I should probably clarify this as now I look at it, it doesn't convey what I really wanted it too. First, the masking feature is great and I was quite happy to see it added. It works very well and I particularly like how it communicates how a mask on one layer effects overlapping areas on the other layers. A very clever solution. What I find a little frustrating is that the cursor, lines, and points are overly large for the task making it hard to see what you are doing. Also, although I may have missed it, I have not found a way to zoom in to work, nor have I found a way to add or remove points to the mask after it is created. It actually works very nicely in other respects. I hope nobody takes offense when I say something ignorant or incorrect about Hugin and the underlying tools. It's amazing software and I know I have only scratched the surface of its functions and features.
On Nov 4, 5:42 pm, JohnPW <[email protected]> wrote: > On Nov 4, 5:11 pm, Bruno Postle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The primary tool is the Mask tab in Hugin. You can render layers > > and try and blend them in an image editor but this is painful. > > Although I was super excited when a Masking feature was added to > Hugin, I felt the interface was somewhat lacking in subtlety and > control. I always feel like I would like to see where Hugin has > decided to put the blend seams and see if I agree. I On the other > hand, it has always worked better than I expected it would and I > appreciate the fact that it's easy to understand and straightforward > to use. Now that I have tried the technique I described, I appreciate > Hugin's implementation even more. It's hard to keep track of what's > going on in a regular image editor full of layers and masks. > > > You can also use the clone tool in an editor to fix missing areas, > > but I prefer to use a photo multiple times in a Hugin project with > > different masking to patch up larger areas like skies and ground. > > Now there's a great tip! I hadn't really thought of doing that. > (Although it seems like I've seen reference to doing something like > that in the website somewhere. I probably just didn't understand the > implications.) > > > To fix broken lines like 'steps' in the horizon, this technique > > still works: > > >http://wiki.panotools.org/Mending_parallax_errors_with_the_shear_tool > > I did read that article at some point. > > > -- > > Bruno > > Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
