Photoshop makes a panorama tour

My name is Alvaro Guzman, engaged in website development and graphic design work. For me digital design is a modern art, and I can explore emerging technologies and deliver clear messages to the public.

Look, this is the picture we're going to make.

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1th Step: Before flattening

Panoramic picture? But just take a few photos and then piece it together in Photoshop. You can use the automatic Photoshop Merge tool, or use the Stamp tool manually. Because any so-called "automatic" thing is not 100% accurate, so we will combine the two.

Obviously, the first step is to take a picture, but the panoramic picture is not very good to shoot. I used a set of photos taken by my friend Alvaro Gumucio aka Gumo, who used Nikon D700 specifically for psdtuts + shots. He said: "I carry a tripod, holding the camera, spent three hours, is to find a suitable place." Finally, I climbed up a hill, braced the tripod and started taking pictures. ”

To take such a picture, you need a neat place, with no branches, wires, or anything else blocking it. (Figure 01)

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Step 2nd: Set up and adjust the camera

To have a tripod to place the camera. A tripod can be replaced by any stable thing, such as a box, table, etc. In short, there is a horizontal plane that can rotate the camera in the future. Try to make sure the camera is horizontal, or else the picture will be skewed (see later). Everything is ready to start taking pictures. (Figure 02)

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3rd Step: Shooting

There are a few things to note when taking a panoramic picture and click here to see the details.

In short, you can start shooting. Each time, the camera rotates some angles. Here, our photographer took seven photos from left to right, each 20 degrees apart, that is, a total of 140 degrees. Intuition can be used to determine the angle, but also some mathematical tools to obtain an accurate angle. Not too many photos, you can also take a real 360 panorama. It's good to have a "panorama-1" or something else in the name. (Figure 03)

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4th Step: Image File

With a whole bunch of photos, it's almost impossible to rearrange them if it's messed up, which is why it's a continuous name. (Figure 04)

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5th step: Automatic Picture flattening

This is a fairly automated process. Open Photoshop, "file"-auto-Photomerge. A two-column window appears. The option on the left column is a flattened optical mode, and you can choose from several custom modes, typically choosing "automatic", and of course you can choose another option.

In the right column, put the required files, you can select a few files or a folder. Just click "Browse" to add the picture you want to flatten. We selected all seven pictures. Select the picture and make sure to select "Mixed image" and click "OK". (Figure 05)

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Step 6th: Check the flattening results

When you click OK, in the Photomerge window, the software automatically adjusts the picture to generate a panoramic view. When you get to the end of the progress bar, you'll see something similar to the one below.

In the layers panel, you will see the modified picture in the layer group. You will see that the final picture is oblique, because the camera was not right when we took the picture (see Step Two). But, no big deal, next, we will solve this problem. (Figure 06)

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7th Step: Correction Tilt

There are several ways to fix the tilt of the angle, and it's easiest to use a clipping tool. But I like using lens orthotics best, and we'll talk about it in the next lecture. Now, select the Trim tool, pull out a wide bit, and rotate a little to cover as many images as you can. Finally, press "enter" to finish clipping and save the file. (Figure 07)

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