Help with stiching

John Jared · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 726 City: Round Lake, IL

It took like 3 hours to do this and it still doesn't look very good. I am using photoshop to do it and looking for a little advice.

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

That's not bad at all IMHO and it shows the 20D at 5 fps is capable of a nice sequence. I felt that the 8 fps sequences I tried with the 1D were almost too cluttered unless the rider was taking the trick really big. Did you lock the exposure with the * button? (It looks like it changes on at least one frame) and then use the healing brush or clone tool to blend the frame sections better at the sky and maybe on the wake/spray/rope some too. I always thought they looked best with the rope just gone. Nice job overall you're just about there!

I like the 2nd to the last pic- expression on the face of the rider as he realizes he's a little late on that roll to blind!

Jensen · Posted: Oct 13, 2004 10:43 am Post subject:

ya, theres a special took to make it blend, forgot what it was called though. but nice job

DC · Soul Rider Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 456

I agree... it looks pretty good.

From what I can tell you used the eraser tool and removed the image around the rider to blend in with the background. Another approach is to use the lasso tool to cut out the rider and then place it over the background.

Either way it's going to take a long time...

Isn't there software that comes with the canon cameras that will auto-stich the sequence for you? I have a seq somewhere that was done using it. I'll try to find it and post it.

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

I usually use the magnetic lasso tool with a tight color parameter or the eyedropper to select the sky areas I want to blend (drap the tolerance slider until you've got just the area you want selected). I then use the healing brush and paint over the spray I want to change and last use the clone tool on the rope. I haven't had consistant results with the Photoshop stitcher but it's a good place to start. It works better on some shots then others. Good panoramas are a real art.

Nephilim · Addict Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 658 City: Ephrata, WA

i like to use the eraser with a feather, it works good on the splashes so even if you erase part of the splash or water it still looks natural, not a harsh abrubt edge. on this secquence on the 2nd frame i took out alot of the water because it was covering the rider.

Nephilim · Addict Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 658 City: Ephrata, WA

i like to use the eraser with a feather, it works good on the splashes so even if you erase part of the splash or water it still looks natural, not a harsh abrubt edge. on this secquence on the 2nd frame i took out alot of the water because it was covering the rider.

wviveen · Addict Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 705 City: Loosdrecht

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?p=89708&highlight=#89708

Here is a link to a thread i made a long time ago, there is a good
article posted by Josh Robinson that explains how to do it.

Maybe it is of any help to you ! Very Happy