Comments on: Lightroom 2 and Photoshop CS3: Stitching a Panorama http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/ A different perspective on photography, technology, and current events. Video interviews, tips, techniques, and tutorials. Sometimes opinionated, always entertaining. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:26:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John Worthington http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7323 John Worthington Tue, 13 May 2008 04:42:53 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7323 Thank you sir. Also, I have found that by zooming in a little when composing the shot, it can avoid a bit of the buldging that occurs with thoses objects closer to you (like the ground or stray trees). Especially when shooting a beach or anything past the 160 degree mark, what should be a vast horizion (sea) gets mashed into a u shape while the ends of the beach get stretched our of proportion. Example from the weekend: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2488863680_c2f93ba56b_o_d.jpg Thank you sir.

Also, I have found that by zooming in a little when composing the shot, it can avoid a bit of the buldging that occurs with thoses objects closer to you (like the ground or stray trees).

Especially when shooting a beach or anything past the 160 degree mark, what should be a vast horizion (sea) gets mashed into a u shape while the ends of the beach get stretched our of proportion.

Example from the weekend: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/2488863680_c2f93ba56b_o_d.jpg

]]> By: Frederick http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7322 Frederick Tue, 13 May 2008 04:29:56 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7322 Hey John, In Lightroom's preferences you can set the default external file format to either TIFF or PSD. Both are "lossless", both support channels and layers. Photoshop of course additionally supports smart objects and adjustment layers as well. So, since quality is not a question between PSD and TIFF, the choice becomes a bit subjective. Hey John,

In Lightroom’s preferences you can set the default external file format to either TIFF or PSD. Both are “lossless”, both support channels and layers. Photoshop of course additionally supports smart objects and adjustment layers as well.

So, since quality is not a question between PSD and TIFF, the choice becomes a bit subjective.

]]> By: John Worthington http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7321 John Worthington Tue, 13 May 2008 04:18:26 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7321 Just a quick thing. What is the best format to bring the pano back into LightRoom? The few Panos I have tried have always put me back with a TIFF. In the past I have always gone for PSD. Is there a quality difference between TIFF or PSD? Thanks. Just a quick thing.

What is the best format to bring the pano back into LightRoom?

The few Panos I have tried have always put me back with a TIFF.

In the past I have always gone for PSD. Is there a quality difference between TIFF or PSD?

Thanks.

]]> By: Ado http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7311 Ado Mon, 12 May 2008 17:57:23 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7311 Hey this is awesome, thanks a lot Im gonna go try this out! Hey this is awesome, thanks a lot Im gonna go try this out!

]]> By: Frederick http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7150 Frederick Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:16:33 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7150 @TimB & @Yves, Looks like you solved the mystery... As you've found out, you'll need to running Photoshop CS3 10.0.1 (or later) for the Lightroom 2 integration to work. Hopefully we'll make this a little more obvious when the app is officially released. Let me know how things work out! @TimB & @Yves,

Looks like you solved the mystery… As you’ve found out, you’ll need to running Photoshop CS3 10.0.1 (or later) for the Lightroom 2 integration to work. Hopefully we’ll make this a little more obvious when the app is officially released.

Let me know how things work out!

]]> By: Yves http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7146 Yves Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:32:33 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7146 Problem solved. After updating Photoshop CS3 to version 10.0.1 it works. Seems like I had my auto update turned off for some reason. Would be nice though if Lightroom would handle this situation a bit more gracefully or informative :) Problem solved. After updating Photoshop CS3 to version 10.0.1 it works. Seems like I had my auto update turned off for some reason. Would be nice though if Lightroom would handle this situation a bit more gracefully or informative :)

]]> By: Yves http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7140 Yves Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:30:17 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7140 @Tim, I see your point. I don't think this is the case, because I am using CS3 Extended! I hope Frederick can shed some light on this as well. @Tim, I see your point. I don’t think this is the case, because I am using CS3 Extended! I hope Frederick can shed some light on this as well.

]]> By: TimB http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7139 TimB Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:12:36 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7139 @Yves Yes, that's why I asked the questions I did. I get the same greyed-out options. I have a feeling we may need CS3 Extended for this to work, hopefully The Man will respond with an answer. Cheers, Tim. @Yves

Yes, that’s why I asked the questions I did. I get the same greyed-out options. I have a feeling we may need CS3 Extended for this to work, hopefully The Man will respond with an answer.

Cheers, Tim.

]]> By: Yves http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7138 Yves Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:19:39 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7138 Hey Frederick, this is strange. I have Lightroom 2.0 Beta installed with a clean new catalog with just 24 pictures in it (a 12 shot panorama with two exposures per shot). I also have Photoshop CS3 installed. I can chose Edit in Photoshop CS3, but all sub-options are disabled (Merge to HDR, Merge to Panorama, etc) even though I have several shots selected when I chose the options. I tried this with RAW shots (.CR2) and with exported JPEGs as well. Neither worked. The same holds for selecting 2, 3, 5 or 10 shots. The options stay disabled. I also seem to have lost the possibility of stacking photos in Lightroom 2.0, because that setting is also disabled. Is there something special you need to do to enable this functionality? I am on Leopard 10.5.2 if that helps. Thanks for taking the time to do a video for us! Regards, Yves Hey Frederick, this is strange. I have Lightroom 2.0 Beta installed with a clean new catalog with just 24 pictures in it (a 12 shot panorama with two exposures per shot). I also have Photoshop CS3 installed. I can chose Edit in Photoshop CS3, but all sub-options are disabled (Merge to HDR, Merge to Panorama, etc) even though I have several shots selected when I chose the options.

I tried this with RAW shots (.CR2) and with exported JPEGs as well. Neither worked. The same holds for selecting 2, 3, 5 or 10 shots. The options stay disabled. I also seem to have lost the possibility of stacking photos in Lightroom 2.0, because that setting is also disabled.

Is there something special you need to do to enable this functionality? I am on Leopard 10.5.2 if that helps.

Thanks for taking the time to do a video for us!

Regards,
Yves

]]> By: TimB http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7130 TimB Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:26:40 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7130 Great tutorial. Are these linked features only available if you have PS3 -E and LR2? Cheers, Tim Great tutorial. Are these linked features only available if you have PS3 -E and LR2?

Cheers, Tim

]]> By: DJ http://frederickvan.com/blog/2008/04/14/lightroom-2-and-photoshop-cs3-stitching-a-panorama/#comment-7007 DJ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:23:14 +0000 http://frederickvan.com/blog/?p=143#comment-7007 Crazy magic again! Crazy magic again!

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