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Re: I'd love some feedback
Posted: 10 Nov 2004 at 0:28 GMT
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love 'em! I'd have to take the "sleeping beauty" pano as my favorite too! Cave is also muy cool. What camera are you shooting with?
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303SPH Multirow Pan Head
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Re: 303SPH Multirow Pan Head
Posted: 20 Sep 2004 at 7:16 GMT
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Hey Rick,
I just got my 303 a few weeks ago as well, haven't got much time into it yet - but so far I love it! Used mostly for cylindrical panos right now, but the capability to do high-res sphericals was a HUGE selling point. It is a bit heavy, but very well constructed. Agnos heads are also very nice, I have the mRotatorA for the FC-E8 fisheye.
Steve
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Kaidan and Remote Reality comparison
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Re: Kaidan and Remote Reality comparison
Posted: 1 Sep 2004 at 14:09 GMT
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In all the reviews I've seen, the One Shot (0-360.com) rates highest of the optics. I'm not sure about the colored balls of light or gray areas, but definitely check out the above system if you're looking at SSS (single shot solutions).
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flash panorama website
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Re: flash panorama website
Posted: 30 Aug 2004 at 14:36 GMT
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so cool!
I had problems with the second link, but looked at a few of your panoramas in the flash viewer - they look great! That viewer is very nice, and does a good job of handling the panos. One thing I noticed is the image goes 'sharper' when navigating it with the mouse and then softens up when you release. Is there a way to always have the sharper look?
Good work!
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Could Use Some Input on 1-Shot & Pano Lenses
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Re: Could Use Some Input on 1-Shot & Pano Lenses
Posted: 23 Aug 2004 at 22:54 GMT
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My experience:
I recently purchased a One-shot system from 0-360.com and must admit I am not incredibly pleased. I hear that it is preferrable to remotereality, but that doesn't mean a lot. Images shot in slightly less than ideal conditions turned out poor, very out of focus and grainy. I purchased this to get an idea of ease of use and quality as we expand and bring on new photographers. At this point, I most likely won't be going with this solution. 0-360 has no return policy, however, in their defense, are working with me to try to fine-tune to my camera for better quality. With the images that it puts out, I think they would have to be shown in a viewer not much bigger than 3 - 400px to look crisp.
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Australian QT Fullscreen
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Re: Australian QT Fullscreen
Posted: 23 Aug 2004 at 17:05 GMT
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Hey Smooth - always nice to see you again  Love the panos.
Andy, I'm running 2k, IE 6, and your fullscreens load, appear fine for a second, then turn straight to static-laden lines (like a color tv having problem with reception). Maybe this is what you meant by above post, but I thought I'd let ya know.
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should I use a fisheye?
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Re: should I use a fisheye?
Posted: 23 Aug 2004 at 1:19 GMT
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kla -
if you wanted the full 180 degree vFOV by stitching rectilinear images you'd have to do multi-row stitching. You'd take three rows of images (somewhere between like 9 - 16) and one top and one bottom image. Next, you'd have to put them together in a program that handles multi-row (like stitcher). The result is much more expensive, time and financially. Otherwise, you can do single row which will still give you a fairly good vertical field of view, and generally well accepted by the real estate industry. Software is much cheaper, too.
Can anybody give ballpark time estimates on the multi-row panos as compared to the single-row ones?
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Re: should I use a fisheye?
Posted: 22 Aug 2004 at 18:23 GMT
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K -
I'm no lawyer, but from what I gather using two fisheye images with non-Ipix software (and now, pictosphere) is an..uhh.."grey area." Easypano can do it, and I know they are not in trouble. I'm not sure how this applies to 3 fisheyes, but if you're going the fisheye route you probably want to use 3 anyway (more overlap = better quality stitching).
As to your initial questions, I would say that if you just do a single row rectilinear (standard) set of pictures, that would be the quickest overall process (shoot + process time). The quality is sometimes a matter of opinion. Rectilinear panos don't 'curve' like one from a fisheye and turn out much more crisp and glossy. Fisheyes and optics (like one-shot) are much softer, but still present the immersive feel. We have done some shooting for real estate and FSBOs and find that the processing time taken to make quality panos with fisheyes is not worth the compensation. Completely a matter of opinion, though.
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Re: Desired results, and how to get them
Posted: 19 Aug 2004 at 14:36 GMT
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Thanks for your replies! I do think we're going to be doing some trials with the WC-E68 wide angle lens in the near future. I liked pano factory, but I kind of enjoyed photovista more, I dunno, maybe I didn't give PF enough of a chance.
Best,
Steve
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Re: Ipix equip and other software, Y/N ?
Posted: 19 Aug 2004 at 7:19 GMT
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you got the right one, www.agnos.com, if you have questions he can answer you in fluent enough english. I'm not sure which one for the G5.
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Re: Ipix equip and other software, Y/N ?
Posted: 19 Aug 2004 at 4:12 GMT
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i try to stay away from the legality area, but I do most definitely believe that the images produced work with any spherical software, like Panoweaver for example. However, I think you could get a better setup at a better rate if you bought non-Ipix. I did a lot of research, and through the help of some great advice (thnx smooth!) ended up with the following setup:
coolpix 5000
agnos mRotatorA
manfrotto 3001BN
kaiden quicktilt leveler
Panoweaver
I think it works very well for the price range.
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Am i too stupid for realviz?
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Re: Am i too stupid for realviz?
Posted: 18 Aug 2004 at 18:08 GMT
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hi Dylan,
I've had similar difficulties with Realviz, but have just started playing around with it - and should probably look at some of the tutorials soon. Heh.. Panorama Factory is great for building one's confidence back up I liked the portraits, too.
Easypano is nice, but is only going to help you if you use fisheyes. I believe you are correct in saying that you will get the best quality with multiple stitched rectilinear images.
Cubik, maybe you could give us all a few tips - your website and gallery are amazing! What software process do you use to create all of your QTVRs?
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Advice buying fisheye lens
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Re: Advice buying fisheye lens
Posted: 17 Aug 2004 at 8:53 GMT
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Hey Marios,
I shoot with a CP 5000 and have had similar experiences to yours with the 0-360 One Shot. I also have the agnos mRotator + FC-E8 + Panoweaver. In the work that we've done, we have achieved great quality results, but stitching in Panoweaver can sometimes take a while. Also, it is very difficult to achieve "crystal clear results" with the fisheye since it distorts the image. The transition from spherical to cubic (for QTVR) in Panoweaver seems to blur the image even a bit more. I stitch with 3 fisheyes, and this seems to be the best approach. Your focus problems should disappear with this setup. I would think that with the 8700 you should be able to produce some nice tours at 600 - 700 px QTVRs, if you need an even clearer image you may want to look at doing some multi-row stitching.
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