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idenwen
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June 5, 2016

P: Panoramic module bug / weird behavior

  • June 5, 2016
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The Pano Module is really strange it it's behavior. Or call it buggy since that's matching too.

I have 2 sets of pictures that can't be rendered als panorama because of some "unknown error" in the middle of the rendering process. Images itself look fine.

I have at least one set of 10 images that will only be rendered correctly when the last setting used in the module was the perspective one. If I set it to something other or change the setting and go back to perspective the panorama gets messed up quite heavily. (example at http://imgur.com/a/fF2Mo)

Sometimes, as in the upper example too, there is a big chunk of the panorama missing - every time on its left side. In the upper example half of the left plane.

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    ssprengel
    ssprengel
    Inspiring
    June 8, 2016

    I didn't think so, but it wasn't clear what PTGUI had been doing for years because a comment doesn't show what it was a reply to.

    Non-raw TIFs don't allow adjusting WB in an absolute way like raw-DNGs from LR/ACR pano function. 

    Besides the raw-output and Boundary Warp, everything else about Adobe's stitching is more of a good-luck-once-size-fits-all thing where there needs to be much more user-control to fix issues.  I mean it shouldn't be necessary to ask Adobe via dozens of feedback requests about every little customization option other software allows.  It's like they've never used any other pano-stitching software from the last 5 years besides Photoshop which has layer-masking but otherwise is the same good-luck non-customizable process.

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    PPL1960
    Participating Frequently
    June 8, 2016
    No of course not, but since the dynamics have already been taken into account in the workflow before building the panorama, there's still plenty in a 16 bits tiff file.
    ssprengel
    ssprengel
    Inspiring
    June 8, 2016
    PT GUI produces raw output?
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    PPL1960
    Participating Frequently
    June 7, 2016
    Well have a look at PTGUI it has done this for years. However my preferred workflow is to use each tool for what it does best. So preparing images in LR or whatever good raw converter and do the panos with exported tiff files generates best results.
    ssprengel
    ssprengel
    Inspiring
    June 7, 2016
    The HDR and Pano from LR and ACR are still raw, which isn't something I know of exists anywhere else, including PS's HDR Pro function.
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    PPL1960
    Participating Frequently
    June 6, 2016
    Hi Chris, it's all about the philosophy of what LR needs to be. I would like LR to be a compact and fast platform for developing photos, and be a home base to launch external applications that are better than LR at specialized tasks, like panorama assembly and stitching or HDR, focus stacking, and so on. 
    I would also like LR development to concentrate on speed and reliability in photo management, and get better understanding about the library capabilities and limitations in size vs. performance.  Can't say CC really delivers that now.
    For me there's no need to try to include in LR features that exist elsewhere and provide a full interface, while LR only offers a fragment of that while we are used to have full control in other apps.
    lhiapgpeonk
    lhiapgpeonk
    Participating Frequently
    June 6, 2016
    One such idea already exists, but does not seem to have gotten enough attention 😉
    https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/lightroom-panorama-needs-adaptive-wide-angle-functionality
    ccastleb
    Adobe Employee
    ccastleb
    Adobe Employee
    June 6, 2016
    Markus, 

    Feel free to un-share the folder.

    Thanks!

    - Chris
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    idenwenAuthor
    Participant
    June 6, 2016
    Hello Chris,
    thanks for the bug entry. Do you still need the files or can I remove the share of the folder?

    Hello Steve,
    thanks for your investigation and effort. I really appreciate that.
    ccastleb
    Adobe Employee
    ccastleb
    Adobe Employee
    June 6, 2016
    Hi Paul,

    If there are enhancements you feel that would make the Panorama Merge feature better for your workflow, please start a separate thread and we will add your ideas to our list of considerations.

    Regards,

    - Chris
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