Use a computer to create a panorama

Have you ever seen a panorama? That is a wonderful scene: the human field of vision is no longer limited, and expanded to 360 °, the viewer will feel "people walk in the painting. First, let's take a look at the concept of panorama. The so-called panorama refers to the image chain of 360 ° after multiple images are connected at the beginning and end, browsing is like a set of images that can be played cyclically. For example, we can use a digital camera or scanner to obtain multiple images in different directions of a scenic area, use a dedicated software (such as Ulead Cool 360) to create a panorama, and observe it through its own browser, there will be an immersive feeling, with a strong dynamic and image perspective effect. If you want to see the progress of a city, visit http://rubber-ts.51.net/pm360/test.html.

To create a panorama, we must first use the software. We can use Ulead Cool 360, A Practical Software for creating a panorama. It is easy to use and easy to operate, make relevant continuous photos into exquisite panorama.

I. Software Overview

This software is used to create a panorama. The panoramic image file generated by this software is very small, such as the original 18 778kb images (in JPG format) to form a panorama (in IVR format) only 753 bytes later, and the image is made in JPG format, which is only kb, less than half of the original size. In addition, it also provides screen saver for creating a panorama, sending work a directly via e-mail, directly using it for webpage creation, and outputting it as an executable file with a browser, this allows users without Ulead Cool 360 to browse other functions. This software supports BMP, JPG, Tif, PCD, PNG, and other file formats, the output supports mov, IVR, BMP, JPG, Tif, PNG, and upj (Ulead Cool 360 Project File) formats.

Ii. Download and install

Ulead Cool 360's current version is 1.0, if needed, you can go to its home page (http://www.ulead.com) download, the file size is 6.78 MB, including panorama production and browsing features. Software Installation is also very simple, just install the software fo-c360.exe In the uncompressed software window, and then press the "Next" button all the way.

3. Interface Introduction

The operating interface of Ulead Cool 360 is very simple and practical. There are five parts: one is the software home page button, click it, you will go to the home page to learn about the software; the other is the step introduction, it must start, adjust, and complete three steps for creating a panorama. The usage is described here. The third step is the step operation button. The fourth step is the specific operation button, the main functions include creating, opening, saving a project, opening a file, and getting a file. The fifth is to open and set the panorama browser.

4. Prepare Images

Now that you want to create a panoramic view, you can use a normal camera to take a photo and use a scanner to scan it into your computer. If a digital camera is better, it will not waste film. To create a set of panoramic images, follow these steps:

1. Make the camera parallel to the ground and preferably fixed on the tripod.

2. Take each photo clockwise with a fixed point as the center. Keep the camera at the same height when taking each photo.

3. each photo has an overlapping area of around 30%. Be sure to place the moving object in the middle of the photo. Do not make the photo of the moving object staggered, to avoid inconvenience caused by the processing of the photo boundary in the future.

4. depending on the photo devices you use, use scanners and other devices to process photos in JPG format. The image size can be determined based on your own needs, file names should be listed alphabetically.

In this way, a group of photos are ready. When taking a photo, you must pay attention to the fact that using a camera to obtain a group of images from a certain Scenic Spot requires that adjacent images have a certain part in common during shooting, this allows you to set an overlap when creating a panorama. To achieve a perfect fusion effect, the degree of overlap should not be too small. If the image effect is poor, you can use professional software such as Photoshop to optimize the image. Without these professional tools, you can use ACDSee's Image Enhancement Tool to beautify the image. It can perform some simple processing on the image, select the "image enhancement" command from the "Tools" menu to open the "image Booster" processing window for processing.

5. Create an instance

The following describes how to create a panoramic view in a meeting room in detail:

1. click "new project" to create a new task project. The "New preject wizard (New Project Wizard)" dialog box is displayed. 2. In the "project type (project type)" dialog box) "To create a 360 ° panorama (you can also choose to create a large-width tiled image). In" project name ", enter the project name" office ", and then select the Save path, the default path is C:/program files/Ulead systems/Ulead Cool 360/project. If necessary, enter instructions in the description and click "Next.

2. in the displayed dialog box, select multiple images for creation, click "add" to add or use "add all (add all)" to add all images under a directory, you can also use the "acquire (obtain)" button to add an image to a scanner, digital camera, or other peripherals. After adding the image, a preview window is displayed. You can use the icons in the chart to adjust the deletion, rotation, zoom-in, zoom-in, and sort order of the image. After the operation is complete, click "Next.

