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Here is the original photo before the building was applied: (I updated the first post too)
I would post an non-edited panoramic without the building but the image is flat now, sorry!
[edit] Here is the original panoramic before I stitched it better, without the building. Do you get it now?
Solo.....of course I will. I've learnt a wealth of information from your works and tutorials so I'd be more than happy to return the favour! I'm kinda flattered that you, render god, can learn something from a mere mortal like me!
(and yes the technique is easy)
Watch this space.........
woah awesome level of detail there. The angles of the images really make you feel involved, nice work and nice stairs too!! line extension looks great
Here is another version....nicer I think.
marked.....I get you now, it can blend in while still having contrast.
Hi Dylan,
I just used the automate function in Photoshop. (file>automate>photomerge)
It will only work well if the original photographs run into each other nicely (and the daylight doesn't change between each photo you take, as with mine)
It is worth playing around with the stitching modes (perspective, cylindrical etc.) to best suit your image. I then cropped it and blurred/clone stamped the stitches.
There are other ways of doing this with perfect results but I find this method quickest.
haha I know what you mean. Although getting it to blend in is what my boss requires, you know the drill! The last thing we want is a building that distracts from the canal/listed mills etc. thanks for the comments
Here's another photomatch I've been working on for a proposed surgery.
I matched the model to one of the photos which make up the panoramic then rendered in podium.
Here is my workflow:
Original image in SketchUp
Match model perspective with photo
Building perspective matched, ready to render
Podium Render
Podium Mask
Podium render resized to fit panoramic
Podium render applied to panoramic in photoshop
Final image
I found where they came from (more like Stu told me where the came from because he converted them all!!!)
Look at the links at the bottom of the first page, well worth downloading.
If anybody wants all these PNG trees just PM me with your email address and I'll forward them to you. There are about 45 in total.
Well then.....I have a folder full of high quality PNG trees and I have no idea where they came from!!
Like I said I've never downloaded anything pirate on my work computer so it can only be from a shared source
Whats the best way to zip (mac)? its 70 MB
Basically.....
If the lines in your photograph are not parallel and there are no EXACTLY perpendicular faces then the photomatch cannot be accurate.
I have never modeled anything FROM a photomatch in 'sketch over' mode, rather I have model something first then matched it to the photo, not the other way round.
The higher the resolution of your photo....the more accurate you can match the perspective as the lines are clearer and more defined.
How accurate this method is compared to others-I do not know, but it works for me.
I'm not sure that SU models could be seen as evidence (if thats what u need it for), it could be regarded as conjecture I think. You would need an expert witness I'm guessing.
@unknownuser said:
do you have any thoughts on the accuracy of models made via photomatch? Have you done any tests?
If the original photo you are working from is high resolution and has a very defined x and y axis then photomatch can be super accurate. I use it all the time for building proposals. You can get even more accuracy if you make wireframes of adjacent buildings/landmark/objects (from plans/elevations/sections etc) and then line them up with the photo like this:
You just need to make sure your verticals line up right and your origin is in the right place. If there are no parallel and perpendicular lines in the photo then setting up the photomatch is very difficult.
I am aware of this.
Is there a tree package that comes with kerkythea? I think it may be from there, I haven't downloaded anything dodgy on my work computer so i'm guessing that's where it came from. i wont post it til i'm sure.
i'll zip the whole file, I got loads. cant remember where I got them from though.....
here u go.....
its a PNG with transparent background....it should be anyway, I dunno why it has a black background when I upload.
If not...PM me your email address and i'll send it u that way
It's in Saddleworth, Greater Manchester. My house is on the other side of the valley behind that hill!
I wondered what that Picasa was for...duhh!
solo you are one crazy guy 
gaieus:what software did u use to do that? very nice indeed thanks for that!
[edit] although this is the final version....sorted out the dodgy bright interior etc.
