Two row circular Pano Possible?

[Chrislaf]

I am experimenting with circular panos in Litchi. So far I have only been able to create a single row (circle) 360 degrees. To get more of a radius, I tried a two row 360 degree pano but even though the camera is pointing straight down when I start, it returns to the normal position looking straight ahead and starts there - not what I want. I have tried different camera degree settings, with and without nadirs and still it starts in the default position, whereas if I do a single row the camera stays where I put it - pointing down. Is it possible to do a two row circular (360deg) pano in Litchi?

Here is a single row (16 shots) pano assembled in Photoshop. The second shot is the edited version in PS.

 

[Florida Drone Supply]

I am experimenting with circular panos in Litchi. So far I have only been able to create a single row (circle) 360 degrees. To get more of a radius, I tried a two row 360 degree pano but even though the camera is pointing straight down when I start, it returns to the normal position looking straight ahead and starts there - not what I want. I have tried different camera degree settings, with and without nadirs and still it starts in the default position, whereas if I do a single row the camera stays where I put it - pointing down. Is it possible to do a two row circular (360deg) pano in Litchi?

Here is a single row (16 shots) pano assembled in Photoshop. The second shot is the edited version in PS.

It appears that Litchi will only allow you to start at 0°(which is straight out and level) for the start of a 2 row pano. I looked at my Autopilot app and it allows the pano to start well below 0° when set in intermediate mode. It could be worth a try or you could just shoot the images manually in the Go 4 app. Nice edited tree pano.

 

[Chrislaf]

It appears that Litchi will only allow you to start at 0°(which is straight out and level) for the start of a 2 row pano. I looked at my Autopilot app and it allows the pano to start well below 0° when set in intermediate mode. It could be worth a try or you could just shoot the images manually in the Go 4 app. Nice edited tree pano.

Thanks! I might check out AutoPilot. I'll check their website and see if I can download a manual. Does it have more features than Litchi? From reading about it on the App store it seems very similar to Litchi. I might try shooting a single row circular pano in Litchi and then when it completes manually shoot the next row and see how it turns out.

Chris

 

[Meta4]

I am experimenting with circular panos in Litchi. So far I have only been able to create a single row (circle) 360 degrees. To get more of a radius, I tried a two row 360 degree pano but even though the camera is pointing straight down when I start, it returns to the normal position looking straight ahead and starts there - not what I want. I have tried different camera degree settings, with and without nadirs and still it starts in the default position, whereas if I do a single row the camera stays where I put it - pointing down. Is it possible to do a two row circular (360deg) pano in Litchi?.

You can do 1, 2 or 3 row panoramas.
I find that it takes 3 rows to get full coverage for something like this: SkyPixel - Connecting Creativity
Here's the (most of) same image using only two rows to make the picture:

I also use three rows or 2.5 rows for simple panoramas like this:

And I shoot my panoramas manually because it's faster, easier and more flexible than using any app is.
This is a bit old now but explains the basics: SkyPixel - Connecting Creativity

 

[Chrislaf]

Wow Meta4, those are beautiful panos.

Before I started using Litchi, I tried it manually in GO and although they worked ok, I get better results with Litchi. I think I will use Litchi to do the initial row pointing down and then do the other rows manually. The difficulty I have is sometimes my P3S moves around a bit leading to stitching errors. Thanks for the link to PetaPixel - I'll check it out.

Chris

 

[Florida Drone Supply]

Thanks! I might check out AutoPilot. I'll check their website and see if I can download a manual. Does it have more features than Litchi? From reading about it on the App store it seems very similar to Litchi. I might try shooting a single row circular pano in Litchi and then when it completes manually shoot the next row and see how it turns out.

Chris

Autopilot does have more features and a larger learning curve.

 

[Chrislaf]

Autopilot does have more features and a larger learning curve.

Thanks for the info. I'll investigate Autopilot more when I get some more time. Right now I am happy with Litchi and will try doing the second row or even the third row of a 360 deg circular pano manually after Litchi does the first row to see what I can get. If autopilot offers me more features that Litchi doesn't have or extensions to those features, I may consider purchasing it in the future. I still have not tried out all of the features in Litchi yet but hope to soon.

Chris

 

[Chrislaf]

Meta4,
Thanks for sharing your panos and for the link to your SkyPixel page (I erroneously said PetaPixel in my previous reply). When I first tried panos with GO manually, shortly after getting my P3S, I was disappointed in the results because I had trouble keeping the AC steady, then I discovered Litchi and was hooked. Your panos have inspired me to try manual shots again now that I am much more familiar with how my P3S handles and a little more skilled at flying it - so thank you for that.

Also, it was refreshing to see your aerial photography talents, because most of your responses I read on PhantomPilots are of you helping and analyzing the flight logs of people who have had problems or have crashed their drones.

Chris