Panoramic image properties dialog box


This dialog box shows the type of projection and the field of view for stitched panoramic images and for crops of stitched images.  You can also use this dialog box to assign panoramic attributes to a previously stitched image after importing it.  This is useful if you obtain a panoramic image from some other application or if you export an image, edit it outside The Panorama Factory and then re-import it.

Panoramic image
Indicates whether an image is a panoramic image.  For example, when you import a previously stitched panoramic JPEG image, you can use these controls to assign panoramic attributes to the image.

This is a panoramic image — Select this radio button to mark the image as panoramic.

Projection
The type of projection (warping) used by The Panorama Factory to make the images fit together seamlessly.  Some output formats require a particular choice.  In this case, the other choice will be unavailable.

Spherical projection

Cylindrical projection

Cubic projection (native)

Cubic projection (QTVR)

Cubic projection (cruciform) To learn more about projections, please refer to Chapter 10, “Panoramic projections”.

Horizontal field of view (degrees)

HFOV —The horizontal field of view of the panorama.  If you enter this value, The Panorama Factory will automatically the vertical field of view.

Vertical field of view (degrees)

Vertically symmetric — If you select this option, The Panorama Factory will constrain the field of view to be symmetric above and below the horizon.

VFOV

Above

Below —The total vertical field of view, the field of view above the horizon and the field of view below the horizon.  If you enter any of these values, The Panorama Factory will automatically the horizontal field of view.



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