Well - APG is a STITCHER first hand. It´s NOT a HDR-processor, it´s NOT a RAW-processor - and it´s NOT an Espresso-machine . . or whatever you´d like it to be . .![]()
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It´s "just" a stitcher - and it´s an excellent one.
That´s why i´m sugesting for years and years to use a dedicated HDR-processor and also a dedicated RAW-processor prior to stitching.
HDR-processing/Tonemapping as well as RAW-processing is VERY "special" - let specialized software handle it if you want good results.
Btw.: i ran several tests importing bracketed sets into APG, stitch them and export them as .hdr or .exr - worked fine!
But fusioning in APG in my eyes is not reliable enough for achieving constantly the results which you expect - too much
try-and-error, too time-consuming.
Klaus
I have LightRoom, but did not know I could un-distort the images... I will look into trying that..
Some time ago I posted a request for advice on using the 14-24mm from anyone who is using it... I did not get any respoce...
Destiny...
klausesser wrote:Panoram1x wrote:Some time ago I showed in this forum this comparison that shows the difference in this respect between the results of Autopano and Photomatix.
Well - APG is a STITCHER first hand. It´s NOT a HDR-processor, it´s NOT a RAW-processor - and it´s NOT an Espresso-machine . . or whatever you´d like it to be . .![]()
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It´s "just" a stitcher - and it´s an excellent one.
That´s why i´m sugesting for years and years to use a dedicated HDR-processor and also a dedicated RAW-processor prior to stitching.
HDR-processing/Tonemapping as well as RAW-processing is VERY "special" - let specialized software handle it if you want good results.
Btw.: i ran several tests importing bracketed sets into APG, stitch them and export them as .hdr or .exr - worked fine!
But fusioning in APG in my eyes is not reliable enough for achieving constantly the results which you expect - too much
try-and-error, too time-consuming.
Klaus
Destiny wrote:I have LightRoom, but did not know I could un-distort the images... I will look into trying that..
Some time ago I posted a request for advice on using the 14-24mm from anyone who is using it... I did not get any respoce...
Destiny...
klausesser wrote:
Aaron sent me a mail some hours ago relating to the 14-24mm and panos:
"See if she can share the .xml file? I LOVE the 14-24mm f/2.8. I consistently get the best spherical panos out of it over any other lens. It’s my most used and most loved lens."
So what does this tell us?
Can you share an xml-file and the set of JPGs to test your issue?
Klaus
Panoram1x wrote:
Destiny,
Have you tried DxO?
The correction of the distortion seems to me more successful than Photoshop.
To me DxO do a good job and I fixes the undulations on the marine horizon that APG fails, neither prior way through Photoshop.
Destiny wrote:Can you please ask Aaron what his setting are. What shooting pattern is he using.. Does he use the 14mm focal.
aaronpriest wrote:What do you mean by face plate though? The lens flange?
Destiny wrote:Oh.. 10.5mm means either my 14mm is out or my 24mm is out.. My 14mm focal is 94mm from camera face plate to 0, which should be the entrance pupil of the lens....
Destiny..
aaronpriest wrote:For interiors, I still use HDR. Less complicated and faster shooting than lighting a full room for a virtual tour. I don't do many of them anymore, I'm mostly nature and scenic work outside now. Here's an old one from a couple years ago, shot at 14mm on the Panoneed: http://www.aaronpriestphoto.com/pano/20 ... ala_Ranch/
My nodal slide measurement probably wouldn't help you much, as it differs from camera to camera and L plate to L plate. Even my D700 and D810 are slightly different. But, for what it's worth, I use Really Right Stuff L plates, MPR-192 rail, and at 14mm my camera is set to 2.5cm and the Panoneed clamp to 16.6cm with the D700 and no vertical grip.
mediavets wrote:Destiny wrote:Oh.. 10.5mm means either my 14mm is out or my 24mm is out.. My 14mm focal is 94mm from camera face plate to 0, which should be the entrance pupil of the lens....
Destiny..
I've no idea what you mean by camera face plate - a photo might help?
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