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Burning passion(s)
Re: Burning passion(s)
Posted: 24 Feb 2008 at 20:44 GMT
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Nicely done, Dorin....smile
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Macs The real stats.
Re: Macs The real stats.
Posted: 1 Feb 2008 at 19:15 GMT
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I just switch to a Intel Mac, now I can enjoy the short comings of both operating systems. smile

Mark Houston
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2008 North American International Auto Show.
Re: 2008 North American International Auto Show.
Posted: 15 Jan 2008 at 11:34 GMT
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Thanks Danilo and Photo41.

You are correct Dorin there are some blending issues. Given that I process and stitched and uploaded these pans in a little over 2 hours and I wanted to keep the panoramas timely with the event, I don't think they came out to bad.

Mark Houston
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2008 North American International Auto Show.
2008 North American International Auto Show.
Posted: 15 Jan 2008 at 4:38 GMT
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It's back.
Here are some pans from the 2008 North American International Auto Show in Detroit
www.360michigan.net/2008NAIAS.html

Hope you can stop by and have a look.
Thanks
Mark Houston
www.360michigan.net
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Quicktime
Re: Quicktime
Posted: 19 Oct 2007 at 20:19 GMT
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Sorry for the double post.
My dog was after my Scotch and I lost my head..........smile

Mark Houston
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Quicktime
Re: Quicktime
Posted: 19 Oct 2007 at 20:14 GMT
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Personally (and IMHO) I have tested & beta'ed many of the high cost pano softwares on the market, at the end of of the day I always end back at PTGui. PTGui has never failed to stitch the a panorama (no matter how much I screwed up the pan).
True that PTGui has a bit of a learning curve, and it might take some time to learn the in and out of the program. But once you learned the to use PTGui you will not be disappointed in the final output.
Did I mention it is by far the least expensive full featured stitching software on the market.

In the interest of full disclosure, I receive no monetary support for my endorsements of PTGui or any other software package ( although it is always welcome....smile )
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Quicktime
Re: Quicktime
Posted: 19 Oct 2007 at 20:13 GMT
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Personally (and IMHO) I have tested & beta'ed many of the high cost pano softwares on the market, at the end of of the day I always end back at PTGui. PTGui has never failed to stitch the a panorama (no matter how much I screwed up the pan).
True that PTGui has a bit of a learning curve, and it might take some time to learn the in and out of the program. But once you learned the to use PTGui you will not be disappointed in the final output.
Did I mention it is by far the least expensive full featured stitching software on the market.

In the interest of full disclosure, I receive no monetary support for my endorsements of PTGui or any other software package ( although it is always welcome....smile )
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Quicktime
Re: Quicktime
Posted: 19 Oct 2007 at 17:54 GMT
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PTGui for the stitching and pano2Vr to create the interactive
panorama.
Pano2Vr can output the panorama in several different formats, including QTVR and Flash.

Hope this helps

Mark Houston
www.360michigan.net
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Which lens better for 360QTVR for quality and other factors
Re: Which lens better for 360QTVR for quality and other factors
Posted: 8 Oct 2007 at 0:20 GMT
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Yes Syn, All the crowd shots were done with the 10.5 lens on a D200.
The best advice I can give you is practice, practice practice.
I regularly shot multiple shots of the same view and pick the best image that will allow for a good overlap in the stitching process.
Send me a e-mail and I'll run you though my work flow.
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Which lens better for 360QTVR for quality and other factors
Re: Which lens better for 360QTVR for quality and other factors
Posted: 7 Oct 2007 at 2:02 GMT
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I'd go for the Nikon 10.5.
I think it is a outstanding lens. I use it all the time for my panos.
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Panos with people in them
Re: Panos with people in them
Posted: 22 Sep 2007 at 15:29 GMT
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Hello Pete
The best tip I can give you is practice, practice, practice.
Pick one lens to work with and really get to know it.
Don't rush yourself when making the images.
Sometimes you might have take multiple images of the same view and pick the best ones to use in the stitch (better to take to many images then not enough)
Take a look at the pans on this page.
www.360michigan.net/2007dreamcruise.html
The first panorama I shot a total of 47 images and pick the best 12 to use in the stitch.

Hope this Helps

Mark Houston
http;//www.360michigan.net
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Realviz Stitcher Users
Re: Realviz Stitcher Users
Posted: 13 Sep 2007 at 21:46 GMT
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snookphotograph
I don't know if you are on a Mac or a PC. If you are on a PC open your task manager and close all the Quicktime programs that may be running in the background. Then run project.
I had a similar problem on a early version of the Realviz.

Mark
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Panoramas in the Washington Post
Panoramas in the Washington Post
Posted: 31 Aug 2007 at 21:57 GMT
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A interesting multimedia presentation by Travis Fox
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/interactives...
Includes some then and now panoramas of New Orleans
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I can't see diddly squat in the LCD when I'm outside...
Re: I can't see diddly squat in the LCD when I'm outside...
Posted: 30 Aug 2007 at 1:18 GMT
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Well, you could try one of these

or one of these

from Hoodman www.hoodmanusa.com/
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how many VR players for a website?
Re: how many VR players for a website?
Posted: 27 Aug 2007 at 18:43 GMT
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From the Adobe web site
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