DVD: Learn panoramic photography with Autopano Pro

Master all aspects of stitched panoramas! Arnaud Frich will show you the basics, and then techniques to create professional-quality panoramas using Autopano Pro. This training also applies to all professional stitching applications.

This DVD Includes:

Introduction to panoramic photography

• What is a panoramic photograph?
• What is a stitched panorama?
• Principles of stitched panoramas.

Understanding projection types

• The types of geometric projections
• Geometric projections by stitching
• Projections when tilting the camera.

What makes a good panorama?

• A closer look at overlapping areas
• Definition of the entrance pupil<
• Overlap

Handling your photographic equipment

• Panoramic heads
• Locating the entrance pupil
• Camera settings
• Can you use a standard tripod head?
• Two types of panoramic heads
• The parts of a panoramic head
• How to proceed if you dont have a panoramic head?
• Transporting camera equipment
• Setting up your tripod.

In the field...

• Panoramic head settings
• Framing
• Measuring exposure time
• Final tips
• White balance
• Taking the pictures

Using AutoPano Pro Preparing elements

• Stitch quality
• What about optical faults?
• RAW v JPG
• Preparation of JPG images.

Corrections before stitching

• Chromatic aberration correction
• Vignetting correction
• Distortion correction
• White balance and luminosity correction
• Importation, organisation and saving photos.

A stitching program: Autopano Pro Program overview:

• Stitching programs on the market today
• Program preferences
• Autopano Pros interface
• Help in Autopano Pro 

Aesthetic choices with panoramas

• What type of geometric projection is desired?
• Planar projection
• Cylinder and spherical projections

Autopano Pros tools

• The control point editor
• Reframing your panorama
• Defining the center point of your panoramas
• The horizon line

Geometric and tonal correction

• Luminosity correction
• Colour correction
• Image rotation
• The zoom tool
• Correction of roll
• The history tool

Panorama rendering

• Rendering: output settings
• Rendering: batch rendering and memory use
• Night photos and blending modes
• Dealing with dynamic contrast

Retouching and finalising

• Retouching images in Photoshop
• Final retouching of a stitched panorama
• Finishing an image for a specific use

Going further

• An introduction to virtual tours
• Some principles for creating virtual tours
• Conclusion