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I'm most impressed with the stitching and lack of the typical fisheye distortion effect that plagues 3D views like this. Almost every possible view looks like a
by exogen 15y ago
I'm most impressed with the stitching and lack of the typical fisheye distortion effect that plagues 3D views like this. Almost every possible view looks like a normal photo. Well done!
- NakedRobot 15y agoThe "fisheye distortion effect that plagues 3D views like this" that you describe is nothing of the sort. You are talking about a very wide angle of view. These images have a limited FOV, and it's not possible to zoom out so much that you get such distortion. Actually it is not fisheye distortion that you describe at all - it is a rectilinear projection, and it's this type of projection that looks bad in a wide FOV. A fisheye projection looks much more natural if you are looking at a view with 110º FOV. These things are not "distortion" at all but merely different projections of a spherical image on a flat surface. There is no "correct" way. You can right-click on this panorama to change projection and understand more what I'm talking about. http://www.360cities.net/image/a-busy-morning http://www.360cities.net/image/a-busy-morning
- exogen 15y agoI realize that, just wasn't sure of how to describe it which is why I tacked on "effect" (might not be the actual type of distortion, but to a user the appearance is similar). From a user's perspective it most definitely does look wrong even though there is technically no "correct" way. Thanks for the link!