier] | <br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M Precomania] | <br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review | <br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona] | <br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974 Precomania] | <br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography] | <br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage] | <br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona] | <br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984 PanoGuide Forum] | <br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php Eric Rougier] | <br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301 Pixelmania] | <br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage] | <br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm Tabaware] | <br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html Peter Watts] | <br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467 Panoguide forum] |<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7706Heads2006-12-26T13:31:33Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974 Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301 Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7705Heads2006-12-26T13:29:55Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */ Links corrected</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974 Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984 PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301 Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7704Heads2006-12-26T13:26:10Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7703Heads2006-12-26T13:25:20Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7702Heads2006-12-26T13:24:48Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2/ 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
<br />
== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Heads&diff=7701Heads2006-12-26T13:24:19Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Reviews */ Typo</p>
<hr />
<div>== Off the shelf ==<br />
<br />
There are a number of panoramic tripod heads on the market, at widely varying prices.<br />
<br />
=== Agnos ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.agnos.com Agnos] - Italian manufacturer of panoramic heads and accesories for panoramic photography. I bought an adapter for my fc-e9 fisheye adapter and it is very well built and of a good quality. They will also release (if they didn't yet) a new solution for creating a spherical pano out of 3 pics taken at 120 degrees each with a DSLR rotated at 45 degrees (!).<br />
<br />
=== Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH ===<br />
<br />
A more expensive option is the Bogen/Manfrotto 303SPH, a large, but well made head. It could double as a boat anchor! I (Rick) have the 303SPH and the Agnos mentioned below. Bogen has a site dedicated to their line of pano heads [http://www.manfrotto.com/303SPH/ Manfrotto 303SPH Mini-Site]. Some users complain that the head sags - I have not experienced this. This head can be used with virtually any lens / camera combination. I used to use it with the FC-E9 fisheye, but the head left too large of a footprint in the image. <small>--[[User:Add360.com|Add360.com]] 03:21, 7 Nov 2005 (EST)</small><br />
<br />
=== Jasper ===<br />
<br />
For me, the [http://www.stereoscopy.com/jasper/panorama.html Jasper Engineering] head has been an excellent value. At about $200, it's strong enough for serious 35mm or comparable digital cameras, which can be used horizontally or (with the included adapter) vertically. [[Nodal Point]] correction is horizontal and covers a variety of focal lengths as long as (I'm guessing) 135mm or more. Like so many heads, a bubble level is included, but hard to read when the head is set up at eye level. The builder will add custom touches very reasonably, In my case I put a Wimberly/Arca quick realease plate on the base. The base is machined aluminum; they provided a peel and stick piece of rubber for the base (to keep the plate from slipping) for about ten bucks.<br />
<br />
Pivoting parts on this unit are tightened with cap screws which have patent caps on them to give more leverage in tightening. I ended up prying these off and taking a t-handle allen wrench with me. I'm using a D-70 and a 17-35 usually; a smaller camera would be fine without that extra step.<br />
<br />
=== Kaidan ===<br />
<br />
[http://www.kaidan.com Kaidan] offers two tripod heads. The [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=146 KiWi] and [http://www.kaidan.com/products/QPIV.html QuickPan]. The KiWi when equipped with [http://www.kaidan.com/Detail.bok?no=148 Twin-Axis Bracket] will work for smaller cameras equipped with fisheye lenses. This is a single-row solution. Kaidan's QuickPan Spherical will allow for multirow panoramas with either rectilinear or fisheye lenses. The aforementioned Twin-Axis Bracket will also work on the QuickPan for single-row fisheye panoramas.<br />
<br />
Kaidan is also due to release their QuickPan Professional tripod head in the early part of 2006.<br />
<br />
=== Nodal Ninja ===<br />
[http://www.NodalNinja.com/ Nodal Ninja] Entering into a competitive market Nodal Ninja, built by Fanotec, satisfies price, quality, ease of use, and portability. This is an easy to use FULL spherical panoramic tripod head with click stops. With this pano head you are anle to produce single row 360 degree cylindrical panoramas, multirow 360x180 degree spherical panoramas, mosaics as well as simple 2,3 or 4 shot landscapes. <br />
The specially designed T-adapter allows you to mount a camera/lens in landscape mode and/or allows the use of many 3rd party quick release plates. The all metal build quality also assures long product life - important to power users like those doing Real Estate Virtual Tours. Nodal Ninja retails for $199.95 and they offer a great package deal for only a few dollars more. The package contents vary depending on current specials. For ealry 2007 the package includes 5 reversible detent click stop rings, (15/18, 20/24, 45/60, 72/0, 90/120) t-adapter, and neoprene case. <br />
Added features include:<br />
* Universal - fits almost all point and shoot cameras as well as most DSLR's.<br />
* It is THE smallest and lightest pano head available - only 460 grams. <br />
* Sturdy - made from lightweight aluminum metal.<br />
* Leveling - built-in quality bubble level for exact leveling.<br />
* Finish - attractive “non-glare” matt black.<br />
* Closed rail design - assures your expensive camera won’t slip off accidentally.<br />
* 3/8” AND 1/4” thread mount adapter.<br />
This makes it ideal for the professional and amateur photographer on the go, traveler, hiker etc. Many other features can be found on their website. <br />
Nodal Ninja is also well known for their superior customer support. While product is one thing they realize support is everything. <br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Read a recent review by Rosauro Ona], and a couple others - [http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ Panoguide] and [http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
Fanotec is a small company founded by the inventor of Nodal Ninja - Nick Fan. They produce Nodal Ninja's in limited batches. Used older models have been known to sell for more than current models - that says something about a product! If you are lucky enough to get your hands on one of these units you won't be disappointed. Have a read of their [http://nodalninja.com/testimonials.html/ Testimonials] and simply ask around the forums, you'll quickly learn what others think of their product and support. <br />
And Fanotec will very shortly release a new leveling head to compliment their Nodal Ninja or any other pano head which will retail for less than other levelers.<br />
I guess the only down side to Nodal Ninja (current model NN3) is the fact it does not support larger DSLR's like the D2X Fuji S3 Pro or Canon Mark II type cameras. Also NN3 does not support DSLR's using battery grips or larger lenses like the FC-E9 or the Rayonex lens.<br />
Nodal Ninja is backed by a FULL 30 day return policy as well as 2 year warranty. <br />
As their slogan says "what's in your bag?"<br />
<br />
=== 360Precision ===<br />
<br />
The [http://www.360precision.com/ 360Precision] is a more expensive but very predictable panoramic head. At U.S. prices from $995-1095 for a single camera and lens setup, it is beyond the average user's price point. Its simple controls make it a very plausible option for those that make panoramas frequently and with the same equipment each time. The 360Precision heads are built to a specific body and specific lens combination, saving the photographer the need to find the entrance pupil for their lens and midpoint of the camera. Because of this, it is a very precise way to batch-create panoramas without needing to generate control points for each panorama. The sacrifice is that you lose the option of using a different combination of camera and lens with this head until you purchase an additional lens arm. <br />
<br />
Although these limits may seem restrictive, the results are very, very predictable. Their suggested workflow is to calibrate a template in your software (hugin, PTGui, PTMac), and for every panorama afterward, apply the template and immediatly skip to stitching. This saves you the time spent in generating and correcting control points in each panorama. For those that can save significant amounts of time and/or money by doing this, this head truly is a life saver. The generation of the template can be time consuming but may save you hours upon hours of post processing time compared to other solutions.<br />
<br />
It is possible to upgrade the 360Precision in modular ways, for instance if you decide to use a different lens for your panoramas, you can order just the lens arm you need, or if you decide to use a different camera for panoramas, you can order just the different camera leg and use the same lens arm. <br />
<br />
=== KingPano, Panosaurus ===<br />
<br />
Very affordable pan/tilt heads which allow horizontal and vertical rotation around the nodal point i.e. for [[high resolution partial panoramas|multi row panoramas]] are the, [http://gregwired.com/pano/Pano.htm Panosaurus] and [http://www.kingpano.com/ KingPano].<br />
<br />
=== Pinnacle VR Universal Pano Head ===<br />
<br />
Priced towards the upper end of the middle ($499) is the Pinnacle VR head that will work with any camera where the tripod hole is in the center of the lens axis. Using pin registration, it can accomodate cameras with or without battery grips attached and supports a wide range of lenses from fisheye to 135mm (on a full frame sensor, 80mm on an APS sized sensor). Details and sample sets of images with PTGui templates can be found at [http://www.pinnacle-vr.com/ Pinnacle VR]<br />
<br />
=== Reviews ===<br />
Various unbias reviews are floating about on many of these panorama tripod heads:<br />
<br />
'''360Precision''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=2/ 360 Rage]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/2179/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/oxfordtour/tutorial/index.asp?ID=40&pagename=360precision%20Adjuste/ Dr. Karl Harrison]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_360precision_adjuste_head_part1.php/ Eric Rougier]<br />
<br />
'''Kaidan''':<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/rating_getprodrev.php/product_id=9277958/id_type=M/ Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography] Note: This is an older review.<br />
<br />
'''Manfrotto 303SPH''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/303sph/303sph_review.html Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://www.precomania.com/publicprofile.php/productreviews/userid=624974// Precomania]<br />
[http://www.vrphotography.com/data/pages/casestudies/vrheadreview1103.html page/ VRPhotography]<br />
<br />
'''Novoflex''':<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=12/ 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Nodal Ninja''':<br />
[http://www.rosaurophotography.com/html/panoramas/vr_review/nn3/nn3_review.html/ Rosauro Ona]<br />
[http://panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/1984/ PanoGuide Forum]<br />
[http://www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_small_nadir_hole.php/ Eric Rougier].<br />
[http://www.pixelmania.nl/artikel.aspx?rubriekid=2&artikelid=301/ Pixelmania]<br />
[http://www.360rage.com/panorama-hardware-item.php?i=9 360 Rage]<br />
<br />
'''Panosaurus''': <br />
[http://www.tawbaware.com/panosaurus_review.htm/ Tabaware]<br />
[http://panoramicearth.blogspot.com/2006/06/part-2-panorsaurus-head-review.html/ Peter Watts]<br />
[http://www.panoguide.com/forums/qna/2467/ Panoguide forum]<br />
<br />
== Lens brackets ==<br />
Another way to keep the lens/camera fixed to the [[no-parallax point]] are lens brackets that directly mounted onto the lens itself. The advantages are less vibrations but the drawback is that you need one bracket for each lens.<br />
<br />
Some examples:<br />
<br />
* Agnos [http://www.agnos.com/catalogo.htm?v_categ_lista=PR001-RINGT Lens ring] <br />
* Laser cut wooden brackets form [http://www.bophoto.com/bracket/ Pano Bracket from bophoto] <br />
* Self made bracket [http://homepage.mac.com/wkaemena/Nikon8Head.jpg Willy Kaemena]<br />
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== Self made ==<br />
<br />
If you want to build our own pan/tilt head you might get some ideas from those shown below.<br />
<br />
Multirow<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Helmut Dersch]<br />
* [http://www.erik-krause.de/panohead Erik Krause]<br />
* [http://www.trozzreaxxion.net/misc/panorama/panorama.html Mike Runge (German)]<br />
* [http://blog.robertbreuer.com/?p=16 Robert Breuer (German)]<br />
* [http://www.dffe.at/panohead/ Bernhard Vogl]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Peter Nyfeler/Monopod]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Peter Nyfeler/Tripod]<br />
* [http://www.chem.uky.edu/resources/xray/people_documents/Parkin/panohead/panohead.html Sean Parkin (English)]<br />
Single row<br />
* [http://www.heiliger-net.de/panphoto/n_hardware.htm Panphoto.de (German)]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=6746Main Page2006-07-13T21:40:14Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Our community */</p>
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<div></div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Edit_zenith_and_nadir_in_one_go_with_PTGui&diff=3952Edit zenith and nadir in one go with PTGui2006-04-08T14:56:37Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Remapping back to nermal view */ Typo</p>
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<div>== General ==<br />
<br />
Here I show you a fast way to retouch zenith and nadir in one go.<br><br />
Use this method only if you have a proper stitched panorama and only<br><br />
the top (zenith) and bottom (nadir) areas need some retouching.<br><br />
Otherwise use other technics as described under<br><br />
[[Extracting and inserting rectilinear Views]] and [[How to use PTEditor]].<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Workflow ==<br />
<br />
=== Remap to zenith and nadier view ===<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Open PTGui and add one spherical panorama. As you can see the source pano is 6000 x 3000 pixels in size:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_001.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Under '''''Lens Setting''''' tab add the yellow highlighted values:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_002.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Under '''''Panorama Settings''''' tab add the yellow highlighted values:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_003.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Under '''''Image parameters''''' tab add the yellow highlighted values and you can see imediately the remapping of the image:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_004.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Enable '''''Lock aspect ratio''''', press '''''Set optimum size''''' button and compare the values with the original size of the panorama.<br><br />
Choose as output file format '''''TIFF (.tif)''''' for fewer quality loss. Press '''''Create Panorama!''''' to start remapping process:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_005.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
You don't have to add controlpoints and optimize in this case so press '''''OK'''''.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_006.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Now you can see the known progress bar of Panotools:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_007.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=== Retouching zenith and nadir in one go ===<br />
<br><br />
Here you see the remapped panorama opened in Photoshop. The yellow circles marks zenith and nadir as nearby flat region.<br> <br />
It is now much easier to retouch these regions.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_008.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=== Remapping back to normal view ===<br />
<br><br />
Open the retouched panorama again in PTGui with the same values under '''''Lens Settings''''' and '''''Panorama Settings'''''.<br><br />
Fill in the yellow highlighted values under '''''Yaw''''' and '''''Roll'''''.<br><br />
The '''''Warped''''' view changes imediately to the oroginal projection.<br> <br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_010.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Change the values as below, alter output file name to your needs and press '''''Create Panorama!'''''<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_011.jpg]]<br><br />
If you want the best possible quality follow the next steps, otherwise you are done here.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Merging with most quality ==<br />
<br />
Open the retouched, spherical pano in Photoshop and take a look at layer palette.<br><br />
Drag and drop background layer over '''''new layer''''' icon to make a copy of it:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_012.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Here you can see an additional layer as copy of the bachgroud.<br><br />
Now drag and drop background layer over '''''recycle bin''''' at the bottom of the<br><br />
