Am 30.09.2011 23:53, schrieb erik_leeman:
> I always use the EF14mm f/2.8L type for my SIGMA 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
> RAW images, as the two are not too dissimilar. Sadly Canon's own 15mm
> Fisheye is not in the list.

  From
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/04/20/download-canon-digital-photo-professional-dpp\
-3-10-1-for-windows-mac-os-x/

(or http://tinyurl.com/6dux3xj ) regarding DPP 3.10.1:
"images taken with the following six lenses are now covered by lens
aberration correction. EF 8-15mm F4L USM Fisheye, EF 15mm F2.8 Fisheye,..."

--
Erik Krause
http://www.erik-krause.de

I know, I know, but apparently these lenses still haven't yet been added to the
list of lens types in the Canon Makersnotes menu in ExifTool.exe : (
Hopefully they will be included in the next update.

Cheers!

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, Erik Krause wrote:
>
> Am 30.09.2011 23:53, schrieb erik_leeman:
> > I always use the EF14mm f/2.8L type for my SIGMA 15mm f/2.8
> > Fisheye RAW images, as the two are not too dissimilar. Sadly
> > Canon's own 15mm Fisheye is not in the list.
>
>  From
>
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/04/20/download-canon-digital-photo-professional-dpp\
-3-10-1-for-windows-mac-os-x/
>
> (or http://tinyurl.com/6dux3xj ) regarding DPP 3.10.1:
> "images taken with the following six lenses are now covered by lens
> aberration correction. EF 8-15mm F4L USM Fisheye, EF 15mm F2.8
> Fisheye,..."
>
> --
> Erik Krause
> http://www.erik-krause.de

Am 01.10.2011 21:43, schrieb erik_leeman:
> I know, I know, but apparently these lenses still haven't yet been
> added to the list of lens types in the Canon Makersnotes menu in
> ExifTool.exe : (

You can do it manually. In ExifToolGUI select your images, use the
"ExifTool direct" switch and enter:
-n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13
or if you don't want to create a backup copy:
-n -L -v0 -overwrite_original -Canon:LensType=13
as a command line.

This will set the EF 15/2.8 fisheye. See
> http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Canon.html#LensType
(or http://tinyurl.com/6g3hox5 ) for a list of lens type values. Make
sure the underlying exiftool.exe is the most recent version.

--
Erik Krause
http://www.erik-krause.de

I didn't try direct mode before, but that command works and it's easy to do.
Thanks for sorting that out Erik!

Now I still need to find out how to set the ShortFocal and LongFocal Tags
manually. With the 5D (old type) + the SIGMA 15mm, ShortFocal is set to 24mm,
not 15. With the 5D MkII and the same lens they both are 15mm, so they should be
fine. I'll see if DPP accepts the modified RAW files in a minute.

In the list of CameraInfo tags for the EOS 5D, ShortFocal and LongFocal are
indexed 147 and 149 resp., for the MkII they are 232 and 234, but I don't know
yet how to set the correct values in manual mode.

Erik Leeman

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, Erik Krause wrote:
>
> Am 01.10.2011 21:43, schrieb erik_leeman:
> > I know, I know, but apparently these lenses still haven't yet been
> > added to the list of lens types in the Canon Makersnotes menu in
> > ExifTool.exe : (
>
> You can do it manually. In ExifToolGUI select your images, use the
> "ExifTool direct" switch and enter:
> -n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13
> or if you don't want to create a backup copy:
> -n -L -v0 -overwrite_original -Canon:LensType=13
> as a command line.
>
> This will set the EF 15/2.8 fisheye. See
> > http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Canon.html#LensType
> (or http://tinyurl.com/6g3hox5 ) for a list of lens type values.
> Make sure the underlying exiftool.exe is the most recent version.
>
> --
> Erik Krause
> http://www.erik-krause.de

Ah, easy!
Just had to add the ShortFocal tag with an appropriate numeric value to the
string, so it reads like this:

-n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13 -Canon:ShortFocal=15

and DPP now also lets me access the 'Lens aberration correction' menu for my 5D
+ 15mm SIGMA Fisheye RAW files using initial settings that should fit my lens
very well, excellent!

