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Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 User Manual

Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 User Manual (217 pages)

User Guide

Brand: Autodesk | Category: Software | Size: 3.38 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Introduction

11
- What Is Autodesk®Stitchertm
  13
  - About this Guide
    14
- Minimum System Requirements
  15
  - Software
    15
  - Hardware
    15
- Installing Stitcher
  16
  - Uninstalling Stitcher
    16
- Autodesk Stand-Alone Licensing
  17
- Manage Your Stand-Alone License
  18
  - Check Product Information
    18
    
    License Usage Types
    18
    
    License Behaviors
    18
  - View Product Information
    19
    
    To View Product Information
    19
  - Update Your Serial Number
    20
    
    To Update Your Serial Number
    20
  - Register and Activate Stitcher
    21
  - Online Registration and Activation
    21
    
    To Activate Stitcher
    21
  - Offline Registration and Activation
    21
    
    To Register Stitcher Offline
    22
Chapter 2 Quick Start to Stitcher Projects

23
- The Stitcher Interface
  25
- The 5-Phase Stitcher Workflow
  26
  - Phase 1: Loading Images
    27
    
    Working with Thumbnails
    29
    
    Working in the Stitching Window
    29
    
    Create and Organize Stacks
    32
  - Phase 2: Automatic and Semi-Automatic Stitching
    35
    
    Automatic Stitching
    35
    
    Semi-Automatic Stitching
    35
  - Phase 3: Alignment
    36
  - Phase 4: Lighting Equalization
    37
    
    Modifying Exposure
    38
  - Phase 5: Projection Types and Rendering
    40
    
    Snapshot Projection
    40
    
    Cylindrical Projection
    41
    
    Cubical Projection
    42
    
    Spherical Projection
    43
    
    Cylindrical and Cubic QTVR Projection
    44
    
    Rendering Your Panorama
    45
    
    Saving Your Project
    46
- Stitcher Command Shortcuts
  47
Chapter 3 User Guide

53
- Shooting Photographs
  55
  - Recommended Equipment
    55
  - Planning Your Shots
    55
    
    Photograph Overlap
    59
  - Shooting the Panorama
    60
    
    Camera Settings
    61
  - Tips for Taking Shots
    61
- Stitcher Projects
  63
  - The Stitcher Workflow
    64
- Preferences
  65
- The Interface
  81
  - The Main Menu
    82
  - The Toolbar
    82
  - The Stitching Window
    82
    
    Thumbnail View
    83
    
    Status Indicators
    83
    
    General Information
    84
  - The Live Preview
    85
  - The Image Strip
    86
- Preparing Images for Stitching
  87
  - Loading Images
    87
    
    Loading HDR Images
    90
    
    Loading Fisheye Images
    90
  - Setting the Camera Parameters
    91
  - Image Resolution
    92
  - Relationship between Image Property Values
    92
  - Rectilinear Lens Properties
    93
    
    Film Back Values
    93
    
    Focal Length
    93
    
    Sensor Shift Values
    95
    
    Distortion Values
    95
  - Fisheye Lens Properties
    97
  - Flat Stitch Properties
    98
- Manipulating Images
  99
  - About Thumbnail Lines and Markers
    99
  - Indicator Markers
    99
  - Indicator Lines
    102
  - Filtering Thumbnails
    103
  - Deleting Thumbnails
    103
  - Modifying the Display of Thumbnails
    104
  - Displaying Thumbnail Information
    105
  - Moving Images to the Stitching Window
    105
  - Working in the Stitching Window
    106
    
    Improving Redraw Performance
    106
    
    Selecting Images in the Stitching Window
    106
    
    Aligning Images in the Stitching Window
    107
    
    Rotating Images in the Stitching Window
    108
    
    Centering Images in the Stitching Window
    109
  - Setting the Camera Orientation
    110
  - Bookmarking the Current Viewpoint
    110
- Fisheye Images
  111
  - Why Use a Fisheye Lens
    111
  - Types of Fisheye Images
    111
  - Calibrating Fisheye Images
    112
- Stitching Images
  115
  - Automatic Stitching
    115
  - Semi-Automatic Stitching
    116
  - Manual Stitching
    120
  - Force-Stitching Images
    123
  - Unstitching, Detaching, and Deleting Images
    124
    
