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1. The whole thing is easier than it looks like at first!

2. [[PTEditor]] (pteditor.jar) is found in the [[Panorama Tools]] (I use version 2.6b1)

3. Make a shortcut to the desktop and be aware of spaces in the root.

4. Doubleclick the icon and it should look like this:

[[Image:pte_tutorial_001.jpg]]

5. Under Menu '''''File''''' click to '''''open''''' panorama and choose the desired equirectangular panorama (possible formats : [[TIFF]], [[JPEG]], [[PNG]], [[BMP]])

[[Image:pte_tutorial_002.jpg]]

6. When the file is opened, navigate with mouse or keyboard arrows to the region who needs retouching. (The navigation is similar to [[PTViewer]])

Shift + leftmouseclick=> zoom in

Ctrl + leftmouseclick => zoom out

7.When you have zoomed in enough (really important, because this way the extracted file isn't that big in size), choose '''''Extract Partial View''''' under menu '''''Edit'''''.

[[Image:pte_tutorial_003.jpg]]

8. A Dialog opens to let you save this partial view. Default setting is '''''Image.tif'''''
(I always keep this name as is and save the newer views over it, only to get rid of to much
trash on my computer)

[[Image:pte_tutorial_004.jpg]]

9. When saved, open this file in a image editor software like [[Photoshop]], [[gimp]] and so on and retouch it.

The final file should be flattened to background after retouching. Save and close the partial panorama file.

10. The retouched '''''Image.tif''''' can now be re-inserted. Go back to [[PTEditor]] window and choose
'''''Insert saved View''''' under menu '''''Edit'''''.The retouched part (Image.tif) will be inserted in a few seconds.

[[Image:pte_tutorial_005.jpg]]

11. Don't forget to save the modified panorama:

[[Image:pte_tutorial_006.jpg]]

12. Repeat the steps number 7 to 10 as much as you like until the whole panorama is retouched.

I think this is one of the easiest ways to retouch a panorama, also in zenith and nadir regions. No remapping is needed that causes loss of quality (8 bit workflow).

== Additional functions: ==

A. By pressing the key '''''i''''', you get used version on the bottom border:

[[Image:pte_tutorial_007.jpg]]

B. By pressing the key '''''v'''''; you get the actual position where you navigated to:

[[Image:pte_tutorial_008.jpg]]

This is really useful, when you have to add a special starting position in [[PanoCube]] or [[Pano2QTVR]].

'''Attention:''' Sometimes you have to hit the key twice to show this dialog on the
bottom border.

The used version of [[pano12]] in this workflow is ''''''2.7.0.6''''''

== How to allocate enough RAM for [[PTEditor]] ==

With big sized panoramas [[PTEditor]] tends to do nothing because of too little allocated RAM.
To avoid this just read the following tutorial:

[[How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor]]
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<br>
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--[[User:Pitdavos|Peter Nyfeler]] (Pitdavos)

[[Category:Tutorial]][[Category:Tutorial:Basic need]]

Erik Krause: cat

2005-11-12T16:13:46Z

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Serge: Shift an Ctrl seemed to be swapped for zoom (or my pc is weird)

2005-10-19T19:59:03Z

Shift an Ctrl seemed to be swapped for zoom (or my pc is weird)

Erik Krause: /* Additional functions: */ added Pano2QTVR

2005-07-28T14:27:15Z

‎Additional functions:: added Pano2QTVR

Bruno: linkified, fixed typos

2005-05-03T09:30:44Z

linkified, fixed typos

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−	[[Category:Tutorial:Basic need]]	+	[[Category:Tutorial]][[Category:Tutorial:Basic need]]