Cheers!

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:
>
> I didn't try direct mode before, but that command works and it's
> easy to do. Thanks for sorting that out Erik!
>
> Now I still need to find out how to set the ShortFocal and
> LongFocal Tags manually. With the 5D (old type) + the SIGMA 15mm,
> ShortFocal is set to 24mm, not 15. With the 5D MkII and the same
> lens they both are 15mm, so they should be fine. I'll see if DPP
> accepts the modified RAW files in a minute.
>
> In the list of CameraInfo tags for the EOS 5D, ShortFocal and
> LongFocal are indexed 147 and 149 resp., for the MkII they are 232
> and 234, but I don't know yet how to set the correct values in
> manual mode.
>
> Erik Leeman
>
> --- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, Erik Krause wrote:
> >
> > Am 01.10.2011 21:43, schrieb erik_leeman:
> > > I know, I know, but apparently these lenses still haven't yet
> > > been added to the list of lens types in the Canon Makersnotes
> > > menu in ExifTool.exe : (
> >
> > You can do it manually. In ExifToolGUI select your images, use
> > the "ExifTool direct" switch and enter:
> > -n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13
> > or if you don't want to create a backup copy:
> > -n -L -v0 -overwrite_original -Canon:LensType=13
> > as a command line.
> >
> > This will set the EF 15/2.8 fisheye. See
> > > http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Canon.html#LensType
> > (or http://tinyurl.com/6g3hox5 ) for a list of lens type values.
> > Make sure the underlying exiftool.exe is the most recent version.
> >
> > --
> > Erik Krause
> > http://www.erik-krause.de

The focus distance set in DPP's 'Lens aberration correction' has a significant
influence on the effect of the settings for de-vignetting and CA removal, but
even if you apply a recipe file containing values for these corrections, the
shooting distance still needs to be set manually for each individual RAW file or
it will always be at infinity. This is not very convenient if you want to
process a larger number of images in one go.

I tried the parameters listed below in the command line for ExifTool/ExifToolGUI
to see if they had an effect on those corrections, but alas they did not.
-Canon:FocusRange="5"
-Canon:FocusDistanceUpper="3"
-Canon:FocusDistanceLower="1"
These change the EXIF as intended, but apparently these are not the ones needed
for the lens aberration correction in DPP.

Does anyone know how to set the focus distance in Canon RAW EXIF to make this
work?

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:
>
> Ah, easy!
> Just had to add the ShortFocal tag with an appropriate numeric
> value to the string, so it reads like this:
>
> -n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13 -Canon:ShortFocal=15
>
> and DPP now also lets me access the 'Lens aberration correction'
> menu for my 5D + 15mm SIGMA Fisheye RAW files using initial
> settings that should fit my lens very well, excellent!
>
> Cheers!
>
> Erik Leeman

Hello.  I am approaching 400G of photos that I am currently storing on an
external 1TB hard drive and until recently, I thought was being backed up by
Carbonite daily. I just found out that Carbonite only backs up the hard drive on
the computer and does not allow backing up files from any external drive.

I am looking for suggestions for storing my digital photo files safely without
having to mortgage my house to pay for the service.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Pĺ Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:03:07 +0200, skrev gregoryv92821 <gregvoisan@...>:

> Hello.  I am approaching 400G of photos that I am currently storing on an
external 1TB hard drive and until recently, I thought was being backed up by
Carbonite daily. I just found out that Carbonite only backs up the hard drive on
the computer and does not allow backing up files from any external drive.
>
> I am looking for suggestions for storing my digital photo files safely without
having to mortgage my house to pay for the service.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.

I've been using secondcopy for many years, it works great and is very cheap. It
lets you back up whatever you want whenever you want to wherever you want, with
as many backed up versions as you want, even via ftp to the cloud.
With a couple of extra 1TB drives and an ftp account you'll be safer than the
bank :)

--
Bjřrn K Nilssen - http://bknilssen.no - 3D and panoramas.

