Quick and Dirty Panoramic Photos on the Cheap
I gave a lightning talk at this year's WhereCamp on "Are you jealous of people with wide-angle high-resolution cameras? Use your crappy camera cell-phone and make your own wide-angle photos using entirely free software" It was perfect ordering that I was immediately followed by GigaPan's Nano-Pan on "How we make fantastic non-crappy panos using the best equipment!" Take a video with your flip or cell phone. If you can't take videos, take lots of 1/2 overlapping photos and skip to step 3. But video is easier and faster even though it adds a step. Export the video to individual frames using VirtualDub . Trouble opening? If you have a fancy camera that records high-def video, install ffdshow and open the file using the "File type: DirectShow input driver" You might also have to "de-interlace" – at that point, stop using video and take regular pictures. Under the "Video" menu change the frame-rate to 10x whatever it...