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February 7, 2007
Paris from the top
I'm having a ball shooting panoramic images in Europe, so I thought I'd share one sample (more to come). I created this 27MP Parisian pano by taking a series of shots from atop the Tour Montparnasse, home to the local Adobe office. I stitched the images together by loading them via the files-to-layers script, then choosing Edit->Auto-Align Layers, followed by Edit->Auto Blend Layers, and finally Export->Zoomify.
Adobe must have a thing for towers, and I write this from the Barcelona office, which tops a 20-story building overlooking the beach. The city is as beautiful as I'd been told, so I look forward to shooting more tourist bits--er, valuable test files--in a bit.
[Update: Fixed link.]
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John, your Paris photo link seems broken?
[D'oh! Thanks, Klaus. It should be fixed now. --J.]
John,
I don't know if you've tried the new version of CS3's Photomerge but it does a fabulous job without having to run scripts or really provide any input other than what files to use. It's a huge step up from previous versions. I've really been having a lot of fun with it.
-dave-
[Glad to hear you're liking it, Dave. I've been having lots of fun with the stitching myself, but because Photomerge was undergoing reconstruction for a while in the CS3 cycle, I've gotten used to the other approach. But you're right that it's a great option. I just like to joke that when it comes to Photoshop, why provide one way of doing something when 10 would do? ;-P --J.]
Very nice. I didn't know there was a zoomify export option. All I have is a Zoomview option, is that it?
[Yep--it's new in CS3. Older versions contained the older "ZoomView" export option, which provided a similar function but which relied on a plug-in that's less widely distributed than the Flash Player. Note that the Zoomview export option in the public beta is a bit buggy, so I exported this panorama from a more recent build. --J.]
**I guess I could just go try myself..**
...by loading them via the File-to-Layers...
John, next time you're making a panorama try File > Automate > Photomerge and save yourself a buncha clicks 'n menus. It uses the very same Auto Align/Auto Blend magic.
Cheers,
jp
[Very true, John. I just need to get back into the swing of things with Photomerge! --J.]
great shot, the Logo and the Eiffel…
have fun on the Barcelona-workshop!