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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: Jeremy Roussak on April 21, 2009, 06:10:48 pm

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on April 21, 2009, 06:10:48 pm

Simple question, but one with a non-obvious answer, to me at any rate. I messed up this panorama, so I have a gaping void in the top left (it has a few other flaws as well, but if I can't fix this one, there's not much point in wasting time elsewhere). What's the best way of filling it (using Photoshop or any other tool that's suggested)?

Thanks in advance

Jeremy

[attachment=13170:taj.jpg]

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Czornyj on April 21, 2009, 06:51:28 pm

Quote from: kikashi

Simple question, but one with a non-obvious answer, to me at any rate. I messed up this panorama, so I have a gaping void in the top left (it has a few other flaws as well, but if I can't fix this one, there's not much point in wasting time elsewhere). What's the best way of filling it (using Photoshop or any other tool that's suggested)?

Thanks in advance

Jeremy

[attachment=13170:taj.jpg]

Use Photoshop - fill the gap, and then use patch tool to get rid of stains:
(http://members.chello.pl/m.kaluza/pano.jpg)

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on April 22, 2009, 03:51:47 am

Quote from: Czornyj

Use Photoshop - fill the gap, and then use patch tool to get rid of stains:

Thanks - can you help me a little more with the steps you took to get that result, please? I fiddle with PS when I have to, but I don't know how to do anything particularly clever.

Jeremy

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Czornyj on April 22, 2009, 05:49:08 am

Quote from: kikashi

Thanks - can you help me a little more with the steps you took to get that result, please? I fiddle with PS when I have to, but I don't know how to do anything particularly clever.

Jeremy

Select the part of the sky and copy it on a new layer
(http://members.chello.pl/m.kaluza/pan01.jpg)

Transform it (Ctrl+T) to cover the black hole
(http://members.chello.pl/m.kaluza/pan02.jpg)

Erase the edges with soft eraser (E)
(http://members.chello.pl/m.kaluza/pan03.jpg)

Use the Patch Tool (J) to transplant the original sky texture on new surface, get rid of stains, and make transitions smooth.
(http://members.chello.pl/m.kaluza/pan04.jpg)

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on April 22, 2009, 03:20:34 pm

Quote from: Czornyj

Use the Patch Tool (J) to transplant the original sky texture on new surface, get rid of stains, and make transitions smooth.
(http://members.chello.pl/m.kaluza/pan04.jpg)

Thanks for your help. I understand until the last step, but all I'm succeeding in doing with the patch tool is creating a rather nasty mess. Could you be a bit more specific, please? Sorry to be dense.

Jeremy

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Czornyj on April 22, 2009, 03:53:38 pm

Turn the patch tool in "Source" mode. Select an area of the artificial surface - it can't be to close to the picture's border, or to the minaret. Then drag the selection and drop it on the original sky area - not too close to minaret or border, also. Repeat the operation many times, to cover the whole artificially created area with original texture of the sky.

Title: Fixing a panorama
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on April 22, 2009, 06:23:01 pm

Quote from: Czornyj

Turn the patch tool in "Source" mode. Select an area of the artificial surface - it can't be to close to the picture's border, or to the minaret. Then drag the selection and drop it on the original sky area - not too close to minaret or border, also. Repeat the operation many times, to cover the whole artificially created area with original texture of the sky.

Thanks again: I think I have it now. It's just like magic, isn't it?

Jeremy