Yes, I also use erect2cubic, but to have it you need to install Bruno Postle's Panotools::Script <http://search.cpan.org/dist/Panotools-Script/>. If someone need it for windows I have it already compiled as a portable version.
Cheers, Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) http://cartola.org/360 http://cartola.org/panoforum 2012/6/11 Tim Nugent <timnug...@gmail.com> > erect2cubic might help here: > > erect2cubic > Takes an equirectangular image and produces a .pto file suitable for > extracting six cube faces. > > Usage: > /usr/local/bin/erect2cubic --erect=myerectangular.tif > --ptofile=cubic.pto > > Options: > --filespec (panotools format, defaults to 'TIFF_m') > --roll (degrees) > --pitch (degrees, use -90 if nadir is in centre) > --yaw (degrees, adjust position of first cubeface) > --face (cubeface size in pixels, defaults to optimum) > > > On 11 June 2012 16:16, Carl von Einem <c...@einem.net> wrote: > >> In the upper areas of an equirectangular image the information is so >> compressed that it's not easy to use clone tools etc. >> Usually it helps to reproject to cube faces which have a rectilinear >> projection and cover 90 x 90 degrees. Especially for the zenith (also the >> nadir) that helps a lot! >> >> So with Hugin, you can load your equirect back into a new project as your >> input file (lens type: equirectangular, 360 degrees hfov). >> >> In "Images" tab set pitch to -90 degrees (in the Fast preview window you >> can now see the zenith in the center). >> >> In "Stitcher" tab set projection to rectilinear and fov to 90 x 90. >> Press "calculate optimal size" and stitch. >> >> With the original panotools this could be done in Photoshop but I bet >> this would also possible with Kays Python scripts, right? >> >> Here is a HowTo for the nadir: >> <http://panospace.wordpress.**com/2008/03/18/edit-the-nadir/<http://panospace.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/edit-the-nadir/> >> **> >> >> Here is more about it in the panotools wiki: >> <http://wiki.panotools.org/**Extracting_and_inserting_**rectilinear_Views<http://wiki.panotools.org/Extracting_and_inserting_rectilinear_Views> >> > >> >> Cheers, >> Carl >> >> Carlos Eduardo G. Carvalho (Cartola) schrieb am 11.06.12 16:52: >> >>> When using "other images" notice that you can repeat the same image as >>> many times as you need and do masks so that only the sky on it is used. >>> >>> Another approach would be to substitute the whole sky for another... a >>> sky is a sky :) >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) >>> http://cartola.org/360 >>> http://cartola.org/panoforum >>> >>> >>> >>> 2012/6/11 Calvin McDonald <c...@ckmcdonald.com <mailto:c...@ckmcdonald.com >>> >> >>> >>> >>> Carlos: >>> >>> Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. Your tips will help >>> me out. >>> >>> I do play with masking a bit but I wouldn't call it methodical at >>> all. I kind of do a hit-and-miss approach as I have little skill at >>> it. Occasionally I generate improvement with masks but usually >>> not. I haven't tried using other images. I'll give that a try. My >>> PS skills improve with every pano I make. However, I have a long >>> way to go to fully use the capability of the tool. 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