Mini 2 does 100+ image HDR pano.....

Just testing out the Litchi pano mode,  this was generated with just over 100 photos taken in AEB mode and then stitched in Lightroom.  





Taken with the Mini 2.




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And a warmer version with some crop.

Impressive. Did you shoot the individual shots manually or use a third party app? How big was the final resolution?

How does Lightroom compare to PTGui?  

DAFlys Posted at 1-12 01:24
And a warmer version with some crop.

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Wow, great HDR pano DA.  I tend to like the warmer version a bit better.  Litchi Beta appears to be working quite well.

DAFlys Posted at 1-12 01:24
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Great result. A lot of processing power required?

Frank Alonso Posted at 1-12 09:05
How does Lightroom compare to PTGui?

Lightroom just blends and s stitches all in one operation and you have very little choice on how it works,  PTGui gives a lot more options.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-12 12:34
Great result. A lot of processing power required?

The orginal took 140+ images but I ha to knock it back to get it to stitch,  Lightroom was using 8gb of ram and spent about 50 minutes doing it.

Depp Posted at 1-12 06:17
Impressive. Did you shoot the individual shots manually or use a third party app? How big was the final resolution?

Using the Litchi beta for Mini2 on the smart controller,  you define how many rows/columns/nadirs you want and if you start in AEB mode you get three shots in each location and then manually stitch later.   The DNG from Lightroom after sticking was about 150mb.

DowntownRDB Posted at 1-12 11:43
Wow, great HDR pano DA.  I tend to like the warmer version a bit better.  Litchi Beta appears to be working quite well.

Cheers DT,  I prefer warmer too.   Did a test with Litchi and waypoints yesterday,  plotted out a little oval route and had it fly it multiple times and it appears it was spot on,  Hoping to be able to use that to do long term Timelapse shots through the seasons.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 00:32
The orginal took 140+ images but I ha to knock it back to get it to stitch,  Lightroom was using 8gb of ram and spent about 50 minutes doing it.

Do you find the end result worth the effort?

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 01:00
Do you find the end result worth the effort?

This was the first attempt with Litchi,   still in testing stages,   I usually do my HDR panos manually and I was hoping for another solution for the lazy days.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 01:07
This was the first attempt with Litchi,   still in testing stages,   I usually do my HDR panos manually and I was hoping for another solution for the lazy days.

Do you get many of those?  Seems to me SHMBO keeps you pretty busy

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 01:19
Do you get many of those?  Seems to me SHMBO keeps you pretty busy

I dont really do Lazy days thats true,   Boxing Day was one though,   In a couple of weeks I will start lifting the tiles floor in the kitchen,  re level it and then re title.   They will keep me busy for a bit.

ro_flyer Posted at 1-13 01:25
Wow that's vivid!

Cheers ro_flyer.   

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 01:25
I dont really do Lazy days thats true,   Boxing Day was one though,   In a couple of weeks I will start lifting the tiles floor in the kitchen,  re level it and then re title.   They will keep me busy for a bit.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
Never again!

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 01:39
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
Never again!

Its the prep Im not looking forward to,  the actual laying part should go OK.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 02:00
Its the prep Im not looking forward to,  the actual laying part should go OK.

Exactly so

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 02:03
Exactly so

Half the floor was originally laid on over an inch of adhesive and we've spent years having to repair that part. somehow I need to lift it and fill it to bring it up to the level as the rest of the kitchen,  thats the origin house and the extension part is at a higher level.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 02:23
Half the floor was originally laid on over an inch of adhesive and we've spent years having to repair that part. somehow I need to lift it and fill it to bring it up to the level as the rest of the kitchen,  thats the origin house and the extension part is at a higher level.

A layer of self-levellng compound?

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 03:52
A layer of self-levellng compound?

Yes. I will need the one that goes on thicker though I think.   Until I get it up I dont fully know whats under there.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 03:53
Yes. I will need the one that goes on thicker though I think.   Until I get it up I dont fully know whats under there.

The family treasure chest perhaps?

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 03:58
The family treasure chest perhaps?

The house was a billet house during the war,  at the bottom of the road in the playing field was a barracks.  Because of that the original floors were all damaged and were replaced by a previous owner with cement.  Which is a real shame as I on a hill on one side of the house there is at least 5 feet under the living room floor,  that I would have made accessible but the cement messed that up.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 04:02
The house was a billet house during the war,  at the bottom of the road in the playing field was a barracks.  Because of that the original floors were all damaged and were replaced by a previous owner with cement.  Which is a real shame as I on a hill on one side of the house there is at least 5 feet under the living room floor,  that I would have made accessible but the cement messed that up.

Expediency at the time perhaps.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 04:05
Expediency at the time perhaps.

There are some benefits,   no chance of a rat problem for example.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 04:07
There are some benefits,   no chance of a rat problem for example.

Heaven forbid!

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 04:15
Heaven forbid!

My parents had an issue with rats coming fro the neighbours house,  they got under the floor and like to eat the power cables.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 05:00
My parents had an issue with rats coming fro the neighbours house,  they got under the floor and like to eat the power cables.

Out in France it was the fuines (pine martens) that would get into the lofts of older houses and chew the cables. Never happened to us thank goodness.

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 06:32
Out in France it was the fuines (pine martens) that would get into the lofts of older houses and chew the cables. Never happened to us thank goodness.

I bet they get trapped for their fur though.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 06:36
I bet they get trapped for their fur though.

Very elusiive creatures. The only one I ever saw was dead by a country track

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 00:41
Using the Litchi beta for Mini2 on the smart controller,  you define how many rows/columns/nadirs you want and if you start in AEB mode you get three shots in each location and then manually stitch later.   The DNG from Lightroom after sticking was about 150mb.

Cool. And the resolution/pixel count?

Depp Posted at 1-13 07:27
Cool. And the resolution/pixel count?

After cropping the first one is 8000x6800 240ppi

Blériot53 Posted at 1-13 06:38
Very elusiive creatures. The only one I ever saw was dead by a country track

We had some sort of weasel run through the MIL front garden and up the window late Sumer,  that was a surprise and the only wild one Ive ever seen.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 07:38
After cropping the first one is 8000x6800 240ppi

That's surprisingly small, only 2x2x bigger than the sensor.

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 07:39
We had some sort of weasel run through the MIL front garden and up the window late Sumer,  that was a surprise and the only wild one Ive ever seen.

We had all manner of wildlife through the garden in France.  I may already have regaled you with that info

That's impressive, think I prefer the crop version (just)...Dedication to stitch it all manually together, too! Was in a time consuming job?

DAFlys Posted at 1-13 00:42
Cheers DT,  I prefer warmer too.   Did a test with Litchi and waypoints yesterday,  plotted out a little oval route and had it fly it multiple times and it appears it was spot on,  Hoping to be able to use that to do long term Timelapse shots through the seasons.

Now that sounds like an exciting project.  With the waypoints and different seasons should make for some great comparisons.