layer palette to delete it:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_013.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Rename the existing layer to '''''zenith and nadir''''' by double clicking on its layer name:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_014.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Choose '''''Marquee Tool''''' and fill in a feather of 40:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_015.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Set the grid under '''''Edit > Preferences > Guides, Grids & Slices > Gridline every''''' to '''50%'''<br><br />
and '''''Subdivison''''' to '''1'''. Left clic at the grid cross in the middle of the pano and drag the selection<br><br />
square to the most right side by holding '''''Alt''''' key until it looks like the image below and then release left<br><br />
mouse button:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_016.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Press '''''Delete''''' key that only zenith and nadir region of the retouched pano will stay:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_017.jpg]]<br><br />
To delete the rectangle selection press Ctrl+D.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Open the original pano. Select the retouched pano press '''''Ctrl+A''''' to select the whole image.<br><br />
Change to '''''Move Tool''''' and drag and drop the retouched pano over the original<br><br />
pano by holding '''''Shift''''' key to align it proper.<br><br />
<br> <br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_018.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Now in the original file you can see two layers, the original background layer and<br><br />
on top the dropped layer.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_019.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Flatten these layers to background under '''''Layer > Flatten Image''''' :<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_020.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
You are done now but don't forget to save the panorama with a different name:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:PTGUIret_021.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)<br />
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[[Category:Tutorial]][[Category:Tutorial:Nice to know]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Adding_a_nadir_cap_(mirror_ball)&diff=6281Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)2006-01-10T20:07:44Z<p>Pitdavos: added link to CapFlex.atn</p>
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<div>I wrote a Photoshop action that produces these mirror spheres below out from<br><br />
an equirectangular panorama. As you can see are three sizes available.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_small.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_big.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_xxl.jpg]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Small covers 5% ,Big 8% and XXL 12% of panorama height (equirectangular projection)<br><br />
Below you can see the region that will be covered with the mirrorball.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_pano.jpg]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Here the action set in Photoshop:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_action.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Download the Photoshop action here:<br />
[http://www.panotools.info/members/wiki/PeterNyfeler/Cap.atn Cap.atn]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
For a flexible nadir cap which can be streched to your needs:<br />
[http://www.panotools.info/members/wiki/PeterNyfeler/CapFlex.atn CapFlex.atn]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Don't know how to install a Photoshop action?<br><br />
Take a look at [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
'''Worklflow'''<br />
<br><br />
1.) Open equirectangular / psphere image in Photoshop<br><br />
2.) Run desired action (small / big / xxl))<br><br />
3.) Save as....<br><br />
4.) Finished<br><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)<br />
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[[Category:Tutorial]][[Category:Tutorial:Nice to know]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Adding_a_nadir_cap_(mirror_ball)&diff=3568Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)2006-01-10T20:07:44Z<p>Pitdavos: added link to CapFlex.atn</p>
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<div>I wrote a Photoshop action that produces these mirror spheres below out from<br><br />
an equirectangular panorama. As you can see are three sizes available.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_small.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_big.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_xxl.jpg]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Small covers 5% ,Big 8% and XXL 12% of panorama height (equirectangular projection)<br><br />
Below you can see the region that will be covered with the mirrorball.<br><br />
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[[Image:Mirrorball_pano.jpg]]<br />
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<br><br />
<br><br />
Here the action set in Photoshop:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:Mirrorball_action.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Download the Photoshop action here:<br />
[http://www.panotools.info/members/wiki/PeterNyfeler/Cap.atn Cap.atn]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
For a flexible nadir cap which can be streched to your needs:<br />
[http://www.panotools.info/members/wiki/PeterNyfeler/CapFlex.atn CapFlex.atn]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Don't know how to install a Photoshop action?<br><br />
Take a look at [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
'''Worklflow'''<br />
<br><br />
1.) Open equirectangular / psphere image in Photoshop<br><br />
2.) Run desired action (small / big / xxl))<br><br />
3.) Save as....<br><br />
4.) Finished<br><br />
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<br />
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[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)<br />
<br />
[[Category:Tutorial]][[Category:Tutorial:Nice to know]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4701Entrance Pupil Database2005-11-10T19:53:07Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Tripod Mount Measurements */ messure of D70 corrected</p>
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<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
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Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
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<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
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== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 52mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon C8800 || align="center" | 19.1 mm || align="center" | 67.9 mm || align="center" | N/A<br />
|-<br />
|<manufacturer / camera name> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<manufacturer / camera name> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<manufacturer / camera name> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikon C8800 at Wide inf. (is this at the widest setting ?) || align="center" | 8.9mm ?? || align="center" | 75mm center of tripod mtg screw to Ent Pupil<br />
|-<br />
| Peleng-N 8mm F3.5 || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Manufacturer / Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
*To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens. So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm<br />
<br />
*For these '''''Focal Length''''' values the actual focus is set to infinity (laying eight)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=User:Pitdavos&diff=6853User:Pitdavos2005-07-16T20:42:24Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Full Name / Location */added E-Mail address</p>
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<div>== Full Name / Location / Contact ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br><br />
E-Mail : peter.nyfeler{at}hispeed.ch<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.<br><br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable<br><br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the<br><br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.<br><br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas<br><br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=272852&is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[[Adding_a_nadir_cap_%28mirror_ball%29|Here]] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.<br>There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=User:Pitdavos&diff=3046User:Pitdavos2005-07-16T20:42:24Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Full Name / Location */added E-Mail address</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location / Contact ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br><br />
E-Mail : peter.nyfeler{at}hispeed.ch<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.<br><br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable<br><br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the<br><br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.<br><br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas<br><br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=272852&is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[[Adding_a_nadir_cap_%28mirror_ball%29|Here]] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.<br>There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Quicktime&diff=4456Quicktime2005-07-15T11:07:36Z<p>Pitdavos: link added to download standalone version of Quicktime Player</p>
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<div>'''QuickTime''' can refer to different things:<br />
<br />
* A software tool for viewing and editing multimedia content such as movies and immersive panoramas<br />
<br />
* A file format for distributing multimedia content. '''QuickTime''' files typically have a ''.mov'' file extension. If you can't see file extensions, you may want to [[enable windows file extensions]] as you will have great difficulty editing and manipulating image files otherwise.<br />
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* '''QuickTime Virtual Reality''' [[QTVR]], an extension to the '''QuickTime''' file format that embeds immersive panoramas as [[JPEG]] encoded [[Cubic Projection|cubic]] or [[Cylindrical Projection|cylindrical]] panoramas.<br />
<br />
[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/Quicktime Apple's Quicktime], available for Macintosh and Windows, has been a pioneer in VR and still is one of the best performers. '''Quicktime''' is distributed at no cost and payment is only required if you want to use editing functions. Unfortunately, under Windows, '''Quicktime''' reminds the user of the need to upgrade to the Professional Version the first time it is run after a reboot. Some Windows users (particularly the majority who do not need '''Quicktime''''s editing functionality) find it a nuisance. As many Apple products, '''Quicktime''' is probably technologically ahead of most other competitors, but lacks the installed user base and third party software.<br />
<br />
See Apple's site for [http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/Conceptual/QTScripting_JavaScript/QTScripting_JavaScri_Document/chapter_1000_section_2.html QuickTime detection via JavaScript] and another article on O'Reilly Network about [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/07/20/plugin_detection.html Plug-In Detection with JavaScript].<br />
<br />
Although '''QuickTime''' is only available for Mac and Windows platforms, on Linux the Windows version can be [http://www.frankscorner.org/index.php?p=qt651 installed via wine]<br />
<br />
A download link to the standalone version of Quicktime Player (Win and Mac). [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html Here]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Mac OS X]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Historical:Panorama_Tools_Plugins&diff=5536Historical:Panorama Tools Plugins2005-06-04T10:41:48Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Use Options */ directed link of Flemming V. Larsen to wiki content</p>
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<div>== Preface ==<br />
The Panorama Tools Plugins provide the most powerfull interface to the [[Panorama tools]] library. Virtually any function that is coded inside the [[pano12]] library can be accessed by the plugins. [[PTStitcher]] and [[PTOptimizer]], which are the basis for the different GUIs ([[PTMac]], [[PTGui]], [[PTAssembler]], [[hugin]]) only use a small subset of all available functions.<br />
<br />
The plugins come as a set of four files in [[Photoshop]] plugin/filter (on windows: .8BF) or [[Gimp]] plugin format and are named adjust, correct, perspect and remap. They are compatible not only with photoshop but with other image editing programs that can load photoshop compatible filters, too. (f.e. IrfanView, GraphicConverter, ...)<br />
<br />
In addition, the [[Panorama Gimp plug-in]] includes the '''Pan Controls''' filter, an early prototype of pteditor.<br />
<br />
== Updates ==<br />
Thomas Niemann has updated the windows filters for 16 bit compatibility and fixed some bugs. They are available from his page: http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/index.html To distinguish them from the old version he has named them PTAdjust, PTCorrect, PTPerspect and PTRemap.<br />
<br />
The [[Panorama Gimp plug-in]] is available from [http://panotools.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge].<br />
<br />
Versions for Mac OSX - 16 bit compatible too with additional LensFix plugin - are available from http://www.kekus.com/plugin/index.html<br />
<br />
The four plugins are listed in the photoshop filter menu under 'Panorama Tools' (old version) respectively 'ePaperPress' (Thomas Niemann versions). Both versions can be used in parallel, if needed.<br />
<br />
== Documentation == <br />
[[Helmut Dersch]] never published an extensive documentation of the plugins, but he provided several tutorials covering most of the features. With the original plugins comes a readme file from which I took most of the informaton provided here. For convenience it can be found [[Panotools plugins Readme|here]]. <br />
<br />
== Preferences ==<br />
The filters are named Adjust, Correct, Perspective and Remap. They all open with a small dialog which always has a small button called 'Prefs' in the upper right corner. This button opens a Preferences dialog, where the user can choose beween several ways how panotools should deal with result images. (More information can be found in the [[Panotools plugins Readme#Setting Preferences|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
=== (a) Display Cropped/Framed Resultimage ===<br />
The [[Photoshop]] plugin interface does not provide resizing of an image window. If you choose this option, the result of an operation is displayed in the same window as (and replacing) the source image.<br />
<br />
This option is recommended if the image size does not change or if the area outside the window bounds is not needed.<br />
<br />
=== (b) Save full sized Result to File ===<br />
If the image will get resized this option is recommended. The file name you provide here is extended by a number in case there will be more than one file - no need to specify different names if you want to save multiple results. Files will be in PSD format.<br />
<br />
=== (c) Open Result with Application ===<br />
This only makes sense if you choose (b) too. The saved result will be opend by the application you specify here (with full path). This will normally be your image editor (Photoshop or whatever).<br />
<br />
=== (d) Don't save Mask ===<br />
This is a special option for old photoshop LE, which was not able to deal with masks. It might be useful for other applications that don't use masks, too.<br />
<br />
=== More ===<br />
In the upper right corner of the Preferences filter there is another small button named 'More'. If you press it, you get a dialog where you can choose [[interpolation|interpolator]] and gamma. See [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/interpolator/interpolator.html Testing Interpolator Quality] and [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/interpolator/interpolator.html Interpolation and Gamma Correction] articles by Helmut Dersch for details or in the Panotools plugins Readme about [[Panotools plugins Readme#Selecting the Interpolator|Selecting the Interpolator]] or [[Panotools plugins Readme#Gamma Correction|Gamma Correction]]<br />
<br />
== The Filters ==<br />
Here a brief description and some links to tutorials that deal with the particular filter. (More information can be found in the [[Panotools plugins Readme#How to use the filters|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
=== Adjust ===<br />
The most powerful of the filters. In the upper part of the dialog it lets you extract and insert images of any projection into and from images of any projection. The lower part is dedicated to reading control points and running the optimizer. The functionality of the lower part is mostly replaced by the common GUIs now. (See also [[Panotools plugins Readme#Adjust|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
==== Extract and Insert ====<br />
For both tasks you have two choices: 'Use Options' or 'Use Script'. <br />
<br />
===== Use Options =====<br />
If you check 'Use Options' you need to press the 'Set' button. For both extracting and inserting there opens the same dialog, where you can specify what and how should be inserted or extracted. <br />
<br />
The dialog has two parts, an upper one that specifies the image to extract or insert and a lower one that specifies the panorama from and to where the extraction/insertion should be done and how tis should be performed.<br />
<br />
Only values that can not be read from [[photoshop]] must be specified. This is f.e. HFOV (horizontal [[field of view]]), Format and Position in any case and Width and Height only for result images.<br />
<br />
Some tutorials that make use of the Adjust filter, Extract and Insert feature by Options:<br />
* [http://www.all-in-one.ee/~dersch/pedit/panoediting.html Editing Panoramic Images] from [[Helmut Dersch]] (caution, PanCtrls plugin mentioned there doesn't work anymore).<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/architect/arch.html Using Fisheye Lenses for Architectural Photography] from [[Helmut Dersch]].<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/panorectilinear/panorectilinear.html Extracting Rectilinear Images from Panoramas] by [[Helmut Dersch]].<br />
