Help with Photomerge in PSE 5.0

like2learn

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to, or have a tutorial for, using Photomerge? The main issue being processing some sunset images so that the lighting/brightness matches so the merged image is seamless.

Thanks.

BinaryFx

This is not really a Photomerge issue, but a capture/technique issue.

The original shots should be captured with fixed white balance, fixed exposure etc. When shooting in panorama program mode, most cameras lock these settings using the first frame settings for the desired values on subsequent frames. When shooting manual or in other modes, then these values can change.

If there is enough time taken between frames, or the lighting is changing really fast, then even fixed exposure can lead to differences between frames. In these cases, one may have to use post processing to attempt to even out the colour and tone, either before and or after the merge.


Stephen Marsh

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