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June 25, 2006
Pano Tools and PT Assembler
You know I love panoramic photography. I'm always looking for tools to help me improve my results. Some months ago I downloaded Pano Tools and Pano Tools Assembler, but never found the time to try them out - until today. After my first hour with Pano Tools, all I can say is, "WOW!"
There are many great things about Pano Tools. It does an amazing job at combining images seamlessly. It's relatively easy (albeit a bit geeky) to use. But best of all, it creates layered PhotoShop files. I know of no other pano program that gives you so much flexibility. All this for 39 bucks!
The shot is a composite of four images I shot of the Greenlee Building, across the street from our loft. What makes it really special to me is that Pano Tools allows me to combine the images in such away that it looks as if it were shot with a view camera or at least a very expensive shift lens. Notice how the building's lines are straight - they do not converge as the camera is pointed up. Well, that's part of the magic of Pano Tools. The other magical thing about this program is that by combining a series of 4 images in this way, I effectively quadruple the resolution of my camera! Click on the image to see it 3,000 pixels wide.
This is my first panorama with Pano Tools. I used my poorest quality lens and made quite a few mistakes on this image. I promise future panoramas will be even more amazing.
UPDATE:Here's my second Pano Tools image. This one consists of 6 images - to rows of three images. The full-size image is more than 11,000 pixels wide - more than 400 megabytes. Click on the image to see it 3,000 pixels wide. WOW!
Posted by thedude at June 25, 2006 02:52 PM
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