* [[Edit_zenith_and_nadir_in_one_go_with_Adjust_filter|Using Ptools Adjust PS-Plugin to edit nadir / zenith]] by Flemming V. Larsen. This one shows how to remap the panorama in order to retouche nadir and zenith in one image.<br />
<br />
==== Use Script ====<br />
The "Use Script" option loads a text file script to set the preferences for the Adjust plug-in. Valid scripts include [[PTOptimizer]] and [[PTStitcher]] scripts. The file type must be text. Two uses for this option are to run the Optimizer without using [[PTOptimizer]], to extract a set of images from a panorama (Adjust must be run once for each output image) or to stitch (Adjust must be run once for each input image).<br />
<br />
=== Correct ===<br />
These filter gathers some useful functions that have not directly to do with panorama. Each of the corrections has a separate Options dialog. All of the corrections are made in one transformation step thus avoiding unnecessary [[interpolation]] steps. (See also: [[Panotools plugins Readme#Correct|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
==== Radial Shift ====<br />
This is a frontend to the lens correction features of panotools. Lens correction is performed by a third order polinomial, the formula is displayed above the input fields. <br />
<br />
The purpose of Radial Shift is to correct for [[barrel distortion]], [[pincushion distortion]] or wavy lens distortion, for transverse [[chromatic aberration]] and for color separation by scanning cameras. Units for r_src and r_dest is image width / 2, ie the edge of the image corresponds to r_src = 1.<br />
<br />
If you check the option 'vertical', only the vertical axis is affected by the shift, and the unit is relative to image height/2. This can be used to correct lens distortions in Panoramic cameras. Finally, the option 'horizontal' shifts each pixel horizontally by an amount determined by its vertical distance from the center line.<br />
<br />
For radial correction coefficients a, b and c are identical to the lens correction parameters used by [[PTStitcher]] and all of the GUIs ([[#Preface|see top]]). The (linear) d coefficient specifies the image size and is not available for PTStitcher where the v parameter (Field of View) plays it's role. <br />
<br />
The effect of the 4 coefficients can hardly be described but easily visualized. Got to [http://www.4pi.org/downloads/ Peter Reimer's site] and get abc.xls if you want to see how the coefficients (un-)distort an image.<br />
<br />
Radial Shift can be performed for red, green and blue channel separately in order to correct for complex transverse [[Chromatic aberration]]. <br />
<br />
Some tutorials about correct, Radial Shift:<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/barrel/barrel.html Correcting Barrel Distortion] by Helmut Dersch.<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/pscan/pscan.html Correcting Color Separation in Scanning Back Cameras] by Helmut Dersch.<br />
* [http://ray.cg.tuwien.ac.at/rft/Photography/TipsAndTricks/Aberration/ Correcting Chromatic Aberration of Digital Cameras]<br />
* [[PTShift]] by Eric Gerds, which provides a sophisticated way to determine the right coefficients in order to correct transverse [[chromatic aberration]] with Radial Shift<br />
<br />
==== Vertical Shift & Horizontal Shift ====<br />
Shifts the entire image vertically respectively horizontally. Red, green and blue channel can be shifted by individual amounts. Input in pixels.<br />
<br />
==== Shear ====<br />
Shears the entire image. Shear is a distortion that shifts f.e. the upper edge to the right and the lower edge to the left (horizontal shear). Used to correct shear by some scaners. Input in pixels. <br />
<br />
==== Scale ==== <br />
Scales the image using the panotools high quality [[interpolation|interpolators]]. Input in pixels. You can preserve aspect ratio upon scaling by setting one of width or height to 0.<br />
<br />
==== Radial Luminance ====<br />
Corrects for edge light fall off ([[Vignetting]]). Correction can be done separately for red, green and blue channel. Input in brightness values (-255 to +255). Half of that amount will be subtracted from the center pixels of the image, whereas the other half will be added to the edge pixels.<br />
<br />
Radial Luminance in the original panotools distribution caused some banding especially in areas with uniform color (like sky f.e.) because of 8 bit operation. The [[pano12]] developers solved this problem recently (version 2.7.0.6) and with the 16 bit version ([[#Preface|see top]]) it should be no problem at all (if used in 16 bit).<br />
<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Creating VR-Panoramas Using a 15mm Rectilinear Lens] by Helmut Dersch contains a short section about Radial Luminance.<br />
<br />
==== Cut Frame ====<br />
Crops image to the brightest rectangle of a given size. Useful to crop scanned images to equal sizes. Set the preferences options to (b) and (c), since this tool changes the size of the image!<br />
<br />
It automates the tedious task of cropping frames around scanned images,<br />
especially around circular fisheye images. If you are scanning negatives,<br />
the frame may be white. To crop this frame, invert the colours of the image,<br />
then run it through 'Cut Frame', and invert it back. This can be easily<br />
automated by photoshop actions or similar.<br />
<br />
==== Fourier Filter ====<br />
A Fourier Transformation and Wiener Filter. <br />
* [http://www.animatif.com/dersch/startrail/trail.html Attempt to Restorate Star Trail Images] by Helmut Dersch is a possible use of a Wiener Filter.<br />
<br />
==== Load & Save ====<br />
All settings made in the Correct filter can be saved to and loaded from a binary preferences file. [[PTShift]] makes use of this ability to directly save chromatic aberration correction parameters to Correct, Radial Shift settings.<br />
<br />
=== Perspective ===<br />
See [[Panotools plugins Readme#Perspective|PanoTools plugins Readme file]]<br />
<br />
=== Remap ===<br />
See [[Panotools plugins Readme#Remap|PanoTools plugins Readme file]]<br />
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[[Category:Software]] [[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]] [[Category:Software:Platform:Linux]] [[Category:Software:Platform:Mac OS X]]<br />
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<small>[[User:Erik Krause|Erik Krause]] 19:24, 19 Apr 2005 (EDT)</small></div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Historical:Panorama_Tools_Plugins&diff=5055Historical:Panorama Tools Plugins2005-06-04T10:41:48Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Use Options */ directed link of Flemming V. Larsen to wiki content</p>
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<div>== Preface ==<br />
The Panorama Tools Plugins provide the most powerfull interface to the [[Panorama tools]] library. Virtually any function that is coded inside the [[pano12]] library can be accessed by the plugins. [[PTStitcher]] and [[PTOptimizer]], which are the basis for the different GUIs ([[PTMac]], [[PTGui]], [[PTAssembler]], [[hugin]]) only use a small subset of all available functions.<br />
<br />
The plugins come as a set of four files in [[Photoshop]] plugin/filter (on windows: .8BF) or [[Gimp]] plugin format and are named adjust, correct, perspect and remap. They are compatible not only with photoshop but with other image editing programs that can load photoshop compatible filters, too. (f.e. IrfanView, GraphicConverter, ...)<br />
<br />
In addition, the [[Panorama Gimp plug-in]] includes the '''Pan Controls''' filter, an early prototype of pteditor.<br />
<br />
== Updates ==<br />
Thomas Niemann has updated the windows filters for 16 bit compatibility and fixed some bugs. They are available from his page: http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/index.html To distinguish them from the old version he has named them PTAdjust, PTCorrect, PTPerspect and PTRemap.<br />
<br />
The [[Panorama Gimp plug-in]] is available from [http://panotools.sourceforge.net/ Sourceforge].<br />
<br />
Versions for Mac OSX - 16 bit compatible too with additional LensFix plugin - are available from http://www.kekus.com/plugin/index.html<br />
<br />
The four plugins are listed in the photoshop filter menu under 'Panorama Tools' (old version) respectively 'ePaperPress' (Thomas Niemann versions). Both versions can be used in parallel, if needed.<br />
<br />
== Documentation == <br />
[[Helmut Dersch]] never published an extensive documentation of the plugins, but he provided several tutorials covering most of the features. With the original plugins comes a readme file from which I took most of the informaton provided here. For convenience it can be found [[Panotools plugins Readme|here]]. <br />
<br />
== Preferences ==<br />
The filters are named Adjust, Correct, Perspective and Remap. They all open with a small dialog which always has a small button called 'Prefs' in the upper right corner. This button opens a Preferences dialog, where the user can choose beween several ways how panotools should deal with result images. (More information can be found in the [[Panotools plugins Readme#Setting Preferences|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
=== (a) Display Cropped/Framed Resultimage ===<br />
The [[Photoshop]] plugin interface does not provide resizing of an image window. If you choose this option, the result of an operation is displayed in the same window as (and replacing) the source image.<br />
<br />
This option is recommended if the image size does not change or if the area outside the window bounds is not needed.<br />
<br />
=== (b) Save full sized Result to File ===<br />
If the image will get resized this option is recommended. The file name you provide here is extended by a number in case there will be more than one file - no need to specify different names if you want to save multiple results. Files will be in PSD format.<br />
<br />
=== (c) Open Result with Application ===<br />
This only makes sense if you choose (b) too. The saved result will be opend by the application you specify here (with full path). This will normally be your image editor (Photoshop or whatever).<br />
<br />
=== (d) Don't save Mask ===<br />
This is a special option for old photoshop LE, which was not able to deal with masks. It might be useful for other applications that don't use masks, too.<br />
<br />
=== More ===<br />
In the upper right corner of the Preferences filter there is another small button named 'More'. If you press it, you get a dialog where you can choose [[interpolation|interpolator]] and gamma. See [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/interpolator/interpolator.html Testing Interpolator Quality] and [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/interpolator/interpolator.html Interpolation and Gamma Correction] articles by Helmut Dersch for details or in the Panotools plugins Readme about [[Panotools plugins Readme#Selecting the Interpolator|Selecting the Interpolator]] or [[Panotools plugins Readme#Gamma Correction|Gamma Correction]]<br />
<br />
== The Filters ==<br />
Here a brief description and some links to tutorials that deal with the particular filter. (More information can be found in the [[Panotools plugins Readme#How to use the filters|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
=== Adjust ===<br />
The most powerful of the filters. In the upper part of the dialog it lets you extract and insert images of any projection into and from images of any projection. The lower part is dedicated to reading control points and running the optimizer. The functionality of the lower part is mostly replaced by the common GUIs now. (See also [[Panotools plugins Readme#Adjust|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
==== Extract and Insert ====<br />
For both tasks you have two choices: 'Use Options' or 'Use Script'. <br />
<br />
===== Use Options =====<br />
If you check 'Use Options' you need to press the 'Set' button. For both extracting and inserting there opens the same dialog, where you can specify what and how should be inserted or extracted. <br />
<br />
The dialog has two parts, an upper one that specifies the image to extract or insert and a lower one that specifies the panorama from and to where the extraction/insertion should be done and how tis should be performed.<br />
<br />
Only values that can not be read from [[photoshop]] must be specified. This is f.e. HFOV (horizontal [[field of view]]), Format and Position in any case and Width and Height only for result images.<br />
<br />
Some tutorials that make use of the Adjust filter, Extract and Insert feature by Options:<br />
* [http://www.all-in-one.ee/~dersch/pedit/panoediting.html Editing Panoramic Images] from [[Helmut Dersch]] (caution, PanCtrls plugin mentioned there doesn't work anymore).<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/architect/arch.html Using Fisheye Lenses for Architectural Photography] from [[Helmut Dersch]].<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/panorectilinear/panorectilinear.html Extracting Rectilinear Images from Panoramas] by [[Helmut Dersch]].<br />
* [[Edit_zenith_and_nadir_in_one_go_with_Adjust_filter|Using Ptools Adjust PS-Plugin to edit nadir / zenith]] by Flemming V. Larsen. This one shows how to remap the panorama in order to retouche nadir and zenith in one image.<br />
<br />
==== Use Script ====<br />
The "Use Script" option loads a text file script to set the preferences for the Adjust plug-in. Valid scripts include [[PTOptimizer]] and [[PTStitcher]] scripts. The file type must be text. Two uses for this option are to run the Optimizer without using [[PTOptimizer]], to extract a set of images from a panorama (Adjust must be run once for each output image) or to stitch (Adjust must be run once for each input image).<br />
<br />
=== Correct ===<br />
These filter gathers some useful functions that have not directly to do with panorama. Each of the corrections has a separate Options dialog. All of the corrections are made in one transformation step thus avoiding unnecessary [[interpolation]] steps. (See also: [[Panotools plugins Readme#Correct|Panotools plugins Readme file]])<br />
<br />
==== Radial Shift ====<br />
This is a frontend to the lens correction features of panotools. Lens correction is performed by a third order polinomial, the formula is displayed above the input fields. <br />
<br />
The purpose of Radial Shift is to correct for [[barrel distortion]], [[pincushion distortion]] or wavy lens distortion, for transverse [[chromatic aberration]] and for color separation by scanning cameras. Units for r_src and r_dest is image width / 2, ie the edge of the image corresponds to r_src = 1.<br />
<br />
If you check the option 'vertical', only the vertical axis is affected by the shift, and the unit is relative to image height/2. This can be used to correct lens distortions in Panoramic cameras. Finally, the option 'horizontal' shifts each pixel horizontally by an amount determined by its vertical distance from the center line.<br />
<br />
For radial correction coefficients a, b and c are identical to the lens correction parameters used by [[PTStitcher]] and all of the GUIs ([[#Preface|see top]]). The (linear) d coefficient specifies the image size and is not available for PTStitcher where the v parameter (Field of View) plays it's role. <br />
<br />
The effect of the 4 coefficients can hardly be described but easily visualized. Got to [http://www.4pi.org/downloads/ Peter Reimer's site] and get abc.xls if you want to see how the coefficients (un-)distort an image.<br />
<br />
Radial Shift can be performed for red, green and blue channel separately in order to correct for complex transverse [[Chromatic aberration]]. <br />
<br />
Some tutorials about correct, Radial Shift:<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/barrel/barrel.html Correcting Barrel Distortion] by Helmut Dersch.<br />
* [http://www.path.unimelb.edu.au/~dersch/pscan/pscan.html Correcting Color Separation in Scanning Back Cameras] by Helmut Dersch.<br />
* [http://ray.cg.tuwien.ac.at/rft/Photography/TipsAndTricks/Aberration/ Correcting Chromatic Aberration of Digital Cameras]<br />
* [[PTShift]] by Eric Gerds, which provides a sophisticated way to determine the right coefficients in order to correct transverse [[chromatic aberration]] with Radial Shift<br />
<br />
==== Vertical Shift & Horizontal Shift ====<br />
Shifts the entire image vertically respectively horizontally. Red, green and blue channel can be shifted by individual amounts. Input in pixels.<br />
<br />
==== Shear ====<br />
Shears the entire image. Shear is a distortion that shifts f.e. the upper edge to the right and the lower edge to the left (horizontal shear). Used to correct shear by some scaners. Input in pixels. <br />
<br />
==== Scale ==== <br />
Scales the image using the panotools high quality [[interpolation|interpolators]]. Input in pixels. You can preserve aspect ratio upon scaling by setting one of width or height to 0.<br />
<br />
==== Radial Luminance ====<br />
Corrects for edge light fall off ([[Vignetting]]). Correction can be done separately for red, green and blue channel. Input in brightness values (-255 to +255). Half of that amount will be subtracted from the center pixels of the image, whereas the other half will be added to the edge pixels.<br />
<br />
Radial Luminance in the original panotools distribution caused some banding especially in areas with uniform color (like sky f.e.) because of 8 bit operation. The [[pano12]] developers solved this problem recently (version 2.7.0.6) and with the 16 bit version ([[#Preface|see top]]) it should be no problem at all (if used in 16 bit).<br />
<br />
* [http://www.einem.net/~dersch/heliarVR/heliarVR0.html Creating VR-Panoramas Using a 15mm Rectilinear Lens] by Helmut Dersch contains a short section about Radial Luminance.<br />
<br />
==== Cut Frame ====<br />
Crops image to the brightest rectangle of a given size. Useful to crop scanned images to equal sizes. Set the preferences options to (b) and (c), since this tool changes the size of the image!<br />
<br />
It automates the tedious task of cropping frames around scanned images,<br />
especially around circular fisheye images. If you are scanning negatives,<br />
the frame may be white. To crop this frame, invert the colours of the image,<br />
then run it through 'Cut Frame', and invert it back. This can be easily<br />
automated by photoshop actions or similar.<br />
<br />
==== Fourier Filter ====<br />
A Fourier Transformation and Wiener Filter. <br />
* [http://www.animatif.com/dersch/startrail/trail.html Attempt to Restorate Star Trail Images] by Helmut Dersch is a possible use of a Wiener Filter.<br />
<br />
==== Load & Save ====<br />
