A COMPLETE TRAINING IN 5 HOURS !

Master all aspects of stitched panoramas! Arnaud Frich will show you the basics, and then techniques to create professional-quality panoramas using Autopano Pro. This training also applies to all professional stitching applications.

THE TRAINER, ARNAUd FRICH

Arnaud Frich is a professional photographer and trainer specialising in panoramic photography in all its forms. He has written several French and English books about this subject. His website at www.arnaudfrichphoto.com is also a mine of his experience.

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Video extract :

The extracts below are in low-definition, contrary to the DVD which disperses in full resolution (1024*768).

Content :

Elephorm trainer

Author’s introduction

Definitions

Introduction to panoramic photography

What is a panoramic photograph? • What is a stitched panorama?• Principles of stitched panoramas

Understanding projection types

The types of geometric projections •Geometric projections by stitching •Projections when tilting the camerawhat makes a good panorama?A closer look at overlapping areas

• Definition of the « entrance pupil » • Overlap HanDling yourpHotograpHic equipment Panoramic heads Locating the entrance pupil • Camera settings • Can you use a standard tripod head? • Two types of panoramic heads • The parts of a panoramic head• How to proceed if you don’t have a panoramic head? • Transporting camera
equipment • Setting up your tripod In the field...

Panoramic head settingsFraming • Measuring exposure time • Final tips • White balance • Taking the pictures •using tHe program
Preparing elements

Stitch quality. What about optical faults? • RAW v JPG • Preparation of JPG images
Corrections before stitching
Chromatic aberration correction • Vignetting correction • Distortion correction • White balance and luminosity correction
• Importation, organisation
and saving photos
a stitcHing program:
autopano pro

Program overview

Stitching programs on the market today • Program preferences • Autopano Pro’s interface • Help in Autopano Pro

First steps with Autopano Pro Opening and analysing a folder • Detection parameters • Detection and strong distortion • Editing a panorama

Aesthetic choices with panoramas

What type of geometric projection is desired?

• Planar projection • Cylinder and spherical projections

Autopano Pro’s tools
The control point editor • Reframing your panorama• Defining the center point of your panoramas • The horizon line

Geometric and tonal correction

Luminosity correction • Colour correction • Image rotation • The zoom tool• Correction of roll • The history tool

Panorama rendering

Rendering: output settings • Rendering: batch rendering and memory use • Night photos and blending modes

Recipes for improving your panoramas

Dealing with dynamic contrast

Retouching and finalising

Retouching images in Photoshop • Final retouching of a stitched panorama • Finishing an image for a specific use

Going further

An introduction to virtual tours • Some principles for creating virtual tours • Conclusion•

Language : English, translation Ben Vost
• Editor : Kolor
MINIMUM CONFIGURATION MAC/PC
• Compatible Win 2000/XP/Vista or MAC OS X
• Resolution : 1024x768
• Processor : 1,2 GHZ minimum
• DVD-ROM drive required
• Sound card required