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How to yield similar results (How was this pano taken?)
Posted: 3 Feb 2007 at 22:49 GMT
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Hey all,
Im just simply in aw with this panorama: homepage.ntlworld.com/j.houghton/barf5.htm
Firstly, how was the camera situated in this way? I mean, its floating over the edge of the bridge. I'd love to do something similar, it really gives this a nice, almost sereal look.
Secondly, was this panorama shot with HDR techniques? Everything is exposed so beautifully, and yet, it isn't too over the top as many hdr ones tend to be. Especially the sky, it is simply perfect. How was this done?
Thankyou all so much in advance 
-Nick
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Render Settings in Stitcher
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Render Settings in Stitcher
Posted: 20 Jan 2007 at 18:38 GMT
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Sorry, sort of a noobish question, but what render settings do you all perfer to use in Stitcher (that is if you use stitcher)
I understand what everything means in the diologe, but I get easily tempted in rendering things at full top of the top quality, which takes 2-3 hours to render.
So yeah, I was just curious what everyone uses in general to render. Thanks!
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-Nick
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Skydomes/Skyboxes for 3d Art and Videogames?
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Re: Skydomes/Skyboxes for 3d Art and Videogames?
Posted: 16 Jan 2007 at 0:51 GMT
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Hey thanks so much guys!
I have some first test images to shot off
This is a panorama I did of my first floor simply as a practice run (essentially, a quicky) Obviously, an outdoor panorama would make more sense, but this should atleast show the idea.
The following images are my custom skybox placed into a Doom 3 map I made simply to test this:
Anyway, Ill show more progress when it comes. Thanks for all your help
Also, I still would love to hear some tips for creating panoramas with the intent to be used as a skybox
Thanks
-Nick
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Skydomes/Skyboxes for 3d Art and Videogames?
Posted: 15 Jan 2007 at 21:09 GMT
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So lately, I've been thinking of using panoramic photography to create Skyboxes for use in my 3d work and video modding work, and was wondering if anyone had any tips.
Basically, at the moment, im looking to render my panoramas out into the 6 cubefaces(not as a QTVR, but as seperate image files) and was wondering what program is best for this. I've been using stitcher, and love it, but im not sure if there is a way to render out these six seperate cube faces with its render diologe, does anyone here know how?
Also, I would love any tips at all, if anyone has experience photographing panoramas for this specific output. I would assume how to frame your panorama in terms of how close objects come to the camera would be different, as a skybox is used for the background, and shouldn't have large foreground objects in it, but I'm just not sure.
Any help on any of these matters would be great
Thanks in advance,
-Nick
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New to this: How to decrease the number of photos
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Re: New to this: How to decrease the number of photos
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 at 4:34 GMT
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Oh man, thankyou so very much for your very specific answer! This is great, because I can narrow it down to only 31 shots now (Which means 93 shots for your run-of-the-mill HDR panorama)
Thanks again,
-nick
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Re: HDR techniques?
Posted: 12 Jan 2007 at 4:29 GMT
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Hey thanks for asking such a great question, I was wondering what peoples workflow was myself
What if I wanted to create an HDRI panorama for 3d lighting and rendering purposes? This would entail that the high dynamic range is not tone mapped as to preserve this range, so in that case, what workflow should I use?
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Re: New to this: How to decrease the number of photos
Posted: 8 Jan 2007 at 3:15 GMT
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Hey thanks so much! Nice site you sent me to, thanks for that as well
Btw, just as an update to everyone:
I realized my analog 17-28mm wide angle lens fits and works with my D70 nikon. Which, when given the multiplier value, acts as a 25.5-42mm lens, giving me a slightly wider view, which is always nice. I just shot a test spherical panorama of my living room with a total of 40 pics, and it seems to have worked out perfectly. I've finished stitching it and am about to render it out now.
Those 40 shots comprised of:
12 shots at 0, 12 shots at -45, 12 shots at +45, 3 nadir shots and one zenith shot.
Do you guys think I could make with even fewer shots and the same lens?
ps: as another question:
Where can I buy different dent plates for my Nodal Ninja?
Thanks,
-Nick
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Re: New to this: How to decrease the number of photos
Posted: 7 Jan 2007 at 23:30 GMT
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Wow thanks so much! How did you figure out those numbers? is there some type of formula or list of numbers for different focal lengths?
My only other follow up question would be that doesn't the multiplier on the D70 (which I believe is 1.5) turn a 19 mm lens into a 28.5 mm lens, and thus there would be different numbers? or is this something different?
Thanks again for your help, this should really speed things up
Regards,
Nick
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New to this: How to decrease the number of photos
Posted: 7 Jan 2007 at 21:59 GMT
updated: 7 Jan 2007 at 22:00 GMT
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Hey all,
So I'm a 3d artist, new to panoramic photography (though not new to photography in any way.)
I just got a Nodal Ninja for Christmas and have begun using it (with quite nice results I might add)
My intent is to eventually graduate to making full spherical High Dynamic Range panoramas for both use in lighting my 3d work using image based modeling techniques.
At the moment, my problem isn't so much an issue with quality panoramas, but really, that it takes far too much time to shoot these HDR panoramas, and in that time, the lighting changes significantly.
I do know that HDR panoramas take a significantly larger amount of time than regular panoramas, however, I do believe my the time, and amount of photos shot could be diminished.
Heres what I'm using at the moment:
Nikon D70
Tokina AF 19-35mm lens (I've been shooting at 19mm)
Nodal Ninja
Tiltall Tripod (I believe thats what it is called, its difficult to read the cursive logo  )
Im shooting:
In the raw format
in portrait mode
using the default number of click stops that came with the nodal ninja (i believe it's every 15 degrees, making for about 24 shots per full row revolution horizontally)
Rotating vertically rows of 30degrees (so Im shooting the middle row, then tilting down -30, then down to -60, then shooting 2 -90 shots, then shooting a row at +30, +60, and one +90 Shot
Obviously this makes for A LOT of photographs! Is there any way I can diminish the number of photographs without using a different lens? As in, what is the optimal amount of photos I should be shooting per row, and how many rows to get the results Im trying to achieve?
Also, if you guys have any critiques on my workflow, then please help me out.
Thank you so much in advance!
Regards,
-Nick
PS: I believe the Nikon D70 has a 1.5 multiplier on it, is this correct?
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