All settings made in the Correct filter can be saved to and loaded from a binary preferences file. [[PTShift]] makes use of this ability to directly save chromatic aberration correction parameters to Correct, Radial Shift settings.<br />
<br />
=== Perspective ===<br />
See [[Panotools plugins Readme#Perspective|PanoTools plugins Readme file]]<br />
<br />
=== Remap ===<br />
See [[Panotools plugins Readme#Remap|PanoTools plugins Readme file]]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software]] [[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]] [[Category:Software:Platform:Linux]] [[Category:Software:Platform:Mac OS X]]<br />
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<small>[[User:Erik Krause|Erik Krause]] 19:24, 19 Apr 2005 (EDT)</small></div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Glossary&diff=6109Glossary2005-06-01T17:33:35Z<p>Pitdavos: /* H */</p>
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<div>Please add the entry alphabetically to the list.<br />
{{compactTOC}}<br />
<br />
<br />
== A ==<br />
[[Aspect Ratio]] - the ratio (proportion) between height and width of an image.<br />
<br />
== B ==<br />
<br />
'''[[Banding]]''' Visible steps in smooth gradients.<br />
<br />
== C ==<br />
'''[[Chromatic aberration]]'''<br />
<br />
'''[[Cylindrical Projection]]''' A projection capable of mapping 360 degrees horizontally by roughly 120 degrees vertically with acceptable distortion.<br />
<br />
'''[[Cubic Projection]]''' A subcase of the [[Rectilinear Projection]] used as the input source projection for some fully spherical panorama viewers.<br />
<br />
== D ==<br />
<br />
'''[[Dynamic Range]]''' The ratio in brightness of the brightest highlight to the darkest shadow that are accurately captured in a scene.<br />
<br />
== E ==<br />
<br />
'''Entrance Pupil''' The special point that you have to rotate your camera around, to avoid parallax errors. Commonly referred to as the [[Nodal Point]], which see for more information.<br />
<br />
'''[[Equirectangular Projection]]''' A projection capable of mapping the entire sphere to a rectangle with 2:1 aspect ratio.<br />
<br />
'''[[EXIF]]''' Exchangeable Image File Format. EXIF data allows camera, lens, exposure information, image description, copyright, etc. to be embedded in an image file.<br />
<br />
== F ==<br />
[[Fisheye Projection]] A projection where the distance from the centre of the image to a point is proportional to the equivalent spatial angle.<br />
<br />
== G ==<br />
<br />
== H ==<br />
Hyperfocal distance<br />
<br />
== I ==<br />
<br />
== J ==<br />
<br />
== K ==<br />
<br />
== L ==<br />
<br />
== M ==<br />
<br />
== N ==<br />
[[Nodal Point]] The special point that you have to rotate your camera around, to avoid parallax. Also called "entrance pupil". Click the term for more info.<br />
<br />
[[Nadir]] The point directly below<br />
<br />
== O ==<br />
<br />
== P ==<br />
'''[[Pitch]]''' Angle up-and-down (above and below horizon). See also "[[Roll]]" and "[[Yaw]]".<br />
<br />
[[Projections]] Different possibilities to get a two-dimensional image of the three-dimensional world around us.<br />
<br />
[[PTOptimizer]] Panorama tools image position and correction parameters optimizer. Script driven.<br />
<br />
[[PTStitcher]] Main panorama tools stitcher application. Script driven.<br />
<br />
== Q ==<br />
<br />
== R ==<br />
'''[[Rectilinear Projection]]''' A projection in which every straight line in the world stays straight in the image.<br />
<br />
'''[[Roll]]''' Rotation angle around the lens axis. See also "[[Pitch]]" and "[[Yaw]]".<br />
<br />
== S ==<br />
<br />
== T ==<br />
<br />
== U ==<br />
<br />
== V ==<br />
<br />
[[Vignetting]] Light fall-off in the corners of images<br />
<br />
== W ==<br />
<br />
== X ==<br />
<br />
== Y ==<br />
'''[[Yaw]]''' Panning angle, left-and-right. See also "[[Pitch]]" and "[[Roll]]".<br />
<br />
== Z ==<br />
[[Zenith]] The point directly above.<br />
<br />
== 0 - 9 ==<br />
<br />
== others ==</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Talk:Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=2854Talk:Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T15:31:22Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div>I am confused by the terms "horizontal" and "off-axial" adjustment.<br />
<br />
It seems like they should be "horizontal" and "vertical".<br />
<br />
And these depend on camera orientation. The distance between camera base and lens axis is "horizontal" only if the camera is in portrait orientation. In landscape, that same distance is "vertical".<br />
<br />
Pictures should make this clear.<br />
<br />
Perhaps it would be even more clear to refer to these offsets as "basal" and "lateral", or some such.<br />
<br />
Is there a standard nomenclature for these things? Where is it defined?<br />
<br />
--Rik<br />
<br />
------<br />
Rik,<br />
<br />
I agree with you. Initially I had x, y and z but that would probably be just as arbitrary.<br />
I have not had the time to take pictures of the setup to show what I mean.<br />
The descriptions I had in mind are based on a portrait setup.<br />
<br />
I am not sure if there are standard definition for it. I was not able to find it.<br />
Any help or suggestions would be helpfull.<br />
<br />
Richard<br />
------<br />
<br />
== Number of picture for 360 / Degrees between picture ==<br />
<br />
Peter,<br />
<br />
Thanks for adding your measurements.<br />
<br />
I have a question. I thought the degrees between the pictures would only be applicable to Fisheye lenses ? Does that also apply to normal lenses ? Or is the difference only noticable in Fisheye lenses, and too small have an impact on normal lenses.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Richard<br />
<br />
-- [[User:Korffr|Korffr]] 10:40, 22 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
Hi Richard,<br />
<br />
Sorry, I don't know if there is a difference between fisheye and normal lenses. For me it is more an information about the number of pictures needed for 360 degrees with enough overlap. These values are for portrait orientation. Probably we should make a third table with additional things like this then put all the informations in one table, isn't it?<br />
<br />
--[[User:Pitdavos|Pitdavos]] 11:31, 22 May 2005 (EDT)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Talk:Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=1446Talk:Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T15:31:22Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
<hr />
<div>I am confused by the terms "horizontal" and "off-axial" adjustment.<br />
<br />
It seems like they should be "horizontal" and "vertical".<br />
<br />
And these depend on camera orientation. The distance between camera base and lens axis is "horizontal" only if the camera is in portrait orientation. In landscape, that same distance is "vertical".<br />
<br />
Pictures should make this clear.<br />
<br />
Perhaps it would be even more clear to refer to these offsets as "basal" and "lateral", or some such.<br />
<br />
Is there a standard nomenclature for these things? Where is it defined?<br />
<br />
--Rik<br />
<br />
------<br />
Rik,<br />
<br />
I agree with you. Initially I had x, y and z but that would probably be just as arbitrary.<br />
I have not had the time to take pictures of the setup to show what I mean.<br />
The descriptions I had in mind are based on a portrait setup.<br />
<br />
I am not sure if there are standard definition for it. I was not able to find it.<br />
Any help or suggestions would be helpfull.<br />
<br />
Richard<br />
------<br />
<br />
== Number of picture for 360 / Degrees between picture ==<br />
<br />
Peter,<br />
<br />
Thanks for adding your measurements.<br />
<br />
I have a question. I thought the degrees between the pictures would only be applicable to Fisheye lenses ? Does that also apply to normal lenses ? Or is the difference only noticable in Fisheye lenses, and too small have an impact on normal lenses.<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
Richard<br />
<br />
-- [[User:Korffr|Korffr]] 10:40, 22 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
Hi Richard,<br />
<br />
Sorry, I don't know if there is a difference between fisheye and normal lenses. For me it is more an information about the number of pictures needed for 360 degrees with enough overlap. These values are for portrait orientation. Probably we should make a third table with additional things like this then put all the informations in one table, isn't it?<br />
<br />
--[[User:Pitdavos|Pitdavos]] 11:31, 22 May 2005 (EDT)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4693Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T13:07:56Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Entrance Pupil Measurements */ Typo</p>
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<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
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<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
*To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens. So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm<br />
<br />
*For these '''''Focal Length''''' values the actual focus is set to infinity (laying eight)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4692Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T13:07:05Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Entrance Pupil Measurements */ Added info about focus at infinity</p>
<hr />
<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
*To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens. So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm<br />
<br />
*For these '''''Focus Length''''' values the actual focus is set to infinity (laying eight)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4691Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T13:02:16Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Entrance Pupil Measurements */ Transp. gif added in empty zells for IE</p>
<hr />
<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera ||[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens.<br />
So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4690Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T13:00:38Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Tripod Mount Measurements */Transp. gif added in empty zell</p>
<hr />
<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
|[[Image:Transparent_pixel.gif]] || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera || || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens.<br />
So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=File:Transparent_pixel.gif&diff=2622File:Transparent pixel.gif2005-05-22T12:58:12Z<p>Pitdavos: Transparent placeholder</p>
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<div>Transparent placeholder</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=File:Transparent_pixel.gif&diff=2082File:Transparent pixel.gif2005-05-22T12:58:12Z<p>Pitdavos: Transparent placeholder</p>
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<div>Transparent placeholder</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4689Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T12:50:17Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Entrance Pupil Measurements */ Typo</p>
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<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera || || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 4p / 90� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens.<br />
So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4688Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T12:48:35Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Entrance Pupil Measurements */lens values added</p>
<hr />
<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length / # of pics for 360� / Degree between pics'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera || || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 18mm / 10p / 36� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 24mm / 12p / 30� || align="center" | 44mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 35mm / 18p / 20� || align="center" | 33.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 50mm / 24p / 15� || align="center" | 24.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF-S DX 18-70mm || align="center" | 70mm / 36p / 10� || align="center" | -6.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 8p / 45� || align="center" | 45.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Nikkor AF DX 10.5mm || align="center" | 10.5mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 46mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 47.5mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma 8mm F4.0 EX || align="center" | 8mm / 6p / 60� || align="center" | 51mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens.<br />
So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4687Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-22T12:21:29Z<p>Pitdavos: Titels added for easier developement of content</p>
<hr />
<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tripod Mount Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Entrance Pupil Measurements ==<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera || || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens.<br />
So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=DeFish&diff=4648DeFish2005-05-22T07:58:10Z<p>Pitdavos: Typo</p>
<hr />
<div>'''DeFish'''<br />
<br />
This software is simply used to defish images taken with a fisheye lens. Hence the name. One of it's goals was to demonstrate usage of technology already known before fisheye patents were "invented".<br />
<br />
Read about this software and download it at [http://www.worldserver.com/turk/quicktimevr/fisheye.html Ken Turkowski's site]<br />
(version 2.2 as of 3 June 2003; carbonized: works on both OS 9 and OS X).<br />
<br />
A ReadMe and Help file comes with the program but you will find a tutorial and more information at Ken's [http://www.worldserver.com/turk/quicktimevr/defish/defish.html DeFish Tutorial] page.</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Entrance_Pupil_Database&diff=4686Entrance Pupil Database2005-05-21T16:57:32Z<p>Pitdavos: Values for D70 body entered</p>
<hr />
<div>Wouldn't it be great if everyone entered their values for their [[Nodal Point | Nodal Point / Entrance Pupil]] for lens and camera combinations.<br />
<br />
Some searching on the web will find a lot of people saying they want to start to create a database of some kind, but have not seen anything substantial so far (correct me if I am wrong). <br />
<br />
Please enter your own values if they are not listed.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks,<br />
<br />
--[[User:Korffr|Richard Korff]] 11:12, 13 May 2005 (EDT)<br />
<br />
<br />
To cater for all the different camera bodies and lenses, the tables have been split into 2 parts.<br />
<br />
The first table shows the position of the tripod mount in relation to the lens axis. This is easy to measure and is dependent only on the camera body The second table shows the actual entrance pupil distance which is only dependent on the lens itself. <br />
<br />
Use as much as possible actual measurements rather than the reading on your panorama head, unless your are sure these are the same.<br />
<br />
To enter a line for your combination, edit the page by clicking edit at the top of the screen (you may need to create an account or sign-in first), and edit the table below. <br />
<br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+'''Tripod Mount Measurements'''<br />
! Style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Camera'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount off-center (C)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount height (H)'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Tripod mount length (L1)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || [[Image:EPDB-off-center.jpg|Tripod mount off-center]] || [[Image:EPDB-height.jpg|Tripod mount height]] || [[Image:EPDB-length1.jpg|Tripod mount length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Use the correct name of your camera. For digital camera's, please use the name as mentioned at [http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp dpreview]. || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the the middle of the tripod mount to the lens axis (0 if the tripod mount is over the centre of the lens) || Facing the camera, the distance from the base of the camera to the center of the lens || Looking at the bottom of the camera, the distance between the middle of the tripod mount to the base of the lens base. For fixed lens camera's this column is not applicable.<br />
|-<br />
|Canon EOS 300D / Digital Rebel (EOS Digital Rebel) || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" |40mm || align="center" | 40mm<br />
|-<br />
|Nikon D70 || align="center" | 0mm || align="center" | 42.5mm || align="center" | 36mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|-<br />
|<Camera> || align="center" | <Off-center> mm || align="center" | <Height> mm || align="center" | <Length> mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="left"<br />
|+'''Entrance Pupil Measurements'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="37%" | '''Lens'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="38%" | '''Focal Length'''<br />
! style="background:#e0e0e0;" width="25%" | '''Entrance Pupil Length (L2)'''<br />
|-<br />
| || || [[Image:EPDB-length2.jpg|Entrance Pupil Length]]<br />
|-<br />
| Enter the exact lens name, or if you are using a camera with a fixed lens the name of your camera || || Facing the side of the lens, the distance from the base of the lens to the Entrance Pupil. A negative value means the entrance pupil is before the lens base. (not sure if this makes sense in a theoretical way)<br />
|-<br />
| EF-S 10-22mm || align="center" | 10mm || align="center" | 66mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 18mm || align="center" | 47mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 24mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 35mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Kit Lens 18-55mm || align="center" | 55mm || align="center" | 55mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 17mm || align="center" | 71mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 28mm || align="center" | 69mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 17-40mm || align="center" | 40mm || align="center" | 72mm<br />
|-<br />
