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Lightroom<br />
The Mission<br />
Stitch a scene with<br />
Lightroom’s Merge<br />
Panorama tool<br />
Time needed<br />
15 minutes<br />
Skill level<br />
Easy<br />
Kit needed<br />
Lightroom 5 or later<br />
Produce<br />
panoramas<br />
James Paterson uses Lightroom’s<br />
Merge Panorama command to<br />
combine several frames<br />
After<br />
Download project files<br />
to your computer from:<br />
http://downloads.<br />
photoplusmag.com/pp<strong>128</strong>.zip<br />
Lightroom’s Merge Panorama command<br />
stitches several horizontal or vertical frames<br />
together to create a panoramic Raw file<br />
– perfect for those times when your lens<br />
can’t fit the whole landscape in, or if you want<br />
to pack in extra detail.<br />
The Merge Panorama command offers three Projection<br />
modes, and as you’d expect these stitch the frames in<br />
slightly different ways. Spherical maps the frames as if on<br />
the inside of a sphere. It’s ideal for very wide panoramas, or<br />
ones that have several rows to them. Perspective maps the<br />
segments as if they were on a flat surface, and this keeps<br />
lines straight. For this reason, it’s great for architectural or<br />
city scenes, but can lead to extreme distortion and warping<br />
at the edges when used in the wrong way. Cylindrical maps<br />
the frames as if they are on the inside of a cylinder. It’s ideal<br />
for wide panoramic landscapes because distortion is<br />
minimal and vertical lines stay straight.<br />
Before<br />
Before<br />
Step by step start the merge<br />
Discover Lightroom’s Radial Filter tool and edit images with subtlety<br />
Shooting<br />
skills<br />
When shooting the<br />
frames for a panorama,<br />
use a tripod to keep the<br />
camera position fixed<br />
and make sure that<br />
the panning motion<br />
remains perfectly level<br />
by checking the horizon<br />
as you pan (a spirit level<br />
comes in handy here).<br />
Shoot with your camera<br />
in vertical orientation<br />
to record the maximum<br />
amount of detail and<br />
allow for a generous<br />
overlap between each<br />
segment.<br />
01 start merge panorama<br />
First, use Cmd/Ctrl-click to select all the frames to<br />
stitch into your panorama, then go to the Develop<br />
module, scroll down to the Lens Correction panel,<br />
click Profile and Enable Profile Corrections. Next, to<br />
begin the merge, select Photo>Photo Merge><br />
Panorama, or right-click the images and choose<br />
Photomerge, or simply press Cmd/Ctrl+M.<br />
02 choose a projection<br />
There are three projection modes to choose from:<br />
Spherical, Cylindrical and Perspective. Each maps out<br />
the frames in a different way. Spherical places them<br />
as if on the inside of a sphere, Cylindrical as if on the<br />
inside of a cylinder, and Perspective as if placed flat.<br />
Experiment with each mode depending on your shot.<br />
We’ve used Cylindrical mode here.<br />
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