3. select the camera lens used to take the photo and image. If the camera lens is not in the list, you can select the default lens provided by the program or customize the lens parameters. Then, click "finish, 4. Select the "Disable Warping (do not bend)" check box without bending sensation during browsing. Select the "Disable Blending (disable fusion)" check box, the overlapping parts of the two adjacent photos are displayed continuously in the Panorama. These two effects can be reflected in the "preview" window on the left. It is recommended that you do not select the preceding two options to achieve the realistic effect of the combination of perspective deformation and border. Now, the START (start) operation has been completed. Please press the finish button to continue.

4. Adjust the panorama. At this time, the system automatically enters the second "adjust (Adjustment)" step, and the series of images have basically been spliced. If you are not satisfied with a specific image, click the image and adjust the parameters in the options panel. You can rotate, perspective, hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast each image) you can also drag the mouse to adjust the degree of overlap between images. If you are not satisfied with the adjustment effect, you can use the "undo" and "redo" features to cancel and repeat the operation. If there are too many adjustment steps, use the "reset" button to restore the initial status of the imported image, 5.

5. Browse. After the adjustment is satisfactory, click "Viewer" to open the browser that comes with it for Preview (6 ). When previewing, you can use the mouse to control the direction, speed, and proportion of the panorama motion.

6. Complete. Click Finish to display the 7 operation interface. You can select multiple save and output modes. Click "save" to save the current panorama. Click "E-mail" to convert the current panorama to an EXE file (containing the viewer) it is also sent as an email attachment, provided that the Panorama has been saved and an email account has been set; press the "Web (web page)" button to save the current panorama in the form of a Web page, you can also watch the video in a web browser (ie4.0, nc4.0, or later), just like watching with the viewer. Press the "Screen Saver" button, set the panorama as the default screen saver. Press the print button to print the panorama in the form of a flat image (Plan). Press the copy button to copy the panorama, copy the Panorama to the clipboard for other programs to call. Press the "Export (export)" button to generate an executable file and execute it to view the panorama content.

For example, if you want to make a web project, embed the panoramic file into the webpage, click the "Web" button, and an 8-page interface appears. In "file", enter the file name and select the input path in "output, "title": Enter the HTML title, select the width and height of the page, and click "OK.

After the panorama is finished, you can open it on the page and find the documents that you just saved, double-click the office room .htm to enjoy your creation. To enable IE and NC browsers to view panorama, the corresponding plug-ins must be installed. During Ulead Cool 360 installation, the installer will automatically detect IE or NC. If it detects, it will ask if you want to install the corresponding plug-in and select "yes. You can also upload it to your home page to increase the dynamic and aesthetic feeling of the home page. Is it cool?

6. pixmaker, another software for creating Panorama

In addition to Ulead Cool 360, pixmaker is also a good 360 ° panoramic image production software. It can seamlessly join multiple continuous images describing a ring scene, create a 360 ° "scenario" image, which can be played on the webpage to make your page more lively. 9. The pixmaker software displays panoramic images on the webpage as a "Java Applet" small component provided by the program itself. As long as the Web Editor puts this component in the same directory as the panorama page, you can use a common browser to play panoramic images on a webpage. This is different from the popular "Ulead Cool 360 panoramic production software". The webpage Panorama Image produced by "Ulead Cool 360" requires the viewer to download a "Panorama viewer" plug-in before playing the video, in contrast, pixmaker is more convenient to use. Pixmaker can automatically process image boundary connections without any traces of seams. On the premise that you have prepared a set of continuous scene images, pixmaker can automatically complete the whole process from creation to release with just a few simple steps. It can also generate a panoramic image to an executable "EXE" file, play the panoramic image separately, and send it to your friends through e-mail, so that they can enjoy your panoramic images from afar!

The operation steps of pixmaker are quite simple and mainly divided into three steps. First, input the photo you took into the computer, select the camera parameters you used for the shooting, and then start to ask pixmaker to perform the sewing work, you can select the effect of the entire environment or partial effect of the environment, and finally select the form in which the image is output. You can select the output as an image, webpage, or execution file, diverse output specifications allow you to adjust as needed.

If necessary, download it at http://www.pixaround.com/index.php. It has comprehensive functions, simple operations, high intelligence, fast execution speed, and good production quality. More importantly, it is a shared software with no fee, you can simply register the information with the developer and use it without restrictions. The Usage Details of related programs will not be described here. Readers can familiarize themselves with the operation methods.