On Oct 3, 2011, at 2:03 AM, "gregoryv92821" <gregvoisan@...> wrote:

> Hello.  I am approaching 400G of photos that I am currently storing on an
external 1TB hard drive and until recently, I thought was being backed up by
Carbonite daily. I just found out that Carbonite only backs up the hard drive on
the computer and does not allow backing up files from any external drive.
>
> I am looking for suggestions for storing my digital photo files safely without
having to mortgage my house to pay for the service.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.

I had the exact same experience with Carbonite but unfortunately after a disk
crash in which I lost some vital data and had to pay for very expensive data
recovery services. Incidentally, I had the devil's own job getting Carbonite to
stop sending me reminders and sales pitches long after I had vowed never to buy
anything from them ever again!

I suggest another 1TB disk!

Roger W.
>

Are others encountering the same problems looking at panoramas on Facebook that
are linked from 360cities? On mine, they come up sideways and cannot be viewed
properly however I hold my iPad.

Roger W.

Sent from my iPad

iOS is a unfortunate nightmare for us all. Each iOS device must be
considered/tested alone per revision or update. While Apple hardware in general
is closed and solid, their software is unique to each platform. and different.

360cities, is not the issue here, it's Apple. Make sure any customer contracts
spell out maintenance $.

It's a Tower of Babel like never before as Apple, Facebook, the industry, etc.
change constantly without warning.

How many times has your computer/applications updated today?

cheers

Robert

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, Roger D Williams <roger@...> wrote:
>
> Are others encountering the same problems looking at panoramas on Facebook
that are linked from 360cities? On mine, they come up sideways and cannot be
viewed properly however I hold my iPad.
>
> Roger W.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>

OK, thanks for all the advice.

I did this:

-n -L -Canon:LensType=490   set to canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM

-n -L -Canon:LongFocal=15   max zoom

-n -L -Canon:ShortFocal=8   min zoom

-n -L -Canon:LensModel=Samyang8mm

-n -L -Canon:FocusDistanceUpper=3

-n -L -Canon:FocusDistanceLower=1

-n -L -Canon:FNumber=8

-n -L -Canon:FocusRange=10

-n -L -Canon:TargetAperture=8

Many of these probably have no effect and the ones that do probably could be
further optimized but it does work for my Samyang 8mm.

In the lens correction screen any peripheral illumination is very bad so turn it
off.

For CA, slide the bar to '0', then tweak the R/B sliders for best results.  A
single position does not give the best results everywhere in the image so some
compromise is made.  Mine are both just under the furthest right positions.

Thanks, and if anyone can offer more optimized settings for the Samyang 8mm I'd
like to hear it.

David B



--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" <erik.leeman@...> wrote:
>
> The focus distance set in DPP's 'Lens aberration correction' has a significant
influence on the effect of the settings for de-vignetting and CA removal, but
even if you apply a recipe file containing values for these corrections, the
shooting distance still needs to be set manually for each individual RAW file or
it will always be at infinity. This is not very convenient if you want to
process a larger number of images in one go.
>
> I tried the parameters listed below in the command line for
ExifTool/ExifToolGUI to see if they had an effect on those corrections, but alas
they did not.
> -Canon:FocusRange="5"
> -Canon:FocusDistanceUpper="3"
> -Canon:FocusDistanceLower="1"
> These change the EXIF as intended, but apparently these are not the ones
needed for the lens aberration correction in DPP.
>
> Does anyone know how to set the focus distance in Canon RAW EXIF to make this
work?
>
> Erik Leeman
>
> <http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>
>
> --- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:
> >
> > Ah, easy!
> > Just had to add the ShortFocal tag with an appropriate numeric
> > value to the string, so it reads like this:
> >
> > -n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13 -Canon:ShortFocal=15
> >
> > and DPP now also lets me access the 'Lens aberration correction'
> > menu for my 5D + 15mm SIGMA Fisheye RAW files using initial
> > settings that should fit my lens very well, excellent!
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Erik Leeman
>

If you want real help, you're going to have to supply much more specific
information. Project files, etc.

Just looked at what you posted on the PtGUi forum and it's also simply not
enough.

Stitches gone wrong for so many reasons require full documentation to solve.

