On 6 Nov., 16:22, Robert Krawitz <r...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Some other comments about this whole thing: > > 4) Blend stacks or fuse layers: that is the question. Blending from > stacks caused some colorimetric problems in the 360; the areas near > the edges of the original photos turned out noticeably lighter. > However, fusing layers caused ghosting problems where enblend > picked different seam lines for each exposure set (quite apart from > ghosting caused by subject motion between the three shots in each > stack). In the end, I went with blending stacks.
I am more of a stack person myself, for precisely these reasons. I think I should point you to an interesting technique here. If you take a good look at the enfuse manual, it states (quote) 7.3.2 Common Misconceptions Here are some surprisingly common misconceptions about exposure series. A single image cannot be the source of an exposure series. Raw-files in particular lend themselves to be converted multiple times and the results being fused together. The technique is simpler, faster, and usually even looks better than digital blending (as opposed to using a graduated neutral density filter) or blending exposures in an image manipulation program. Moreover, perfect alignment comes free of charge! ... (end quote) How can that be? Because your camera has a greater dynamic range than can be shown on the screen. So if you take a raw image that is not overexposed anywhere at low ISO, there is plenty of dynamic range to play with. What you do is, for example, develop the raw once to show the sky perfectly, at the same time letting the shadows go very dark, and then develop again to an image where the sky is white but the land is perfectly exposed. If you enfuse these two exposures (using mainly saturation as your criterion), the effect is often astonishingly good. Try playing with that! as the manual says, perfect alignment comes with the technique free of charge. with regards KFJ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to hugin-ptx@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to hugin-ptx+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