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-. The whole thing is easier as it looks like at first!
+. The whole thing is easier than it looks like at first!
-. PTEditor (pteditor.jar) is to find in the panorama tools (I use version 2.6b1)
+. [[PTEditor]] (pteditor.jar) is found in the [[Panorama Tools]] (I use version 2.6b1)
 . Make a shortcut to the desktop and be aware of spaces in the root.
@@ Line 11: / Line 11: @@
-. Under Menue '''''File''''' click to '''''open''''' panorama and choose the desired equirectangular panorama (possible formats : tiff, jpg, png, bmp)
+. Under Menu '''''File''''' click to '''''open''''' panorama and choose the desired equirectangular panorama (possible formats : [[TIFF]], [[JPEG]], [[PNG]], [[BMP]])
 [[Image:pte_tutorial_002.jpg]]
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
-. When the file is opened, navigate with mouse or keyboard arrows to the region who needs retouching. (The navigation is similar to PTViewer)
+. When the file is opened, navigate with mouse or keyboard arrows to the region who needs retouching. (The navigation is similar to [[PTViewer]])
 Ctrl + leftmouseclick=> zoom in
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
-.When you have zoomed in enough (really important, because this way the extractet file isn't that big in size), choose '''''Extract Partial View''''' under menue '''''Edit'''''.
+.When you have zoomed in enough (really important, because this way the extracted file isn't that big in size), choose '''''Extract Partial View''''' under menu '''''Edit'''''.
 [[Image:pte_tutorial_003.jpg]]
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
-. A Dialog opens and let you save tis partial view. Default setting is '''''Image.tif'''''
+. A Dialog opens to let you save this partial view. Default setting is '''''Image.tif'''''
-(I always let this name as is and save the newer views over it, only to get rid of to much
+(I always keep this name as is and save the newer views over it, only to get rid of to much
 trash on my computer)
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
-. When save, open this file in a image editor software like photoshop, gimp and so on and retouch it.
+. When saved, open this file in a image editor software like [[Photoshop]], [[gimp]] and so on and retouch it.
 The final file should be flattened to background after retouching. Save and close the partial panorama file.
-. The retouched '''''Image.tif''''' can now be re-inserted. Go back to PTEditor window and choose
+. The retouched '''''Image.tif''''' can now be re-inserted. Go back to [[PTEditor]] window and choose
-'''''Insert saved View''''' under menue '''''Edit'''''.The retouched part (Image.tif) will be inserted in a few seconds.
+'''''Insert saved View''''' under menu '''''Edit'''''.The retouched part (Image.tif) will be inserted in a few seconds.
 [[Image:pte_tutorial_005.jpg]]
@@ Line 56: / Line 56: @@
-. Repeat the steps number 7 to 10 as much as you like and the whole panoroama is retouched.
+. Repeat the steps number 7 to 10 as much as you like until the whole panorama is retouched.
-I think this is one of the easiest ways to retouch a panorama, also in zenith and nadir regions. No remapping is needed that causes quality (8 bit workflow).
+I think this is one of the easiest ways to retouch a panorama, also in zenith and nadir regions. No remapping is needed that causes loss of quality (8 bit workflow).
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-This is really usefull, when you have to add e special starting position in [[PanoCube]].
+This is really useful, when you have to add a special starting position in [[PanoCube]].
-'''Attention:''' Sometimes you have to hit the key twice for showing this dialog on the
+'''Attention:''' Sometimes you have to hit the key twice to show this dialog on the
 bottom border.
-The used version of pano12.dll in this workflow is ''''''2.7.0.6''''''
+The used version of [[pano12]] in this workflow is ''''''2.7.0.6''''''
-== How to allocate enough RAM for PTEditor ==
+== How to allocate enough RAM for [[PTEditor]] ==
-With big sized panoramas PTEditor tends to do nothing because of too few allocatet RAM.
+With big sized panoramas [[PTEditor]] tends to do nothing because of too little allocated RAM.
 To avoid this just read the following tutorial:

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 . When the file is opened, navigate with mouse or keyboard arrows to the region who needs retouching. (The navigation is similar to [[PTViewer]])
-Ctrl + leftmouseclick=> zoom in
+Shift + leftmouseclick=> zoom in
-Shift + leftmouseclick => zoom out
+Ctrl + leftmouseclick => zoom out