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Topic: Upload / Problems with Image Upload

Okay…figured it out.

The problem with TIFF upload is due to GEOTIFF file headers being misread.
Strip the offending headers out and things work again.
Globalmapper 14 for example has an option not to write the headers into the TIFF.

Topic: Stitch / GigaPan Stitch 2.2 Beta Software Release

I have Stitch.Efx. Do any of these changes affect efx, or are there changes coming for efx?

Topic: Upload / Problems with Image Upload

TIff files (exported from ArcGIS} give following error message when attempt is made to upload/

Upload aborted: Error while verifying image
C:\test.tif (DiskImageResourceTIFF (read)
Error: Reads not contiguous) The file may be corrupt or the wrong format.

Trying all different TIFF compression options from ArcGIS (RLE, LZW, JPEG, NONE)
same same error on upload attempt. Request sent to Tech support already.

Attempt to upload a PNG format (export from ArcMap) actually crashes the Uploader.

JPEG works (but JPEG has a file size limit)

What format are people use for bigger files?
What is the trick required to make TIFF work?

Upload Support for either JPEG2000, MrSID ot ECW would really help.

Best regards,

Landmine Mapper

Topic: Embedding / Embedding Sample Code -- fullscreen, snapshots, large views

Hey Everyone —

Updated the code posted to github (as well as at the links earlier in this thread) to use the new mobile device support code. It can be tested by setting the user agent for your browser to an iOS or Android device.

The SeaDragon stuff (the underlying technology for mobile devices) is pretty cool, but there are a couple things I’d like to change:
1. A “view-all” type button that effectively resets the view to the default state. The flash version has this and it’s very handy to get back to where you started.
2. When selecting between snapshots, the view needs to zoom-out before going to the next snapshot — also like the flash version. With the current implementation it’s easy to lose perspective of where you are in the overall image.

I may hack into these issues in the future.

— Joe

Topic: Stitch / GigaPan Stitch 2.2 Beta Software Release

Hello Glen,

No. Stitch/Stitch Efx ‘ignores’ GPS tags, so nothing is affected in the stitching process.

Topic: Stitch / GigaPan Stitch 2.2 Beta Software Release

“Miscellaneous changes have been made to the EXIF code, which is used to extract information from input images, such as camera model, exposure time, aperture, focal length, and time of image capture. Some of these, including focal length, width, and height, affect alignment.”

- does it transfer GPS info, if it is present in the EXIF file?

Topic: Upload / GigaPan Upload 2.2 Beta Software Release

GigaPan announces new beta versions of its gigapixel photography upload software. The Upload application include improved image export capabilities and increased support for larger file types.

NEW FEATURES AND FIXES IN 2.2

New GigaPan Stitch file export features:

- Support BigTIFF files – TIFF files larger than 4 gigabytes can now be written in Stitch or read in GigaPan Upload
- GigaPan Upload now supports Photoshop PSB files wider than 300,000 pixels

GigaPan Upload can read BigTIFF files:

- Miscellaneous changes have been made to the EXIF code, which is used to extract information from input images, such as camera model, exposure time, aperture, focal length, and time of image capture. Some of these, including focal length, width, and height, affect alignment.

Topic: Stitch / GigaPan Stitch 2.2 Beta Software Release

NEW FEATURES AND FIXES IN 2.2

To download GigaPan Stitch 2.2 Beta software, please visit: http://gigapan.com/cms/shop/download-the-gigapa…

New GigaPan Stitch file export features:

- It is now possible to export to TIFF, JPEG, PNG or Photoshop Raw. Image size can be full size, half size, 1/4 size, 1/8 size, etc.

- File size estimates and warnings are given about size limits (e.g., JPEGs can’t be wider than 65,500 pixels, and Classic TIFFs can’t be larger than 4 gigabytes).

- As export starts, disk space and file system checks are made, including user warnings and advice (e.g., on FAT32 file system, common on USB sticks, the max file size is 4 gigabytes).

