Photo Stitching

[RedLeader]

Can anyone recommend software (preferably free) for stitching images together to make a panorama?

[chris]

photoshop cs3 and above does it automatically. Its what I use and I find it does a great job.

[RedLeader]

FFS, I've been doing it manually in CS3. How do you do it automatically and can it deal with overlaps?

[chris]

Yeah it cuts the pics for best fit. Drag all the photos for your pano into photoshop then file:> automate:> photomerge.

It'll ask some stuff, click use open files, I usually use perspective I think, then it'll merge everything and give you your pano.
You'll need to crop the edges to square it up but its easy done.

[ChuckMcB]

For anyone without CS3 have a try with this app: AutoStitch it's "free as in beer" (example I did a while past..using a camera phone) but there are other commercial products (and iPhone app) that use the same code.

[twentyclicks]

Hugin is also free and has pretty advanced options if you want to go wild.  I used it to stitch a monster 8ft photo for a quarry sign - it took about 2 hours to render but was awesome

[Dowser]

Can anyone recommend software (preferably free) for stitching images together to make a panorama?

I use CS3 too.  So quick.  Here's a photo from the "Commedagh for the Red Arrows" meet.  It is a combination of 6 individual pictures to create the panoramic view of Newcastle with one of the Red Arrows coming through the Donard/Commedagh Saddle.  All pics where taken on the day but I openly admit they are stitched together.  Just want to show you an example of what can be done in less than 2 minutes:  

https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/kzpNn.jpg

[LennyJ1]

Can anyone recommend software (preferably free) for stitching images together to make a panorama?

I use CS3 too.  So quick.  Here's a photo from the "Commedagh for the Red Arrows" meet.  It is a combination of 6 individual pictures to create the panoramic view of Newcastle with one of the Red Arrows coming through the Donard/Commedagh Saddle.  All pics where taken on the day but I openly admit they are stitched together.  Just wat to show you an example of what can be done in less than 2 minutes. 

<img src="https://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/imgur/kzpNn.jpg" alt="Hosted by imgur.com" />

That is amazing. you should sent a copy of that to the red arrows.

[suspectmonkey]

I use CS3 too.  So quick.  Here's a photo from the "Commedagh for the Red Arrows" meet.  It is a combination of 6 individual pictures to create the panoramic view of Newcastle with one of the Red Arrows coming through the Donard/Commedagh Saddle.  All pics where taken on the day but I openly admit they are stitched together.  Just want to show you an example of what can be done in less than 2 minutes:

Nice work Dowser.  I use the photo stitch tool in Photoshop as well, it seems to do the job well.  Mind you, I've only ever taken a couple of pano's and keep meaning to do more as I really like them.  I'm a big fan of Colin Prior's photography and the Scottish landscape panoramas he shoots are awesome.  Only problem with pano's is that looking at them on a monitor doesnt really do them justice... they need to be printed out B I G

This one was taken during a snowy spell at the start of last year on Cavehill:

Cavehill Pano Take Two by jonpatterson, on Flickr

Here is one I shot at a place called Doagh Island in Donegal, close to the Doagh Famine Village:

Doagh Island by jonpatterson, on Flickr

[Dowser]

Two awesome shots Suspect    I was at that exact location at Doagh Island last year but I hadn't even considered panoramic photos at that stage.  I will be doing a lot more from now on.  Would like to get a few professionally printed and mounted to hang in the house.

[twentyclicks]

Great work guys!