    Unstitching Images
    124
    
    Detaching Images
    124
    
    Deleting Images
    125
  - Tips for Stitching Images
    125
    
    Overlapping and Aligning Images
    125
  - Stitching Highly Distorted Images
    126
    
    Evaluating Focal Length
    127
    
    Calibrating the Camera Response Curve
    128
    
    Closing the First Row of a Panorama
    130
  - Camera Profiles
    133
    
    Saving a Camera Profile
    133
    
    Loading a Camera Profile
    133
  - Render Preview
    134
    
    The Quick Preview
    134
    
    The Live Preview
    134
- Stencils
  136
  - Creating a Stencil Polygon
    136
  - Selecting, Duplicating, and Moving Stencil Polygons
    139
    
    Selecting Stencil Polygons
    139
    
    Moving Stencil Polygons
    139
    
    Copying Stencil Polygons
    139
    
    Changing the Shape of Stencil Polygons
    139
  - Deleting Stencil Polygons
    139
  - Blending Polygons
    140
  - Creating a PSD Stencil
    140
  - Viewing Stencils
    142
- Aligning the Panorama
  143
- Equalizing Images
  149
  - To Equalize Images
    149
- Hotspots
  151
  - Creating Hotspots
    151
  - Selecting, Duplicating, and Moving Hotspots
    152
    
    Selecting Hotspots
    152
    
    Duplicating Hotspots
    153
    
    Moving Hotspots
    153
    
    Changing the Shape of Hotspots
    153
  - Deleting Hotspots
    153
  - Linking Hotspots
    154
  - Setting Quicktime Movie Options
    155
  - Viewing Hotspots
    155
  - Hotspots and Panorama Conversion
    156
- Render Area
  157
- Rendering Your Project
  159
  - Choosing Projection Types
    161
    
    Snapshot Projection
    161
    
    Cubical Projection
    161
    
    Understanding the Naming of Cubical Images
    163
    
    Cylindrical Projection
    164
    
    Spherical Projection
    164
    
    Cylindrical and Cubic QTVR Projection
    164
    
    Setting QTVR Output Options
    165
    
    VRML Projection
    165
  - HDR and Tone Mapping
    166
    
    Add EXIF Data
    166
    
    Calibrating the Camera Response Curve
    167
  - Render Options
    168
  - Tips for Rendering
    174
    
    Understanding Width and Height Value Constraints
    175
    
    Understanding Interpolation
    175
  - Quicktime Output Setup
    177
    
    Compression Settings
    178
    
    Rendering Quality
    178
    
    Tiling (for Cubic QTVR Only)
    178
    
    Preview
    178
    
    Annotations
    179
    
    Authoring Tool
    180
    
    Quicktime Scripting
    182
- Movies
  183
  - Launching the Animation Tool
    183
  - Defining the Camera Path
    184
  - Checking the Animation
    185
  - Editing Key Frames
    185
  - Setting the Frame Gap
    187
- Publishing HTML/KML
  188
  - Publishing Your Panorama
    188
  - Setting the Html Options
    189
  - Setting the Kml Options
    191
  - Sharing Your Panorama
    192
  - Creating an *.Html Template
    193
- Panorama Conversion
  194
  - Loading a Panorama
    194
  - Conversion Possibilities
    196
  - Aligning the Panorama
    197
  - Creating Hotspots During a Conversion
    198
  - Saving and Loading Hotspots
    199
  - Rendering a Converted Panorama
    199
  - Choosing a Quicktime Panorama Viewpoint
    199
- Templates
  200
  - Saving a Project as a Template
    200
  - Opening a Template
    201
- Troubleshooting
  203
  - Stitching Problems
    206
- Glossary
  208

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Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 Getting Started Manual

Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 Getting Started Manual (24 pages)

Getting Started

Brand: Autodesk | Category: Software | Size: 2.41 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
1
Introduction

2
- About Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009
  2
- Goal of this Tutorial
  2
1 Loading Images

3
- The Autodesk Stitcher Unlimited 2009 Interface
  3
- Loading Your Shots
  4
2 Stitching

6
- Auto-Stitching
  6
- Manual-Stitching
  7
3 Alignment

12
4 Equalization

14
5 Render

15
- Render Area and Rendering Options
  15
- Load a Spherical Panorama and Convert to QTVR
  20

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