Autodesk 551A1-05B111-1001 - Stitcher Unlimited 2009, User Manual

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Chapter 2
Quick Start to Stitcher Projects
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The 5-phase Stitcher Workflow
1
Load your image files (see “Phase 1: Loading images” on page 17 for the complete
list of the supported file formats).
2
Stitch your images using the automatic stitch function. If there are inconsistencies in
your shots for which you will need to compensate, you can manually stitch or force-
stitch your images.
3
Align the viewing horizon. Sticher can center the panorama automatically, or flip it
upside down (or the right way up, depending on how your images were loaded
before the auto-stitch command was executed).
4
Equalize the brightness of your panorama. Stitcher can compensate for contrast in
the lighting between the stitched images and automatically make the lighting in the
panorama more uniform.
5
Render your panorama into a variety of formats for external publication.
Phase 1. Load images into the project
(for detailed information, see “The
interface” on page 71).
Phase 2. Automatically stitch the images
(see “Stitching images” on page 105).
Phase 3. Automatically align the viewing
horizon (see “Setting the horizon in the
Align Panorama mode” on page 133).
Phase 4. Equalize the lighting or
brightness (see “Equalizing images” on
page 139).
Phase 5. Render and export the final
panorama (see “Rendering Your Project”
on page 149).