The question: Will Apple¹s QuickTimeVR Authoring do this? Any alternative software? The problem: JPCaponigro suggests a "shoot twice scan twice" strategy to capture both highlight and shadow detail of long-dynamic-range subjects. Imperfections of filmholders and scanner mounts mean the two resulting Photoshop layers are imperfectly aligned (registered). I¹m unable to get Photoshop to efficiently move/rotate/distort one layer into registration with another for images beyond small file sizes. The speculation: Specialized software might facilitate such registration, even on large files. The scientific literature about satellite base photography software is replete with discussion of registration technique. Proprietary panorama-stitching software might do the trick, inasmuch as it must register at least the edges of two images. Only QTVR Authoring comes recommended as Mac-based stitching software. The question restated: Can anyone comment knowledgeable as to whether QTVR Authoring is likely to do the job I propose? Can anyone suggest alternatives? MCRich
