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clemens_at
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November 16, 2023
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camera raw & computer generated 360-degree panoramas

  • November 16, 2023
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Hello, 

 

There was this problem years ago, that if you edited an 360-degree panorama in camera raw you would end up with a seam on the edges. (see: https://community.theta360.guide/t/360-pano-support-in-adobe-camera-raw-11-4/4711). 

Now, this has been fixed since camera raw version 11.4, I belive and is called "Edge aware editing in 360-degree panoramas". 

To my surprise, I ended up with a seam in the latest version of PS and camera raw recently. 

 

The problem is, camera raw seems to only apply this edge aware editing mode when it recognizes the image as a "real" 360-degree panorama - shot with a real 360-camera. 
Since all of my 360 images are renderings, made with 3D software, I end up having this old problem again. 

 

The fix for now is, to inject false metadata into the image with another software - which is a pain.

An option inside camera raw's settings to toggle this mode or any other way to make this work would be much appreaciated. 

 

Thanks

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    thomas_bredenfeld
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    thomas_bredenfeldCommunity Expert
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    December 1, 2023

    you're right when assuming CR is checking the metadata for certain tags to be sure it's a 360° panorama and whether it's a spherical, a cylindrical, or even a partial one. 360° cameras and stitching apps aren't always reliable when it comes to inserting the correct <gpano> tags into the exif data.
    the best way is to check and/or edit this with exif fixer: https://exiffixer.com.
    another advice: if this work is tedious with a large number of panos, consider writing a script for the exif tools. they are command line tools for metadata manipulation: https://exiftool.org
    there are also GUIs for this tool (win: https://exiftool.org/gui, I'm using https://exifeditor.com/ on my mac). they're batchable which should address your problem.

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