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Fine tune command (Image menu)
Use this command to fine tune an image.
When The Panorama Factory aligns adjacent images it finds the offset that minimizes the differences between the images in the overlap region. It is rarely possible to align the images perfectly. When the images are not perfectly aligned, some portions of the overlap region will show double images called ghosts. The fine tuning command analyzes overlap region and makes local adjustments in an attempt to remove the ghosts.
Some possible sources of ghosts:
- Image distortions introduced by the camera lens.
- Imperfect camera alignment when the pictures were taken.
- Image distortions introduced by the scanner (assuming you didn’t use a digital camera).
See Capture the images for suggestions about how to minimize ghosts.
You can use this command in two ways. If you use it when the stitched image is in the current image pane, The Panorama Factory will fine tune all overlap regions.
To fine tune one overlap region at a time, you must use the Fine tune command when that overlap region is open. To open an overlap region, click on the top or bottom edge of an overlap rectangle when the stitched image is showing (see the Stitch command). Once the overlap region is open, you can use the Fine tune command to automatically fine tune the overlap region or fine tune manually.
Shortcuts
Toolbar:
Context menu in current image pane
Revised: October 13, 1999