- Support for BigTIFF file format has been added, which is a dialect of TIFF that allows sizes larger than 4 gigabytes. Please note that few applications support BigTIFF fully (e.g., Photoshop CS6, for example, can read BigTIFF but cannot write it).

- When exporting, EXIF tags record the DateTimeOriginal of the input images and set the Software tag to document that images were written by GigaPan Stitch. The former feature is useful if you use a photo organizer such as iPhoto and like to arrange your images chronologically. EXIF is only written to TIFFs and JPEGs, not other formats.

GigaPan Upload can read BigTIFF files:

Miscellaneous changes have been made to the EXIF code, which is used to extract information from input images, such as camera model, exposure time, aperture, focal length, and time of image capture. Some of these, including focal length, width, and height, affect alignment.

Bug Fixes

- When users cancel a stitch, rearrange images, and stitch, the program will no longer crash.

- PSB files wider than 300,000 pixels will no longer report an error.

- TIFFs written by Nikon ViewNX software (and some others) will no longer mis-read EXIF files. In the past, this has caused bad alignment (e.g. gigapans with modest field of view were mistaken for 360×180 spheres).

Tips and Tricks:

1. When entering your license key, be sure not to leave extraneous spaces in the entry field; our system thinks the extra spaces are extraneous characters and won’t accept the license key.

2. The download for GigaPan Stitch is bundled with the Stitch.Efx trial mode. This won’t affect performance of the basic Stitch program, and the ‘trial mode’ message will either end after the 14-day trial period expires or you can decide to purchase Stitch.Efx. You can confirm this by going to the Help Menu > License, where it specifies which version you have and how many days are remaining in Efx trial mode.

3. The GigaPan Stitch Manual is located at http://www.gigapan.com/cms/manuals/epic-pro-sti…

For more information, please read our press release: http://gigapan.com/cms/pdf/stitchbeta2-2.pdf

Topic: General Gigapanning / Professional Gigapan Job Request

Hi everyone,

We have a client who is requesting a gigapan image of their stadium. Eventually they want this to be able to be tagged by their customers (on social channels) and I am really quite new to this. I’m actually a video producer, but this project landed on my lap today and I need to get an estimate done for it. Our local rental house has the Epic Pro system available and we have a Canon Mark III with a variety of lenses. Quick questions:

1. Is there a forum for photographers who specialize in this work and could be local for-hire for the day? Or is it safe to assume a hired local photographer could figure this out (sorry, I know it sounds pretty ignorant on this topic!)

2. Would a 70-200mm lens work for shooting an entire stadium at a resolution where someone could find themselves? Do we need to be looking into a telephoto lens?

Anyways, any help in this area would be MOST appreciated. Thank you SO much!

Arianna

Topic: Low-light Gigapanning / Using in low light

Michael Lloyd, te cuento mi pequeña experiencia en http://gigapan.com/gigapans/112938, está hecha con un 35mm en una Eos 1DsMII a unos tiempos de 15 seg. en 8 columnas y 3 filas. En ese tiempo (15 seg) el movimiento de la tierra no produce estelas en las estrellas,en cada foto,pero el conjunto del cielo sí se mueve en los 50 minutos que duran todas las exposiciones (dark, light,bios y flat). Por tanto debes considerar por un lado el cielo y por otro la tierra, todo el cielo se moverá y la tierra no.

Topic: Stitch / Exposure, Cropping, Adjustments

Okay so guys I’m new to the GigaPan world. I have an Epic Pro and use a canon 7D 100-400mm L series lens. I understand to get my tripod level as possible when shooting… But I have two questions.

First is there a way to crop your actual GigaPan file… I don’t mean exporting it as a Tiff or RAW image brining it into photoshop and cropping it. I’m talking about the Actual GigaPan itself. I don’t quite get hw some of these images are 100% 90 degree flat on sides, top, and bottom. Is there a way to crop the gigapan before upload to the site so its not all jaggady on the top and bottom?