| Canon 50mm f1.8II || align="center" | 50mm || align="center" | 23mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 70mm || align="center" | 83mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 85mm || align="center" | 70mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 100mm || align="center" | 45mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 135mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| Sigma70-300 || align="center" | 200mm || align="center" | -30mm<br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|-<br />
| <Lens> || align="center" | <Focal Length> || align="center" | <Entrance Pupil Length><br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br style="clear:both;"><br />
<br />
<br />
To calculate the Entrance pupil distance add the Tripod Mount Length (L1) from the camera and the Entrance Pupil Length (L2) from the lens.<br />
So for example for a Canon 300d and a 10-22mm at 10mm, the total Entrance pupil distance from the tripod mount is 40mm + 66mm = 106mm</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Adding_a_nadir_logo_with_text&diff=3824Adding a nadir logo with text2005-05-12T17:27:58Z<p>Pitdavos: /* What do we need... */ link cap_text.atn changed to wiki download</p>
<hr />
<div>== For what it is... ==<br />
The [[equirectangular]] projection is the starting point of several products.<br><br />
This projection is extermly streched at [[zenith]] and [[nadir]]. An insertion of<br><br />
a logo text isn't possible in one go or it looks distorted. in this tutorial<br><br />
I show you a way to create such a remapped text that can be inserted directly<br><br />
in an equirectangular panorama. The other advantage is that with this text you<br><br />
don't need to remap the whole panorama. Every transformation results in quality<br><br />
loss.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== What do we need... ==<br />
* Photoshop or a software that can run Photoshop actions (f. e. Gimp [http://www.gimp.org/windows/ Win], [http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ Mac OSX], [http://www.gimp.org/unix/ Unix] )<br />
* An equirectangular panorama (PSPhere, f. e. 6000 x 3000 pixels)<br />
* Panotool plug-in for Photoshop created by Thomas Niemann (download [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/index.html here])<br />
* Batch file to produce faces from an equirectangular pano(Pano2Faces.bat) and vice versa (Cube2Pano.bat) from Eric Gerds (download [http://www.pinlady.net/vr/#anchor3 here])<br />
* Photoshop action to create the mirror ball cap with white text plate (download [http://www.panotools.info/members/wiki/PeterNyfeler/cap_text.atn cap_text.atn])<br />
* Logo text as Photoshop file (download [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/TripodCapText/downloads/LogoText.psd LogoText.psd])<br />
<br />
== Creating a pano with nadir cap ==<br />
<br />
For this step you need the Photoshop action cap_text.atn to produce the<br><br />
white plate for the logo text.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_001.jpg]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
You have to stop the action when you areasked for the remapped text file.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_002.jpg]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Keep in mind the original size of your panorama (f. e. 6000 x 3000 pixels)<br><br />
You will need this value later.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
After this step the modified panorama looks like this:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_003.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
You see a white area where the logo text will be inserted.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Remapping nadir ==<br />
<br />
Here you can find two different ways to extract the nadir view for inserting a logo:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[#Remapping_nadir_with_PanoTools_Plugins|1.) With Panotools Plugins]]<br><br />
[[#Remapping_nadir_with_extracting_cube_faces|2.) With extracting cube faces]]<br><br />
<br><br />
Other ways how to extract rectilinear images from a pano are described in [[Extracting and inserting rectilinear Views]]<br />
<br><br />
<br />
=== ''Remapping nadir with PanoTools Plugins'' ===<br />
First turn canvas by 180 degree:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_004.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Run Panotools plugin PTremap (Filter > ePaperPress > PTRemap):<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_005.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
With these settings and values below:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_007.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
When you hitting button Prefs (Image above) it should look like this:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_006.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
Whith these settings the remap plugin saves the remapped image in a new file.<br><br />
This is really important because with every transformation of the panorama it<br><br />
will loose quality. In this step we need only to see the mesure of the white<br><br />
plate to transform the logo text to the right size.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
The remapped view in which you can see the small white circular plate in the middle:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_008.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
And here with a closer look:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_009.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
You can see here also the '''50 % grid''' of Photoshop which is a really good helper to align the circular text.<br><br />
As you can see the crossing of the grid is exactly in the middle of the sphere.<br><br />
<br><br />
Now it's time to be creative and think about your logo text.<br><br />
Or you take the way trough an additional method to extract the nadir view.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
=== ''Remapping nadir with extracting cube faces'' ===<br />
<br />
First of all, save panorama with a new name to the folder,<br><br />
where you also will find the resulting faces from these steps.<br><br />
In my case I use the name ''Entry_plate.tif'':<br><br />
<br> <br />
[[Image:CapText_028.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Open Windows Explorer and choose folder where you have saved the modified panorama.<br><br />
Right click on the file, go to ''send to...'' and choose ''Pano2Faces.bat'' to<br><br />
extract six Cube faces out of the equirectangular panorama.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_029.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Now a dos window pops up in which you have to define the size of the cubfaces:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_030.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
According to the size of the original panorama we have a equirectangular<br><br />
projection with 6000 pixel width and 3000 pixel height.<br><br />
*6000 / 3.14 = 1910 (approx.)<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_031.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Hit ''enter'' key and the batch file starts processing.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_032.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
..... and now you can see the six cube faces generated by the batch process.<br><br />
We need only the nadir face with the ending ''_66''. The white text plate is<br><br />
cleraly visible in the middle of this face.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_033.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Zoomed in.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_034.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Inserting text ==<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Plugin method ===<br />
<br />
Open a prepared Photoshop text file to fill in like this (for download of an example click [[#What_do_we_need...|here]]):<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_010.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
As you can see the logo is flipped 90 degree counter clock wise.<br><br />
This way the logo gets the right orientation when you remap it back to PSPhere.<br><br />
<br><br />
'''''Note:''''' After changing the text to your needs you have to flatten these two<br><br />
text layers to one layer!<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Drag and drop this Photoshop logo file over the file with the nadir view<br><br />
by holding the shift key to center the text. After this hit Ctrl+T to transform<br><br />
text layer to the right size. By holding the shift+alt keys and pull on one of<br><br />
the transform squares you can fit in the text to the white plate.<br><br />
<br> <br />
[[Image:CapText_011.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
After this text transformations take a look at the layer palette in Photoshop.<br><br />
Be aware that the text layer is on top and active for the next steps. This way we<br><br />
we will only remap the text layer.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_012.jpg]]<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
----<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
=== Cube face method ===<br />
Inserting a prepared logo text by drag and drop. When you holding the shift key<br><br />
the text will be centered<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_035.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
As you can see with this wrokflow with cube faces logo text can be upright.<br><br />
So if you use the shared logo text sample you have to turn it 90 degree clock wise.<br><br />
To do so simply press Ctrl+T to transform this layer and turn it by dragging outside<br><br />
the selection or fill in 90 degree in the menue bar.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_036.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Logo text is positioned so we don't need background layer anymore.<br><br />
We delete it by darg and drop on the recycle bin as shown below:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_037.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Reduce the existing layer to background.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_038.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
..... so you can see a black text with a withe background in the size<br><br />
(1910 x 1910 pixels)of the original cube face:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_039.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
----<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Remapping text back to PSPhere ==<br />
<br />
Here you can find also two different ways to remap the logo text back to PSPhere (Eqirectangular projection):<br><br />
<br><br />
[[#Remapping_text_back_to_PSPhere_with_PanoTools_Plugins|1.) With Panotools Plugins]]<br />
(These steps have an addiotional transformation to the text because the plugin alter the size of the file while transforming)<br><br />
[[#Remapping_text_back_to_PSPhere_with_extracting_cube_faces|2.) With extracting cube faces]]<br><br />
<br><br />
Other ways how to insert rectilinear images into a pano are described in [[Extracting and inserting rectilinear Views]]<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
=== ''Remapping text back to PSPhere with PanoTools Plugins'' ===<br />
<br />
<br />
Run Panotools plugin PTremap (Filter > ePaperPress > PTRemap):<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_013.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Settings for the re-transformation:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_014.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
This is the remapped text without the pano as result from the remapping process:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_015.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
----<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
==== ''Reduce text file dimensions'' ====<br />
<br />
Now it's time to remember the initial size of the panorama. In this example<br><br />
I took a panorama with 6000 x 3000 pixels. When you go to '''''Image > Imagesize...'''''<br><br />
you can see a slightly different size of thies resulting remap:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_016.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Change the values to the inital size of the panorama you have choosen.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_017.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
One further step is to flip canvas back by 180 degree.<br><br />
The text is now on the right position at the bottom:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_018.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
----<br />
<br><br />
<br />
==== ''Preparing the text file for further use'' ====<br />
<br />
The resulting text file should look like below. The only thing you see is the remapped text.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_019.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
'''''Note:''''' Before you follow with the next steps you have to copy<br><br />
background layer to a normal layer. Simply drag and drop background layer<br><br />
over the ''new layer'' button at the bottom of the layer palette. After this<br><br />
you have to delete background layer by drag and drop it over the trash bin also<br><br />
at the bottom of this palette.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_023.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
Now you are ready for the next steps...<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
You have to select and delete the white color with the wizzard stick tool or<br><br />
with the color selection tool under menue selection:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_020.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
In this tool select the white color with the color picker with a tolerance of 40:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_021.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Here you can see how the selected white area looks like.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_022.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Now you can just hit the ''delete'' button and you are done. Save this file with descriptive name.<br><br />
(f. e. LogoTextRemapped_6000x3000.psd)<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
----<br />
<br><br />
<br />
=== ''Remapping text back to PSPhere with extracting cube faces'' ===<br />
<br><br />
Now you call the second batch file from Eric Gerds (Cube2Pano.bat)<br><br />
by right click on the nadir face..... <br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_040.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
A dos window pops up in which you have to define the width of the<br><br />
equirectangular pano. In our case this was 6000 pixels. Insert this<br><br />
value and press ''enter''.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_041.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Converting process with the nadir face only.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_042.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Open the resulting file (Entry_plate_(6000).tif in this case) for further editing.<br><br />
Choose with wizzard stick tool first the black and second the white area with tolerance<br><br />
you can see the remapped text on the bottom of this file<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_043.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Settings for wizzard stick tool:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_044.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
After deleting of black and white areas you see the finished text file:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_045.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Save this file as Photoshop document (.psd) and you are done<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_046.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
----<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Testing file size and position ==<br />
<br />
Select the produced file with Ctrl+A (In image below: ''LogoTextNiaRemapped6k3k.psd'')<br><br />
and drag and drop it over the panorama with the white text plate by holding shift key<br><br />
to center the file.<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_024.jpg|thumb|left|300px|CapText_024.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Flaten the resulting image to background.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_025.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
.....and save the panorama with the added text (Ctrl+Shift+S):<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Now you can open the saved file in a prefered viewer (f. e. [[PTEditor]])<br><br />
to see how the nadir looks like. If it looks like this.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_027.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
You are done. Otherwise you probably made a mistake by following this tutorial<br><br />
or you have to modify the size of the text file for a better fit.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
== How does it work now (The fast way) ==<br />
'''Congratulation!!!'''<br><br />
<br><br />
Now comes the part to test how fast you can add a nice logo<br><br />
in the nadir region of your sperical panorama with your own<br><br />
generated text.<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
'''Here we go:'''<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Open Photoshop, choose the action and press the start button:<br><br />
(For all following steps you will be guided by messages<br><br />
trough the whole process)<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_047.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Message No. 1 generated by the action, continue.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_048.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Open a desired panorama with the above parameters:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_049.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
The action creates in the following steps mirrorball with texplate.<br><br />
Please wait untill you were asked for more.....<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Message No. 2 generated by the action, continue.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_050.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Message No. 3 generated by the action, continue.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_051.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Choose the file with the remapped text which you have created in the tutorial above:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_052.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Message No. 4 generated by the action, continue.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_053.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Message No. 5 generated by the action, continue.....<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_054.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
