Do you need, or want to create a panorama? Maybe you need to create a personalized flying area for your Rc Flight Simulator such as you can create for Phoenix Flight Simulator, Creating a Custom Flying Sites (pdf). Maybe you want an 'Aerial' panorama well for whatever your reasons have I found an application that might be right up your alley and right for you which is also totally FREE [size=large]Photosynth [/size][size=small](home)[/size] by Microsoft I know there are many and probably far too many panorama creator applications to be found around the NET but this one in my opinion is by far the easiest to use thus painless programs for creating such panorama's I've ever used. Might even say it's FUN but especially FUN when viewed in 3D Mode. After trying the software yourself maybe you would agree, might even challenge one to disagree ... Although a Microsoft creation and "Microsoft" creating software for an Apple machine did strike me as sublimely funny the version I tried was indeed for iOS6, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Yes they do offer a desktop version and I will update this posting when I have tried and have something to say about it. Unil then I will be using my iPod Touch. [size=large]Getting Started?[/size] Following from their [size=1em]What is Photosynth [/size]page[size=1em]:[/size] Disclaimer: Note as I've not tried all the applications at the time of this writing it's a best guess as to the reason or for what we might need an account for? Might want to check into that least we find signing up was simply a marketing trick to get thus spam our email, Caveat Emptor, I said it first! ... Update: Before continuing see 'EDIT' further down this page ... Quote: First[size=1em] create[/size] a Photosynth account. Then download the tool or tools you need: To make panoramas from your Windows Phone 7.5 or above, get the Photosynth app from the [size=1em]Windows Phone Marketplace.[/size] To make panoramas from your iPhone, get the [size=1em]Photosynth app[/size] from Apple’s App Store. To make panoramas from your PC, install [size=1em]Image Composite Editor[/size] and the[size=1em] Photosynth application.[/size] To make synths, just install the [size=1em]Photosynth application, if you don’t already have it.[/size] [img height=146 width=320]http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz158/pwoodyp/Photography/bigpicture-1.png[/img] [hr] Just for added-value while here I may as well show everyone the last Panorama Stitching application I was using ... This also comes highly recommended by those in photo community and which I also liked very much. ... In fact I liked so much it's hard to say which is the best if trying to decide between the two desktop versions. This was a program called [size=1em]Hugin Panorama Photo Stitcher[/size] [size=1em]Screenshots[/size] Thanks Again for Looking ... [acronym=EYE See! "w00d's Photo Musings" LINK to my BLOG][shadow=grey,left][size=1em]w[/size][/shadow][/acronym][size=1.25em]00[/size][size=1em]d[/size] [hr] EDIT: I have downloaded and tried the 'desktop' version of Photosynth and they do require you SIGN-Up for an account. They claim teh Sign-up is so you can participate in the on-line community and so we can upload our media to their servers amongst a few other on-line services. However this is disappointing as it is a FORCED Sign-In even if we have NO intention of using any of their on-line features. Even if we are creating for our own personal use on our own PC we are still FORCED to LOG-In ... Bah, just to create a simple panorama! teh LAST Word: IMO the 'desktop' version is still very easy to use however it's not as much FUN nor as intuitive to use has the iOS6 version. But the fact we have to choice of using a better camera with the PC version to create our source images I think makes up for any minor differences or perceived shortcoming ... Sure I still like Photosynth and will keep in my tool kit although I certainly don't like being 'forced' to sign up for an account ... Panorama Stitching at pwoodyp.blogspot.ca [hr]