Second question, how do you adjust the exposure in one image if you only have one image or 3 in the middle of the panorama thats a bit under or over exposed. mainly cause by the change in the sun lighting…. I know I can export the entire gigapan to a tiff bring into photoshop and mess with it in there but I’m talking the actual full gigapan when it ask me to upload how do I fix this so the image looks good before I upload it?

Here is what I’ve been doing so far….

I take RAW images..
bring them into lightroom, make some simple adjustments.
Export them to TIFF.
Bring the TIFF files into Gigapan Stitching software.
It stitches them together then my gigapan is uploaded.

How do I make more adjustments so they look perfect before I upload them. I understand I can export a RAW or TIFF of the full file, but then I can’t upload this file to the gigapan website. So anyone know how.. It would help out lots..

I also want to start to print images once I figure out how to make a perfect GigaPan image. I typicly still have issues with lighting for a few images in my gigapan…. here is a link to my example….

It was a sunny and cloudy day durring the Gigapan.. http://gigapan.com/gigapans/129788

Topic: General Gigapanning / Exposure AND Focus Bracketing ....

This gigapan http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/124980 was made with a 200mm lens using exactly the technique Prosound suggests.

Edit: My bad, that was done with a 17-55 at 55mm. This one http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/120810 was done with a 200mm.

Topic: Web Site and Forum / Old forum posts ported to this forum?

Find out what to look for when you are shopping for a hard drive

Topic: Web Site and Forum / Old forum posts ported to this forum?

What to Look for in a Hard Drive That You Are Purchasing?
When you are going to buy laptop hard drive, it is extremely important to look for one that is going to be fast and large enough to accommodate all of your files and data needs. It

Yeah, it’s just what I need, I’m about to have a new one

I always use Dell Hard Disk Drives, what about you, guys?

Gateway!!!lol

Topic: Web Site and Forum / Find out what to look for when you are shopping for a hard drive

What to Look for in a Hard Drive That You Are Purchasing?
When you are going to buy laptop hard drive, it is extremely important to look for one that is going to be fast and large enough to accommodate all of your files and data needs. It

Yeah, it’s just what I need, I’m about to have a new one

I always use Dell Hard Disk Drives, what about you, guys?

Gateway!!!lol

Topic: General Gigapanning / Shoot the crowd at a festival

Hi,

I’m thinking of doing a gigapixels panorama at a festival next week.
What settings would you recommend considering that I’ll be able to be on stage.
I’m thinking of using my 70-200 at 200mm (but I think that 200mm will be too much for the crowd near the stage)
Below is a link to last year’s festival so that you can have an idea of what it’s like
http://www.festivalmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2…

Thanks
Steve

Topic: Upload / GigaPan upload from Linux

An uploader program for linux is mandatory for my workflow. Do you have an idea when it will be available ?
Thanks

Topic: General Gigapanning / Discoloration and uneven levels

Hi Taylor,

Let me echo what Jason said about the fact that these look pretty good – really nothing to be down about.

In looking at your stitch notes, I see that most of your horizontal overlaps are in the 10-20% range. I’d bet you could reduce the vignetting significantly by getting this up to 20-30% in the future, which is what I generally aim for. It’ll take more input images to cover the same area, but you won’t regret it later. Especially on these big GigaPans, it’s better to spend a little extra time in the field capturing them.

On the one with clouds, you can certainly attempt to clean something like that up in Photoshop, but if you pay attention like a hawk while you’re capturing it out in the field, you could also pause while your subject is in clouds and restart when it’s clear again. Alternately, just take note of the row and column ranges where clouds affect the original shoot and use the “last panorama” option to go back and reshoot those once the original grid is done. Either way, it can be pretty frustrating to shoot on those partly cloudy days, but with a good measure of patience it’s possible to capture an image that looks as good as one shot on a “severe clear” day.

Best of luck. Keep the great images coming!

Topic: General Gigapanning / Discoloration and uneven levels

Ok gotcha, I will give it a try again then.

Yeah I used the vignette correction. That’s what made me think maybe I didn’t have the gigapan device setup with enough overlap between pictures such that the stitching program could really do its job well.