Choose a place where you want to save the modified panorama with the added nadir cap with text:<br><br />
<br><br />
[[Image:CapText_055.jpg]]<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
<br />
Since you have created a remapped logo text you are able now to run the<br><br />
Photoshop action ''cap_text.atn'' in one go to produce a panorama with a nice<br><br />
mirrorball, a white textplate and a logo text of your choice in the nadir region<br><br />
to hide f. e. the tripod legs.<br><br />
<br><br />
If you don't like the mirrorball with the white text area, please feel free to modify<br><br />
the action to your needs. I hope this tutorial explains all the steps to your<br><br />
needs, otherwise change it or let me know what should be changed.<br><br />
<br><br />
I'm not native english speaking. Please change wrong words and meanings and take a look<br><br />
for typos.<br><br />
<br><br />
Thank you.<br />
<br><br />
<br><br />
-[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos) April 17, 2005</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Windows_software&diff=5895Windows software2005-05-08T07:34:25Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Non-Panoramic use */ changed file name</p>
<hr />
<div>== Basic Library ==<br />
<br />
Most software listed on this page will need the [[pano12|pano12.dll]] library to work. You will find this bundled with the [[Panorama tools]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama_tools]] is a high quality Open Source panorama stitching software package.<br />
<br />
*[[Hugin]] (free, Open Source GUI)<br />
<br />
*[[PTAssembler]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[PTGUI]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[Autostitch]] (currently freeware)<br />
<br />
*[[Panoweaver]]<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama Express]]<br />
<br />
*[[PanoramaStudio]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[http://www.iseemedia.com/panorama/productinfo.html PhotoVISTA] Creates panoramas and 360�'s. Commercial. Available for Windows and Mac.<br />
<br />
== Helpers ==<br />
<br />
*[[Autopano]] automatically identifies control points. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin, PTAssembler, PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend]] overlays images so to make the seam invisible. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin and PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Remallax]] removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend Front End]] simplifies the use of Enblend<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/apclean.htm APClean] is a program that can be used to quickly remove wrong control points (sometimes created by Autopano) from a PTGui project file. It can also be used to see which image pairs are linked by control points.<br />
<br />
*[[PanoCube]] converts equirectangular (360x180) panos to QuickTime cubic movies. Freeware (Windows) and more featured shareware (Windows, Linux) versions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.panoshow.com/panolink/ PanoLink] inter links QuickTime cubic movies.<br />
<br />
== Photoshop ==<br />
<br />
=== Plug-ins ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install plug-ins in Photoshop]]<br />
* The [[Panorama Tools Plugins]] are part of the original [[Panorama tools]] by [[Helmut Dersch]] recently made 16 bit compliant and actionable by [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/ Thomas Niemann]<br />
* [[PTLens]] free lens distorsion correction.<br />
<br />
=== Actions ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
* [[Contrast Masking Actions]] lightens shadows and darkens highlights.<br />
* [[Contrast Blending Actions]] combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.<br />
<br />
== Gimp plug-ins ==<br />
*[[Panorama Gimp plug-in]]<br />
<br />
*Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. Download [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Viewers ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTViewer]] Original panotools viewer. Recent versions are 3.1.2 from [http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ Helmut Dersch] (capable of adaptive dynamic range display) and 2.7L2 from [http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer.htm Fulvio Senore] with better interpolator and numerous additions to the original Dersch version 2.5<br />
<br />
*[[Quicktime]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/fspviewer.htm FSPViewer]: A fast viewer for local, high resolution panoramic images.<br />
<br />
*[http://fieldofview.nl/spv/index.php SPi-V] Hardware accelerated full screen viewer based on Shockwave 3D with very smooth movement and possibilities for special effects.<br />
<br />
*[[panoglview]]: an open source hardware accelerated viewer for equirectangular panoramas.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.flashvr.de FlashVR] Flash based viewer, hot spot and menu functions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.360dof.com/360-flash-panorama-viewer.html 360DOF Flash] 360dof's Flash based viewer.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.destryhines.com/products/panoramic/ Destry Hines] Simple pano viewer, applet based.<br />
<br />
*[[IBM Hotmedia]]<br />
<br />
<br />
can somebody please link to other tools?<br />
<br />
== Virtual Tour Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[The Panorama Factory]]<br />
<br />
*[[360 Degrees of Freedom]]<br />
<br />
*[[EasyPano Tourweaver]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Non-Panoramic use ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTShift]] [[chromatic aberration]] determination<br />
<br />
*[[PTLens]] lens distortion correction<br />
<br />
*[[Extended Depth-Of-Field]] creats masked layers for a focus-bracketed series of images. From [http://www.janrik.net/ptools/ExtendedFocusPano12/ Rik Littlefield]<br />
<br />
*GIMP: Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. Download [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ QImage] is a commercial tool for printing up to 100.000 pixels wide images on roll paper even across paper size limitations (on some printers)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Windows_software&diff=5414Windows software2005-05-08T07:34:25Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Non-Panoramic use */ changed file name</p>
<hr />
<div>== Basic Library ==<br />
<br />
Most software listed on this page will need the [[pano12|pano12.dll]] library to work. You will find this bundled with the [[Panorama tools]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama_tools]] is a high quality Open Source panorama stitching software package.<br />
<br />
*[[Hugin]] (free, Open Source GUI)<br />
<br />
*[[PTAssembler]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[PTGUI]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[Autostitch]] (currently freeware)<br />
<br />
*[[Panoweaver]]<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama Express]]<br />
<br />
*[[PanoramaStudio]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[http://www.iseemedia.com/panorama/productinfo.html PhotoVISTA] Creates panoramas and 360�'s. Commercial. Available for Windows and Mac.<br />
<br />
== Helpers ==<br />
<br />
*[[Autopano]] automatically identifies control points. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin, PTAssembler, PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend]] overlays images so to make the seam invisible. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin and PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Remallax]] removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend Front End]] simplifies the use of Enblend<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/apclean.htm APClean] is a program that can be used to quickly remove wrong control points (sometimes created by Autopano) from a PTGui project file. It can also be used to see which image pairs are linked by control points.<br />
<br />
*[[PanoCube]] converts equirectangular (360x180) panos to QuickTime cubic movies. Freeware (Windows) and more featured shareware (Windows, Linux) versions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.panoshow.com/panolink/ PanoLink] inter links QuickTime cubic movies.<br />
<br />
== Photoshop ==<br />
<br />
=== Plug-ins ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install plug-ins in Photoshop]]<br />
* The [[Panorama Tools Plugins]] are part of the original [[Panorama tools]] by [[Helmut Dersch]] recently made 16 bit compliant and actionable by [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/ Thomas Niemann]<br />
* [[PTLens]] free lens distorsion correction.<br />
<br />
=== Actions ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
* [[Contrast Masking Actions]] lightens shadows and darkens highlights.<br />
* [[Contrast Blending Actions]] combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.<br />
<br />
== Gimp plug-ins ==<br />
*[[Panorama Gimp plug-in]]<br />
<br />
*Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. Download [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Viewers ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTViewer]] Original panotools viewer. Recent versions are 3.1.2 from [http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ Helmut Dersch] (capable of adaptive dynamic range display) and 2.7L2 from [http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer.htm Fulvio Senore] with better interpolator and numerous additions to the original Dersch version 2.5<br />
<br />
*[[Quicktime]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/fspviewer.htm FSPViewer]: A fast viewer for local, high resolution panoramic images.<br />
<br />
*[http://fieldofview.nl/spv/index.php SPi-V] Hardware accelerated full screen viewer based on Shockwave 3D with very smooth movement and possibilities for special effects.<br />
<br />
*[[panoglview]]: an open source hardware accelerated viewer for equirectangular panoramas.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.flashvr.de FlashVR] Flash based viewer, hot spot and menu functions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.360dof.com/360-flash-panorama-viewer.html 360DOF Flash] 360dof's Flash based viewer.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.destryhines.com/products/panoramic/ Destry Hines] Simple pano viewer, applet based.<br />
<br />
*[[IBM Hotmedia]]<br />
<br />
<br />
can somebody please link to other tools?<br />
<br />
== Virtual Tour Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[The Panorama Factory]]<br />
<br />
*[[360 Degrees of Freedom]]<br />
<br />
*[[EasyPano Tourweaver]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Non-Panoramic use ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTShift]] [[chromatic aberration]] determination<br />
<br />
*[[PTLens]] lens distortion correction<br />
<br />
*[[Extended Depth-Of-Field]] creats masked layers for a focus-bracketed series of images. From [http://www.janrik.net/ptools/ExtendedFocusPano12/ Rik Littlefield]<br />
<br />
*GIMP: Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. Download [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ QImage] is a commercial tool for printing up to 100.000 pixels wide images on roll paper even across paper size limitations (on some printers)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Windows_software&diff=5894Windows software2005-05-08T07:32:49Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Gimp plug-ins */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Basic Library ==<br />
<br />
Most software listed on this page will need the [[pano12|pano12.dll]] library to work. You will find this bundled with the [[Panorama tools]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama_tools]] is a high quality Open Source panorama stitching software package.<br />
<br />
*[[Hugin]] (free, Open Source GUI)<br />
<br />
*[[PTAssembler]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[PTGUI]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[Autostitch]] (currently freeware)<br />
<br />
*[[Panoweaver]]<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama Express]]<br />
<br />
*[[PanoramaStudio]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[http://www.iseemedia.com/panorama/productinfo.html PhotoVISTA] Creates panoramas and 360�'s. Commercial. Available for Windows and Mac.<br />
<br />
== Helpers ==<br />
<br />
*[[Autopano]] automatically identifies control points. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin, PTAssembler, PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend]] overlays images so to make the seam invisible. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin and PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Remallax]] removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend Front End]] simplifies the use of Enblend<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/apclean.htm APClean] is a program that can be used to quickly remove wrong control points (sometimes created by Autopano) from a PTGui project file. It can also be used to see which image pairs are linked by control points.<br />
<br />
*[[PanoCube]] converts equirectangular (360x180) panos to QuickTime cubic movies. Freeware (Windows) and more featured shareware (Windows, Linux) versions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.panoshow.com/panolink/ PanoLink] inter links QuickTime cubic movies.<br />
<br />
== Photoshop ==<br />
<br />
=== Plug-ins ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install plug-ins in Photoshop]]<br />
* The [[Panorama Tools Plugins]] are part of the original [[Panorama tools]] by [[Helmut Dersch]] recently made 16 bit compliant and actionable by [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/ Thomas Niemann]<br />
* [[PTLens]] free lens distorsion correction.<br />
<br />
=== Actions ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
* [[Contrast Masking Actions]] lightens shadows and darkens highlights.<br />
* [[Contrast Blending Actions]] combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.<br />
<br />
== Gimp plug-ins ==<br />
*[[Panorama Gimp plug-in]]<br />
<br />
*Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. Download [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Viewers ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTViewer]] Original panotools viewer. Recent versions are 3.1.2 from [http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ Helmut Dersch] (capable of adaptive dynamic range display) and 2.7L2 from [http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer.htm Fulvio Senore] with better interpolator and numerous additions to the original Dersch version 2.5<br />
<br />
*[[Quicktime]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/fspviewer.htm FSPViewer]: A fast viewer for local, high resolution panoramic images.<br />
<br />
*[http://fieldofview.nl/spv/index.php SPi-V] Hardware accelerated full screen viewer based on Shockwave 3D with very smooth movement and possibilities for special effects.<br />
<br />
*[[panoglview]]: an open source hardware accelerated viewer for equirectangular panoramas.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.flashvr.de FlashVR] Flash based viewer, hot spot and menu functions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.360dof.com/360-flash-panorama-viewer.html 360DOF Flash] 360dof's Flash based viewer.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.destryhines.com/products/panoramic/ Destry Hines] Simple pano viewer, applet based.<br />
<br />
*[[IBM Hotmedia]]<br />
<br />
<br />
can somebody please link to other tools?<br />
<br />
== Virtual Tour Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[The Panorama Factory]]<br />
<br />
*[[360 Degrees of Freedom]]<br />
<br />
*[[EasyPano Tourweaver]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Non-Panoramic use ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTShift]] [[chromatic aberration]] determination<br />
<br />
*[[PTLens]] lens distortion correction<br />
<br />
*[[Extended Depth-Of-Field]] creats masked layers for a focus-bracketed series of images. From [http://www.janrik.net/ptools/ExtendedFocusPano12/ Rik Littlefield]<br />
<br />
*GIMP: Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip Download zipped continous_save.scm]<br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ QImage] is a commercial tool for printing up to 100.000 pixels wide images on roll paper even across paper size limitations (on some printers)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Windows_software&diff=5413Windows software2005-05-08T07:32:49Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Gimp plug-ins */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Basic Library ==<br />
<br />
Most software listed on this page will need the [[pano12|pano12.dll]] library to work. You will find this bundled with the [[Panorama tools]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama_tools]] is a high quality Open Source panorama stitching software package.<br />
<br />
*[[Hugin]] (free, Open Source GUI)<br />
<br />
*[[PTAssembler]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[PTGUI]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[Autostitch]] (currently freeware)<br />
<br />
*[[Panoweaver]]<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama Express]]<br />
<br />
*[[PanoramaStudio]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[http://www.iseemedia.com/panorama/productinfo.html PhotoVISTA] Creates panoramas and 360�'s. Commercial. Available for Windows and Mac.<br />
<br />
== Helpers ==<br />
<br />
*[[Autopano]] automatically identifies control points. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin, PTAssembler, PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend]] overlays images so to make the seam invisible. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin and PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Remallax]] removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend Front End]] simplifies the use of Enblend<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/apclean.htm APClean] is a program that can be used to quickly remove wrong control points (sometimes created by Autopano) from a PTGui project file. It can also be used to see which image pairs are linked by control points.<br />
