[Padcore]

Hi, I am wondering if anyone could give me some advice on stitching software to produce great panoramic images?

I'm using CS3 at the moment - is there a suitable plug-in or will I need a new piece of software or indeed is there an easy way to carry it out on just PS?



Thanks in advance.

[orangepeel]

CS3 can do pano's... put your frames into one psd as multiple layers, select the layers (think one must be locked iirc) then from the edit menu choose auto-align layers.

once done, same menu, auto-blend layers.




But to answer your question, PTGui is pretty good.

[Padcore]

Cheers

[Dave Canon]

It is even easier than this to use CS3. The Photomerge in CS3 was a major improvement from earlier versions and does well even in difficult situations. It can even stitch shots taken with my 10mm-22mm at at 10mm which earlier versions could not.

The easiest way to use it is to select all the images to be stiched in the Bridge then Tools>Photoshop>Photomerge

Alternately you can also access from CS3 from File>Automate>Photomerge

In Layout use Auto or Cylindrical and make sure you tick "Blend Images Together"

Click OK and it will take a few moments depending on your computer speed and the image sizes. The result are masked and blended multiple layers. Normally at that stage I flatten the image. The shape may be odd shaped and rounded so I select All (Ctrl A) then Edit>Transform>Warp. You can pull the handles around to fill the spaces etc. Having done this you can complete with a straightforward crop. You may need a final sharpening and your pano will be ready to print.

[Steve]

I have CS3 and still stand by my advice here