Topic: Digital Cameras on Gigapan / Canon N3 Cable with Epic100

Is the Canon N3 cable compatible with the Epic 100? Will the Epic 100 trigger focus as well as shutter?

Topic: Embedding / Images Now Accessible on Mobile Devices

I’m THRILLED that embedded images will now be viewable on mobile devices!

Kudos Gigapan team!

Now I’m off to redo my website. . .

Topic: General Gigapanning / Gigapan wish list

Yesterday I received an emailed questionnaire from Gigapan, apparently doing market research about customer satisfaction. Without exception I gave Gigapan a big tick, as I am a true fan of gigapan. But… all things can be improved. Their last question asked for suggestions. I will post my suggestions here for discussion as I am sure they can be added to and/or improved upon also:

“Looking forward to seeing new models come out, hope they have these features on every model:

1. tethering facility for all Epic models – some smaller cameras support tethering – and cameras and laptops keep getting smaller yet more powerful, and advanced features should not be limited to the Pro model; size and weight become a factor when hiking to a mountaintop lookout.

2. Time lapse option for all models. Extra features mean extra buyers, and some great HD time-lapse has been shot with point and shoot cameras.

3. Less lash in the plastic gears – maybe go to metal or harder plastic? This is a major problem with heavy lenses and windy conditions, no matter how sturdy your tripod is, there is wobble. Even the Pro model is susceptible: http://gigapan.com/forums/1/topics/412

4. A power inlet for external battery. A standard voltage of 12, 6 or 4v would be handy, compatible with a car lighter outlet or you could hook up an external battery pack of four D cells.

5. Smaller increments in horizontal moves – so you could make panning time-lapses. About 1000 shots over a 360 revolution would be ideal.

6. Implement the promised royalty-sharing deal for Gigapan prints, as detailed in paragraph 4 of this Gigapan press release: http://www.gigapan.com/cms/pdf/printingpressrel…

7. Website integration with Google Earth could be greatly improved, similar to the way Kilgore.org’s gigapan tools already are: http://www.kilgore.org.uk/cgi-bin/surfing/surfe…
Maybe also a google map showing where each member’s gigapans were taken could be added to the members’ profile pages.

8. A dashboard or analytics page – something like YouTube has – would encourage people to add more gigapans that other people like. I posted one gigapan that notched up 2000 views in a matter of weeks, yet I have no idea why, because I can’t see who linked to it. The strange thing is, nobody left any comments, so I assume they were outsiders, not registered members of the gigapan site.

9. Better level system. The green bubble is good, but something better – maybe an electronic or automatic level – would put an end to all those tilted panoramas."

One other suggestion which just occurred to me is, with modern camera sensors continually increasing in size (the new Nikon D800 has more than 36 megapixels!) the day is approaching when you will be able to take a 0.05 gigapixel image with a single shot. So I myself would have no qualms if Gigapan.org doubled the minimum upload size limit to 0.1 gigapixels (of course only after giving members ample notice, and leaving all already-uploaded panoramas online as historical archives).

Any other suggestions?

Topic: General Gigapanning / Discoloration and uneven levels

Oh, I would not think that the slower drive would necessarily cause the error, but would lead you your pulling all your hair out waiting for the program to do things (load, apply effects, save). But perhaps it could cause the error, its a lot to ask of a mechanical device really when you think about it…

Also, I realize that stitch (non-efx) has vignette correction now, did you use it? (I do not believe the efx version of vignette correction is any different)

Topic: General Gigapanning / Discoloration and uneven levels

Okay that’s probably my problem then – I don’t have access to a SSD drive and I’m not very familiar with raid arrays. I guess this is something I’ll have to look into. I will see if I can reproduce the error sometime soon and get back to you to confirm it’s an issue with my drive not being fast enough.

Topic: General Gigapanning / Discoloration and uneven levels

Sounds like you have a far better computer system than I do, I have successively worked with 18 Gigapixel image in Photoshop with a quad core and 4 gigs of ram, it was painful, but no errors. Would need to know what type of error it was to help. You would definitely want to be using a SSD drive or raid array for access speed.