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Brief:Panorama pictures make great posters. Because their width or height is higher than usual, they capture more of a scene and have a greater impact on the viewer.
This articles gathers tips that will help you make a good panorama.
Please leave us comments if you found this useful or if you have information and feedback to add to this article.
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Originally submitted: Feb 20, 2004
Resubmitted: May 22, 2007
Article by ~roy204
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Comments: 74
loved da article!
will work on the tech..........
wish me luck!!
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I've been looking for information on how-to-make-panoramas for a while and there you came!! 
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At first I wish thank you for effort you put into writing this tutorial. Personaly I will more welcome someting more advanced. Especialy I wish to learn more about composition... in this area I'm really clueless. Thanks for tip double level spirit its excelent idea!! I've to buy one
In point of manual stitching I've to say that is hudge pain! I did few, two are published: [link] and [link] Maybe usefull tip should be - not use straight lines for connecting images. Try to cut-of some problematic parts, it help to lots!
In article are named some comercial with (R) marked software 
I'm sughesting Hugin and Panorama Tools they are free and VERY powerfull. It suport barel distorsion compensation and stitching is done in friendly UI by defining control points. You will be impressed how quickly hugin locate point you select in first image in second one. After setting control points you will run some optimalization (I'm clueless what it does) and finally stitching. Go for cup of tea and after while you will get results!
For example of it output, check: [link]
Hugin pages are: [link] On Linux it isn't it so easy setup. Maybe on Windows it will be easier. I've no idea. But give it try it worth it!
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Hi there
Thank you for the feedback and additions, it's greatly appreciated. As for the (R), I need to place them in the article since it's made public, I don't think I would run into any trouble not doing so but I think it's better to add them.
Also, about paying for software, I agree software is usually (too?) expensive, and getting a program for free off the internet is always possible. However, when it's $30, when it works really well and when it is is not produced by a software giant but by a small company that may need the cash, I prefer to do the effort of buying it, as a mark of respect for the people that worked on it (I'm a software engineer so I can see the amount of work needed to make a good program)...
As for composition, well I think general composition rules also apply to panorama, except the horizon placement migth be a problem (can be fixed with cropping though).
Thanks again!
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Hi Roy 
I was few monts ago reading something about panorama composition, author was talking about placement of object in field, but I didn't almost pay attention
As about that software... that is matter of personal opinion. Personaly I go for free software, that is quite common on Linux I'm using so I wanted to show otheres free alternative. Plus if it is avail also for Windows.
Thanks for your work in photo-class 
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Oh I do agree with you, free software is the best. I'm on gentoo linux most of the time
Cheers.
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Thank you for the info and the feedback.
As for composition:
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Oh I didn't state myself clearly. I read articles you are linking about composition. What I'm curious about are some tips for panorama specific composition tips.
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wow! didn't know all that stuff about the nodal points... I read somewhere that for better result you should overlap 60% or more between 2 shots.
I use Panorama Maker 3. If I take all the shots carefuly and using a tripod, the stiching from the program always looks perfect!
I realy enjoy this photo class tutorials
MORE! MORE! MORE!
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wow! that was really an awesome tutorial! very detailed, especially about the nodal points, which I didnt even know about until now! i have always wanted to try panoramic photos and i know this will be a huge help when i finally am able to!! thanks so much for this great tutorial!
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Awesome, always such great advice. i love it all, i do everyone. thank you for the great stuff.
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Very cool, I'll have to try that sometime.... Just thought I'd mention that Photoshop CS now has a panorama stitching feature in it, it's pretty cool.
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Cool!! Where is the option inside cs?!?
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Good article, and it's great to see you back again! I hope there's more to come.
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Oh I've been waiting for this one, thanks for releasing it
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Thank you very much for your Tipps and helps
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Indeed, finally a new article! thanks so much guys, panoramas sound like great fun. I don't know if I'll be able to achieve them with a simple digital camera, but I'll certainly try!
Thanks a bunch. What an interesting technique!
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