<br />
*[[PanoCube]] converts equirectangular (360x180) panos to QuickTime cubic movies. Freeware (Windows) and more featured shareware (Windows, Linux) versions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.panoshow.com/panolink/ PanoLink] inter links QuickTime cubic movies.<br />
<br />
== Photoshop ==<br />
<br />
=== Plug-ins ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install plug-ins in Photoshop]]<br />
* The [[Panorama Tools Plugins]] are part of the original [[Panorama tools]] by [[Helmut Dersch]] recently made 16 bit compliant and actionable by [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/ Thomas Niemann]<br />
* [[PTLens]] free lens distorsion correction.<br />
<br />
=== Actions ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
* [[Contrast Masking Actions]] lightens shadows and darkens highlights.<br />
* [[Contrast Blending Actions]] combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.<br />
<br />
== Gimp plug-ins ==<br />
*[[Panorama Gimp plug-in]]<br />
<br />
*Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. Download [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Viewers ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTViewer]] Original panotools viewer. Recent versions are 3.1.2 from [http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ Helmut Dersch] (capable of adaptive dynamic range display) and 2.7L2 from [http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer.htm Fulvio Senore] with better interpolator and numerous additions to the original Dersch version 2.5<br />
<br />
*[[Quicktime]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/fspviewer.htm FSPViewer]: A fast viewer for local, high resolution panoramic images.<br />
<br />
*[http://fieldofview.nl/spv/index.php SPi-V] Hardware accelerated full screen viewer based on Shockwave 3D with very smooth movement and possibilities for special effects.<br />
<br />
*[[panoglview]]: an open source hardware accelerated viewer for equirectangular panoramas.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.flashvr.de FlashVR] Flash based viewer, hot spot and menu functions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.360dof.com/360-flash-panorama-viewer.html 360DOF Flash] 360dof's Flash based viewer.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.destryhines.com/products/panoramic/ Destry Hines] Simple pano viewer, applet based.<br />
<br />
*[[IBM Hotmedia]]<br />
<br />
<br />
can somebody please link to other tools?<br />
<br />
== Virtual Tour Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[The Panorama Factory]]<br />
<br />
*[[360 Degrees of Freedom]]<br />
<br />
*[[EasyPano Tourweaver]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Non-Panoramic use ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTShift]] [[chromatic aberration]] determination<br />
<br />
*[[PTLens]] lens distortion correction<br />
<br />
*[[Extended Depth-Of-Field]] creats masked layers for a focus-bracketed series of images. From [http://www.janrik.net/ptools/ExtendedFocusPano12/ Rik Littlefield]<br />
<br />
*GIMP: Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip Download zipped continous_save.scm]<br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ QImage] is a commercial tool for printing up to 100.000 pixels wide images on roll paper even across paper size limitations (on some printers)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Windows_software&diff=5893Windows software2005-05-08T07:30:42Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Gimp plug-ins */ link name changed to .zip</p>
<hr />
<div>== Basic Library ==<br />
<br />
Most software listed on this page will need the [[pano12|pano12.dll]] library to work. You will find this bundled with the [[Panorama tools]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama_tools]] is a high quality Open Source panorama stitching software package.<br />
<br />
*[[Hugin]] (free, Open Source GUI)<br />
<br />
*[[PTAssembler]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[PTGUI]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[Autostitch]] (currently freeware)<br />
<br />
*[[Panoweaver]]<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama Express]]<br />
<br />
*[[PanoramaStudio]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[http://www.iseemedia.com/panorama/productinfo.html PhotoVISTA] Creates panoramas and 360�'s. Commercial. Available for Windows and Mac.<br />
<br />
== Helpers ==<br />
<br />
*[[Autopano]] automatically identifies control points. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin, PTAssembler, PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend]] overlays images so to make the seam invisible. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin and PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Remallax]] removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend Front End]] simplifies the use of Enblend<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/apclean.htm APClean] is a program that can be used to quickly remove wrong control points (sometimes created by Autopano) from a PTGui project file. It can also be used to see which image pairs are linked by control points.<br />
<br />
*[[PanoCube]] converts equirectangular (360x180) panos to QuickTime cubic movies. Freeware (Windows) and more featured shareware (Windows, Linux) versions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.panoshow.com/panolink/ PanoLink] inter links QuickTime cubic movies.<br />
<br />
== Photoshop ==<br />
<br />
=== Plug-ins ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install plug-ins in Photoshop]]<br />
* The [[Panorama Tools Plugins]] are part of the original [[Panorama tools]] by [[Helmut Dersch]] recently made 16 bit compliant and actionable by [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/ Thomas Niemann]<br />
* [[PTLens]] free lens distorsion correction.<br />
<br />
=== Actions ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
* [[Contrast Masking Actions]] lightens shadows and darkens highlights.<br />
* [[Contrast Blending Actions]] combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.<br />
<br />
== Gimp plug-ins ==<br />
*[[Panorama Gimp plug-in]]<br />
<br />
*Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip Download zipped continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Viewers ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTViewer]] Original panotools viewer. Recent versions are 3.1.2 from [http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ Helmut Dersch] (capable of adaptive dynamic range display) and 2.7L2 from [http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer.htm Fulvio Senore] with better interpolator and numerous additions to the original Dersch version 2.5<br />
<br />
*[[Quicktime]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/fspviewer.htm FSPViewer]: A fast viewer for local, high resolution panoramic images.<br />
<br />
*[http://fieldofview.nl/spv/index.php SPi-V] Hardware accelerated full screen viewer based on Shockwave 3D with very smooth movement and possibilities for special effects.<br />
<br />
*[[panoglview]]: an open source hardware accelerated viewer for equirectangular panoramas.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.flashvr.de FlashVR] Flash based viewer, hot spot and menu functions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.360dof.com/360-flash-panorama-viewer.html 360DOF Flash] 360dof's Flash based viewer.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.destryhines.com/products/panoramic/ Destry Hines] Simple pano viewer, applet based.<br />
<br />
*[[IBM Hotmedia]]<br />
<br />
<br />
can somebody please link to other tools?<br />
<br />
== Virtual Tour Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[The Panorama Factory]]<br />
<br />
*[[360 Degrees of Freedom]]<br />
<br />
*[[EasyPano Tourweaver]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Non-Panoramic use ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTShift]] [[chromatic aberration]] determination<br />
<br />
*[[PTLens]] lens distortion correction<br />
<br />
*[[Extended Depth-Of-Field]] creats masked layers for a focus-bracketed series of images. From [http://www.janrik.net/ptools/ExtendedFocusPano12/ Rik Littlefield]<br />
<br />
*GIMP: Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip Download zipped continous_save.scm]<br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ QImage] is a commercial tool for printing up to 100.000 pixels wide images on roll paper even across paper size limitations (on some printers)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Windows_software&diff=5412Windows software2005-05-08T07:30:42Z<p>Pitdavos: /* Gimp plug-ins */ link name changed to .zip</p>
<hr />
<div>== Basic Library ==<br />
<br />
Most software listed on this page will need the [[pano12|pano12.dll]] library to work. You will find this bundled with the [[Panorama tools]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama_tools]] is a high quality Open Source panorama stitching software package.<br />
<br />
*[[Hugin]] (free, Open Source GUI)<br />
<br />
*[[PTAssembler]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[PTGUI]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[[Autostitch]] (currently freeware)<br />
<br />
*[[Panoweaver]]<br />
<br />
*[[Panorama Express]]<br />
<br />
*[[PanoramaStudio]] (shareware)<br />
<br />
*[http://www.iseemedia.com/panorama/productinfo.html PhotoVISTA] Creates panoramas and 360�'s. Commercial. Available for Windows and Mac.<br />
<br />
== Helpers ==<br />
<br />
*[[Autopano]] automatically identifies control points. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin, PTAssembler, PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend]] overlays images so to make the seam invisible. Works on the command line or as a plug-in for Hugin and PTGUI<br />
<br />
*[[Remallax]] removes some parallax of hand-shot panoramas prior to stitching. Just a project in inception, nothing usable available<br />
<br />
*[[Enblend Front End]] simplifies the use of Enblend<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/apclean.htm APClean] is a program that can be used to quickly remove wrong control points (sometimes created by Autopano) from a PTGui project file. It can also be used to see which image pairs are linked by control points.<br />
<br />
*[[PanoCube]] converts equirectangular (360x180) panos to QuickTime cubic movies. Freeware (Windows) and more featured shareware (Windows, Linux) versions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.panoshow.com/panolink/ PanoLink] inter links QuickTime cubic movies.<br />
<br />
== Photoshop ==<br />
<br />
=== Plug-ins ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install plug-ins in Photoshop]]<br />
* The [[Panorama Tools Plugins]] are part of the original [[Panorama tools]] by [[Helmut Dersch]] recently made 16 bit compliant and actionable by [http://epaperpress.com/ptplugins/ Thomas Niemann]<br />
* [[PTLens]] free lens distorsion correction.<br />
<br />
=== Actions ===<br />
<br />
* [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
* [[Contrast Masking Actions]] lightens shadows and darkens highlights.<br />
* [[Contrast Blending Actions]] combine a bracketed series of images to extend dynamic range.<br />
<br />
== Gimp plug-ins ==<br />
*[[Panorama Gimp plug-in]]<br />
<br />
*Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip Download zipped continous_save.zip]<br />
<br />
== Viewers ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTViewer]] Original panotools viewer. Recent versions are 3.1.2 from [http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ Helmut Dersch] (capable of adaptive dynamic range display) and 2.7L2 from [http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer.htm Fulvio Senore] with better interpolator and numerous additions to the original Dersch version 2.5<br />
<br />
*[[Quicktime]]<br />
<br />
*[http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/fspviewer.htm FSPViewer]: A fast viewer for local, high resolution panoramic images.<br />
<br />
*[http://fieldofview.nl/spv/index.php SPi-V] Hardware accelerated full screen viewer based on Shockwave 3D with very smooth movement and possibilities for special effects.<br />
<br />
*[[panoglview]]: an open source hardware accelerated viewer for equirectangular panoramas.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.flashvr.de FlashVR] Flash based viewer, hot spot and menu functions.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.360dof.com/360-flash-panorama-viewer.html 360DOF Flash] 360dof's Flash based viewer.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.destryhines.com/products/panoramic/ Destry Hines] Simple pano viewer, applet based.<br />
<br />
*[[IBM Hotmedia]]<br />
<br />
<br />
can somebody please link to other tools?<br />
<br />
== Virtual Tour Software ==<br />
<br />
*[[The Panorama Factory]]<br />
<br />
*[[360 Degrees of Freedom]]<br />
<br />
*[[EasyPano Tourweaver]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Non-Panoramic use ==<br />
<br />
*[[PTShift]] [[chromatic aberration]] determination<br />
<br />
*[[PTLens]] lens distortion correction<br />
<br />
*[[Extended Depth-Of-Field]] creats masked layers for a focus-bracketed series of images. From [http://www.janrik.net/ptools/ExtendedFocusPano12/ Rik Littlefield]<br />
<br />
*GIMP: Save Layers in seperate files. Little Helper for Multilayer TIFF. If you are using multilayer tiff with GIMP for optimizing blending, you might need this script for saving every layer to a seperate file. [http://www.panoclub.de/needstuff/gimp/scripts/continous_save.zip Download zipped continous_save.scm]<br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ QImage] is a commercial tool for printing up to 100.000 pixels wide images on roll paper even across paper size limitations (on some printers)<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=User:Pitdavos&diff=6852User:Pitdavos2005-05-06T09:45:17Z<p>Pitdavos: link directed to wiki</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.<br><br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable<br><br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the<br><br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.<br><br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas<br><br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=272852&is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[[Adding_a_nadir_cap_%28mirror_ball%29|Here]] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.<br>There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=User:Pitdavos&diff=3045User:Pitdavos2005-05-06T09:45:17Z<p>Pitdavos: link directed to wiki</p>
<hr />
<div>== Full Name / Location ==<br />
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland<br />
<br />
== About ==<br />
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.<br><br />
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable<br><br />
for me to spinning around, up and down. <br />
<br />
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the<br><br />
necessary parts to produce panoramas.<br />
<br />
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.<br><br />
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas<br><br />
and after this I learned how to take good photos.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Homepage ==<br />
* Here my experimental [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch Homepage]<br />
<br><br />
<br />
== Current Equipment ==<br />
'''First'''<br />
* Nikon D70<br />
* Nikkor 10.5 mm<br />
* Sigma 8 mm<br />
* Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One<br />
* [http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=272852&is=REG Leveling center column]<br />
* Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/MonoPodHead/QTVR/MonopodHeadQTVR.html Monopod Head]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''Second'''<br />
* Coolpix 4500<br />
* Fisheye Converter FC-E8<br />
* Wideangle Converter WC-E63<br />
* Cullmann Lightweight tripod<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoEquipement/PanoEquipement.htm Monopod Head]<br />
* [http://www.nyfeler-mueller.ch/PanoHeadMulti/PanoHeadMulti.html Tripod Head]<br />
<br />
== WWP Panoramas ==<br />
<br />
<br />
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama [http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/wwppeople/html/PeterNyfeler.html here]<br />
<br />
== Mirror Ball Cap ==<br />
[[Adding_a_nadir_cap_%28mirror_ball%29|Here]] you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.<br>There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Circular_cropping_values_in_PTGui&diff=4606Circular cropping values in PTGui2005-04-30T15:49:47Z<p>Pitdavos: /* General */ typo</p>
<hr />
<div>== General ==<br />
Every time you have to fill in the cropping values in PTGui for circular fisheyes you always<br><br />
have to start from the beginning to approximate where these values are situated.<br><br />
<br><br />
In the following images you can see an explanation of these values in portrait and landscape<br><br />
orientation.<br><br />
<br><br />
The values used are from a Canon 10D and a Sigma 8 mm Lens.<br />
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== Values ==<br />
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=== Values for landscape orientation ===<br />
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[[Image:CircCropValPTGuiLandscap.gif]]<br />
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=== Values for portrait orientation ===<br />
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[[Image:CircrCropValPTGuiPortrait.gif]]<br />
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How about a table with values for all common camera and lens combinations?<br />
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[[User: Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Hardware&diff=6517Hardware2005-04-30T15:43:43Z<p>Pitdavos: /* What type of computer is usable */ typo</p>
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<div>== hardware ==<br />
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=== What type of computer is usable ===<br />
Almost any, as long as it is running some version of Windows, Mac O.S., Aqua or Linux.<br />
We recommend you to use a reasonably fast computer, since rewarping images and blending them are quite CPU intensive. A slower computer just means a longer wait, though.<br />
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'''Memory Matters'''<br />
