Hi John, it's not obvious, but you can do some things with masks. To add a new point just activate the mask, clicking into it (not in any point) and then click Ctrl+left mouse over some line. To remove a specific point, select it and click del key. To zoom there is a combo box called Zoom with default value of "Fix to windows" (not sure, mine is in Portuguese) where you can choose some pre-defined values.
In fact I agree that those masks are note much precise and usually when I need more precision I use remapped images into layers in GIMP. Cheers, Carlos E G Carvalho (Cartola) http://cartola.org/360 2011/11/5 JohnPW <[email protected]> > 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 > -- 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
