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Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 23:41:02 +0100
From: Bruno Postle <br...@postle.net>
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Subject: Re: [hugin-ptx] Help optimizing images
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On Sat 21-Jul-2012 at 10:29 -0300, Jim Watters wrote:
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>With a multi-camera rig there will always be some parallax error. 
>When shooting video with the rig moving around the sometimes the 
>subject will be close sometimes at infinity.

I think Caleb's intention is to use this rig in a place where 
parallax isn't a problem.

>For blending the seams together I would not use a "smart" blender. 
>They will choose the best path for the seam for each frame and it 
>will cause a wiggle in the final video, especially if the camera is 
>stationary. Use a simple feather instead. or very narrow blending 
>using masks to force the actual seam location.

There is an enblend --no-optimize option which should result in 
identically placed seams regardless of photo content.

-- 
Bruno