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While a fast processor will speed up the creation of digital panoramas, memory seems to be the single most important hardware requirement. I've stitched 6 and 8 frame panorama's together with as little as 512MB when I had a 3MPix camera, but with my new 8MPix, I can't process more than 3 images with 512MB. Jumping up to 1GB of RAM let's me build and manipulate huge digital files. Remember, image manipulation software nearly always stores images in memory uncompressed, so my 3MPix images (2048 x 1536) take up 24MB of RAM. <small>[[User:Jeff|Jeff]] 21:33, 7 Dec 2004 (EST)</small><br />
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However, if you have a large enough hard disk 1 GB of RAM seems enough for all tasks. Both [[photoshop]] and [[PTStitcher]] use the hard disk heavily. I managed to stich a 30 layer [[Full 16 bit workflow|16 bit]] 4,000x50,000 pixel panorama on my 1GB Athlon 1400 machine. It took forever and a day not only to stitch but to load into photoshop, too. Photoshop used 23GB of scratch disk but work was suprisingly smooth. <small>[[User:Erik Krause|Erik Krause]] 05:51, 30 Apr 2005 (EDT)</small><br />
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=== Cameras ===<br />
Currently content still on [[Camera Kits]] and [[Cameras]] pages<br />
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=== Lenses ===<br />
Narrow angle lenses (field of view < 90 degrees) are often used to create high quality panoramas for print. Fisheye lenses are more often used to create lower quality panoramas for web display, etc.<br><br />
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==== Popular narrow angle lenses ====<br />
Any fixed focal length lens would be best for maximum quality. Most zoom lenses suffer from non-standard edge light fall-off ([[vignetting]]) and from heavy lens flare. Consumer zoom lenses often perform badly in terms of contrast, sharpness, maximum aperture and [[chromatic aberration]].<br />
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==== Popular wide angle lenses ====<br />
{| <br />
| [http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_details.asp?id=3236&navigator=1 Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6] || Super wide-angle zoom lens with a 84-122 degree field of view on film SLR cameras<br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5&productNr=2144 Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 DX] || Super wide-angle zoom lens with a 61-99 degree field of view for Nikon mount DSLR cameras<br />
|}<br />
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==== Popular fisheye lenses ====<br />
{| <br />
| [http://www.geocities.com/belshop/content2.html Peleng 8mm/f3.5] || fisheye lens covering a 180 degrees field of view <br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.sigma-photo.com/html/pages/8_ex.htm Sigma 8mm/f4] || fisheye lens covering a 180 degrees field of view<br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5&productNr=2148 Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 DX] || full frame fisheye (180 degrees diagnonally) for Nikon mount DSLR cameras<br />
|- <br />
| [http://www.rugift.com/photocameras/zenitar_m_fisheye_lens.htm Zenitar 16mm f/2.8] || full frame fisheye (180 degrees diagnonally for 35mm film or full frame sensor) for various SLR and DSLR cameras (manual operation)<br />
|}<br />
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=== Filters ===<br />
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=== Tripods / Monopods ===<br />
My current favorite tripod for shooting panoramas is the manfrotto 755b.<br />
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[http://www.47stphoto.com/bomdalvitr.html Image at a store]<br />
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The tripod is extremely strong, tall, and incorporates a ball head that can be used to quickly level a head - though this does require somewhat of a 'knack' to get the hang of.<br />
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Essentially, for just over $200 you can get a really large, strong tripod, with levelling feature. Only downside for me is the weight, but I cannot justify spending 3x the price to get a carbon fibre version!<br />
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Stu<br />
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=== Panoramic Heads ===<br />
When combining multiple images, it is critical that each image be captured from the same point of view. This [[Nodal Point|optical center]] of the lens is commonly called the nodal point, although it is more correctly referred to as the entrance pupil. The nodal point is located inside the lens; in the wide angle lenses used for panoramic imaging, the entrance pupil tends to be near the front of the lens.<br />
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A standard tripod mount rotates the camera around the mounting screw in the camera; the simplest nodal point adapter simply shifts the camera back to move the lens's nodal point over the axis of rotation. [[Heads|More complicated brackets]] allow the camera to rotate vertically around the nodal point around the nodal point as well as horizontally.<br />
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=== Flashes ===<br />
Currently content still on [[Flashes]] page<br />
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=== Miscellaneous ===<br />
<br />
Click to see an alphabetical list of panorama related [[hardware manufacturers]].</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Adding_a_nadir_cap_(mirror_ball)&diff=6278Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)2005-04-29T21:20:59Z<p>Pitdavos: link changed to panotools storage</p>
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<div>I wrote a Photoshop action that produces these mirror spheres below out from<br><br />
an euqirectangular panorama. As you can see are three sizes available.<br><br />
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[[Image:Mirrorball_small.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_big.jpg]] [[Image:Mirrorball_xxl.jpg]]<br />
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Small covers 5% ,Big 8% and XXL 12% of panorama height (equirectangular projection)<br><br />
Below you can see the region that will be covered with the mirrorball.<br><br />
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[[Image:Mirrorball_pano.jpg]]<br />
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Here the action set in Photoshop:<br><br />
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[[Image:Mirrorball_action.jpg]]<br><br />
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Download the Photoshop action here:<br />
[http://www.panotools.info/members/wiki/PeterNyfeler/Cap.atn Cap.atn]<br><br />
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Don't know how to install a Photoshop action?<br><br />
Take a look at [[How to install actions in Photoshop]]<br />
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'''Worklflow'''<br />
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1.) Open equirectangular / psphere image in Photoshop<br><br />
2.) Run desired action (small / big / xxl))<br><br />
3.) Save as....<br><br />
4.) Finished<br><br />
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[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Tutorials&diff=5766Tutorials2005-04-29T20:45:32Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
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<div>There is a rating system indicated by [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]'s:<br><br />
[[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]] : Basic need (You are interested in panoramic photography and stitching and need to know basics)<br><br />
[[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]] : Nice to know (You have basic knowledge and want to learn more)<br><br />
[[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]] : Specialised (You want to get the most of your equipement)<br><br />
<br />
== General ==<br />
* [[The why and how of panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Photography ==<br />
* [[Special issues with fisheye lenses]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[ChristmasBallPanoTutor| Making a spherical panorama by photographing a christmas ball]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Sigma 8mm Fisheye Canon 350D MrotatorCP]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Preparation ==<br />
* [[Contrast Blending|Contrast Blending (Exposure Blending)]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
* [[RAW workflow with Photoshop]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching ==<br />
* Workflows for [[high resolution partial panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* Workflows for [http://www.dffe.at/pano360/ full spherical panoramas] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Full 16 bit workflow]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
* [[Using Autopano-SIFT With PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to stitch flat images]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Stitching Nadir Shots]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Leveling ==<br />
* [[Leveling a Finished Panorama]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Leveling a VR shooting setup]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to find entrance pupil (nodalpoint)]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Retouching ==<br />
* [[Upsampling a single image with ptstitcher]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Zenith and Nadir editing overview]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Extracting and inserting rectilinear Views]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Using enblend to fill the "Hole in the floor"]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Retouching broken lines in Photoshop]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Edit zenith and nadir in one go with PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Edit zenith and nadir in one go with Adjust filter]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to use enblend for patching zenith and nadir images]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Tripod Caps ==<br />
* [[Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Adding a nadir logo with text]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Web Presentation ==<br />
* [[Partial Panoramas using ROI in PTViewer]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Creating object movies with PanoTools]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[HTML code for several viewers]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Uploading Wiki Related Files]] <br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
* [[Printing panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Philosphere]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Settings and values ==<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Circular cropping values in PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Tutorials&diff=5285Tutorials2005-04-29T20:45:32Z<p>Pitdavos: </p>
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<div>There is a rating system indicated by [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]'s:<br><br />
[[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]] : Basic need (You are interested in panoramic photography and stitching and need to know basics)<br><br />
[[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]] : Nice to know (You have basic knowledge and want to learn more)<br><br />
[[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]] : Specialised (You want to get the most of your equipement)<br><br />
<br />
== General ==<br />
* [[The why and how of panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Photography ==<br />
* [[Special issues with fisheye lenses]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[ChristmasBallPanoTutor| Making a spherical panorama by photographing a christmas ball]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Sigma 8mm Fisheye Canon 350D MrotatorCP]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Preparation ==<br />
* [[Contrast Blending|Contrast Blending (Exposure Blending)]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
* [[RAW workflow with Photoshop]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching ==<br />
* Workflows for [[high resolution partial panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* Workflows for [http://www.dffe.at/pano360/ full spherical panoramas] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Full 16 bit workflow]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
* [[Using Autopano-SIFT With PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to stitch flat images]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Stitching Nadir Shots]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Leveling ==<br />
* [[Leveling a Finished Panorama]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Leveling a VR shooting setup]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to find entrance pupil (nodalpoint)]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Retouching ==<br />
* [[Upsampling a single image with ptstitcher]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Zenith and Nadir editing overview]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Extracting and inserting rectilinear Views]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Using enblend to fill the "Hole in the floor"]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Retouching broken lines in Photoshop]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Edit zenith and nadir in one go with PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Edit zenith and nadir in one go with Adjust filter]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to use enblend for patching zenith and nadir images]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Tripod Caps ==<br />
* [[Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Adding a nadir logo with text]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Web Presentation ==<br />
* [[Partial Panoramas using ROI in PTViewer]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Creating object movies with PanoTools]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[HTML code for several viewers]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Uploading Wiki Related Files]] <br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
* [[Printing panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Philosphere]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Settings and values ==<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Circular cropping values in PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]</div>Pitdavoshttps://wiki.panotools.org/index.php?title=Tutorials&diff=5765Tutorials2005-04-29T20:39:05Z<p>Pitdavos: Star images added</p>
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<div>There is a rating system indicated by [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]'s:<br />
* Basic need: [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]] - you are interested in panoramic photography and stitching and need to know basics<br />
* Nice to know: [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]] - you have basic knowledge and want to learn more<br />
* Specialised: [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]] - you want to get the most of your equipement<br />
<br />
== General ==<br />
* [[The why and how of panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Photography ==<br />
* [[Special issues with fisheye lenses]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[ChristmasBallPanoTutor| Making a spherical panorama by photographing a christmas ball]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Sigma 8mm Fisheye Canon 350D MrotatorCP]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Preparation ==<br />
* [[Contrast Blending|Contrast Blending (Exposure Blending)]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
* [[RAW workflow with Photoshop]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Stitching ==<br />
* Workflows for [[high resolution partial panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* Workflows for [http://www.dffe.at/pano360/ full spherical panoramas] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Full 16 bit workflow]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
* [[Using Autopano-SIFT With PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to stitch flat images]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Stitching Nadir Shots]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Leveling ==<br />
* [[Leveling a Finished Panorama]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Leveling a VR shooting setup]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to find entrance pupil (nodalpoint)]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Retouching ==<br />
* [[Upsampling a single image with ptstitcher]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Zenith and Nadir editing overview]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to use PTEditor]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Extracting and inserting rectilinear Views]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Using enblend to fill the "Hole in the floor"]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Retouching broken lines in Photoshop]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Edit zenith and nadir in one go with PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Edit zenith and nadir in one go with Adjust filter]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[How to use enblend for patching zenith and nadir images]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Tripod Caps ==<br />
* [[Adding a nadir cap (mirror ball)]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Adding a nadir logo with text]] [[Image:RatingStar_003.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Web Presentation ==<br />
* [[Partial Panoramas using ROI in PTViewer]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Creating object movies with PanoTools]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[HTML code for several viewers]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
* [[Uploading Wiki Related Files]] <br />
<br />
== Printing ==<br />
* [[Printing panoramas]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Philosphere]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]<br />
<br />
== Settings and values ==<br />
* [[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]] [[Image:RatingStar_002.jpg]]<br />
* [[Circular cropping values in PTGui]] [[Image:RatingStar_001.jpg]]</div>Pitdavos