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Eric_Rougier

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Location: Paris, France
Registered: 17 Sep 2005
New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 29 Aug 2006 at 21:30 GMT
Hello,

A mini review for the new pano head 360Precision "Adjuste":

www.fromparis.com/html/technical_us_quicktime_vr_...

Have fun !

Eric Rougier

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Aaron Spence

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Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Registered: 29 Sep 2005
Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 29 Aug 2006 at 23:53 GMT
G'day Eric,

Great mini-review thanks. I gather from your info on the smaller nadir, that using a 10.5mm on a D200/D70/D80 and using the -15 degree setting still provides plenty of overlap for the zenith shot?

I've got my order in already smile

And that pano you have of the Tower & the lights is just unbelievable, brilliant.

Thanks,

Aaron.
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Eric_Rougier

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Location: Paris, France
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Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 30 Aug 2006 at 14:36 GMT
Hi Aaron,

Thanks !

I made a test during my last holidays with the 360P Adjuste:
- Nikon D70
- 10.5mm
- row: 5 pictures (**not 6**)
- zenith: 1
- camera: -15°

>Overlap (mini - maxi)


>Quick render of the QTVR VR fullscreen (my grand-ma's house laugh )
www.fromparis.com/tests/test_adjuste_-15_aaron/

'hope that will help

Eric
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Aaron Spence

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Location: Gold Coast, Australia
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Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 30 Aug 2006 at 22:45 GMT
Thanks Eric,

That is outstanding. Are you planning to use 5 horizontal shots from now on? That test looks great, I don't know why I would continue to use 6 shots? And the -15° is perfect.

Much appreciated.

Aaron.
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Eric_Rougier

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Location: Paris, France
Registered: 17 Sep 2005
Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 17:05 GMT
Hi,

' don't really know. (c) (tm) eric r.
It's good for a QTVR fullscreen but not for a 4mx3m print smile

Who can give us his advice for 5 or 6 pictures with the Nikon 10.5mm here ?

Eric
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Andrey Ilyin

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Location: Moscow,
Registered: 8 Dec 2004
Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 18:13 GMT
I used to stitch 5+1 few times. If you don't "really" need extra overlap (moving objects in the pano) 6+1 doesn't have advantages over 5+1. Both workflows has the same resolution.
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revmark

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Location: Harvey, United States
Registered: 22 Feb 2006
Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 1 Sep 2006 at 13:24 GMT
Great, but how does CubicConverter operate with only 5 horiz shots? This is probably a noob question but none the less. (I've been taking nadir shots on the pano head for about 20 panos for some stupid reason. Then I realized what a waste of time when I only needed the handheld nadir. Can you tell I am still a noob)
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revmark

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Location: Harvey, United States
Registered: 22 Feb 2006
Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 1 Sep 2006 at 19:44 GMT
Never Mind. My cart is before the horse.
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Eric_Rougier

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Location: Paris, France
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Re: New head 360Precision Adjuste: mini review
Posted: 1 Sep 2006 at 23:38 GMT
CubicConverter only transform the equirectangular image created by your stitching program (PTMac, Stitcher, PTGUI...) in a Quicktive VR.
The number of shots is not important for CC.

(Sometimes it's good to have a nadir shot on the head in the stitching software but it's an other story... smile )

Eric
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