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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #630 on: August 05, 2021, 17:38:49 »
Can you share what you use to stitch images?

I don't own Photoshop any more - just PS Elements.
The last few times I've tried using it, it seemed to apply a big reduction in resolution whilst stitching. I haven't found a way round this yet.

Whilst this might be OK for viewing online, I'd like to do some large prints and need all the res I can retain.

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #631 on: August 05, 2021, 18:26:19 »
Hi Colin
I use Lightroom for the panoramas.
Select all files and the Lightroom will do the rest.
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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #632 on: August 06, 2021, 00:47:17 »
Can you share what you use to stitch images?

I don't own Photoshop any more - just PS Elements.
The last few times I've tried using it, it seemed to apply a big reduction in resolution whilst stitching. I haven't found a way round this yet.

Whilst this might be OK for viewing online, I'd like to do some large prints and need all the res I can retain.

Colin, I use Photomerge in Adobe CC, but Microsoft offers Image Composite Editor for free:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/computational-photography-applications/image-composite-editor/

Earlier, there were lots of glitches in the stitched images, which seems to have been addressed over time.  It hasn't been updated from the ver. 2.0.3 for quite a long time but it should run on the current version of Windows 10.

If you are Mac user, I'm afraid I don't know any free app for stitching.
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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #633 on: August 06, 2021, 10:06:31 »
This is a free panorama maker, works on all platforms.
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #634 on: August 06, 2021, 12:16:46 »
Thanks Bent, Akira
I run Win10 - will investigate your suggestions

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #635 on: August 06, 2021, 13:22:44 »
Thanks Bent, Akira
I run Win10 - will investigate your suggestions

You are welcome.  I remember the YouTuber Tony Northrup saying that MS ICE is better than Photomerge but I'm pretty much satisfied with Photomerge which also has been improved over time.  Good luck!
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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #636 on: August 06, 2021, 14:06:51 »
Microsoft says the download of ICE is "no longer available".Thus I'll never know whether ICE is useful, unless I can track down an alternate source for the program.

I run Hugin on my Linux boxes. PtGui on the Windows systems. Both work well enough for my purposes.

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #637 on: August 06, 2021, 14:10:08 »
Microsoft says the download of ICE is "no longer available".

Just made sure.  You are right.

Colin, sorry for my misinformation.   :-[
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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #638 on: August 06, 2021, 14:10:31 »
8 images Z7 58g (in CC)

View over the Rhine-valley,  Castle Gutenberg, Balzers, Liechtenstein

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« Reply #639 on: August 06, 2021, 14:13:56 »
8 images Z7 58g (in CC)

View over the Rhine-valley,  Castle Gutenberg, Balzers, Liechtenstein

Pleasant view!  Is it a 4x2 stitch?  The vertical angle of view looks pretty wide for a 58mm lens.
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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #640 on: August 06, 2021, 14:32:39 »
Thanks Akira.  You are right, I made a mistake and used another lens. 28mm with the AF-S 28-300mm.  8 portrait mode stitches.

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #641 on: August 06, 2021, 14:59:20 »

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #642 on: August 06, 2021, 15:37:28 »
Thanks Akira.  You are right, I made a mistake and used another lens. 28mm with the AF-S 28-300mm.  8 portrait mode stitches.

That makes sense!  Thank you for the details.


CNet has still a working download link

https://download.cnet.com/Image-Composite-Editor-64-Bit/3001-2192_4-75207152.html

Birna, thank you for the follow up.
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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #643 on: August 06, 2021, 16:28:18 »
thanks Birna

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Re: [Theme] Do you have a stitched photo?
« Reply #644 on: August 07, 2021, 11:59:13 »
Whilst the previous link does work, it installs an early version of ICE.

This one should give the latest program version,

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AMswg8ZDKUfSEGo&cid=B258666216ED383D&id=B258666216ED383D%21707&parId=B258666216ED383D%21105&action=locate

Be warned, however, that v. 2.03 presents much MS bling about nothing. I can control my enthusiasm for such invasion of privacy.