Robert

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Drew" <rick@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had decent luck with Gigapan software? I've been using Antpano
> Giga, but the latest update broke it - tried on three different computers
> and crash on all of them. Hard crash whenever blending hits stage 2.
>
>
>
> Purchased the upgrade for the newest PTGui, but the new Grid View does not
> work on interior panoramics - worked fine on a skyline shot, but failed
> miserably on an interior shot.  Randomly rotated and swapped images.
>
>
>
> Gigapan Stitcher (came with the Epic Pro) is OK, never crashes, but it does
> a poor job blending.
>
>
>
> Microsoft ICE does the best job so far, but misplaces some images and puts
> them in the wrong place - and rotates them 90 degrees.
>
>
>
> All in all, none work well on interiors when shooting smaller rooms.  I
> shoot a lot of interior panos and can't seem to find any software that does
> a good job.
>
>
>
> Any ideas or tips? I've asked in the various support areas, but still don't
> have an answer.  Kolor (AP Giga) just stalls and asks useless questions
> (what make is your camera?) I think the guys at PTGui are over-taxed with
> support questions.  Just curious is anyone else is having these problems.
>
>
>
> Rick Drew
>

What kind of interior shoot is this? How many pictures and how where they taken?
I always use PTGUI and I never have problems nor can I complain about the
support from Joost or the support forum.
I also wouldn't say that asking for your camera make is a silly question as on
different models orientation data which influences alignment in stitcher
software is treated in different ways.


--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Drew" <rick@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had decent luck with Gigapan software? I've been using Antpano
> Giga, but the latest update broke it - tried on three different computers
> and crash on all of them. Hard crash whenever blending hits stage 2.
>
>
>
> Purchased the upgrade for the newest PTGui, but the new Grid View does not
> work on interior panoramics - worked fine on a skyline shot, but failed
> miserably on an interior shot.  Randomly rotated and swapped images.
>
>
>
> Gigapan Stitcher (came with the Epic Pro) is OK, never crashes, but it does
> a poor job blending.
>
>
>
> Microsoft ICE does the best job so far, but misplaces some images and puts
> them in the wrong place - and rotates them 90 degrees.
>
>
>
> All in all, none work well on interiors when shooting smaller rooms.  I
> shoot a lot of interior panos and can't seem to find any software that does
> a good job.
>
>
>
> Any ideas or tips? I've asked in the various support areas, but still don't
> have an answer.  Kolor (AP Giga) just stalls and asks useless questions
> (what make is your camera?) I think the guys at PTGui are over-taxed with
> support questions.  Just curious is anyone else is having these problems.
>
>
>
> Rick Drew
>

BTW the -vo option just gives me an superfluous or invalid option error so I
dropped it off.

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "David" <dburton97128@...> wrote:
>
> OK, thanks for all the advice.
>
> I did this:
>
> -n -L -Canon:LensType=490   set to canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM
>
> -n -L -Canon:LongFocal=15   max zoom
>
> -n -L -Canon:ShortFocal=8   min zoom
>
> -n -L -Canon:LensModel=Samyang8mm
>
> -n -L -Canon:FocusDistanceUpper=3
>
> -n -L -Canon:FocusDistanceLower=1
>
> -n -L -Canon:FNumber=8
>
> -n -L -Canon:FocusRange=10
>
> -n -L -Canon:TargetAperture=8
>
> Many of these probably have no effect and the ones that do probably could be
further optimized but it does work for my Samyang 8mm.
>
> In the lens correction screen any peripheral illumination is very bad so turn
it off.
>
> For CA, slide the bar to '0', then tweak the R/B sliders for best results.  A
single position does not give the best results everywhere in the image so some
compromise is made.  Mine are both just under the furthest right positions.
>
> Thanks, and if anyone can offer more optimized settings for the Samyang 8mm
I'd like to hear it.
>
> David B
>
>
>
> --- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" <erik.leeman@> wrote:
> >
> > The focus distance set in DPP's 'Lens aberration correction' has a
significant influence on the effect of the settings for de-vignetting and CA
removal, but even if you apply a recipe file containing values for these
corrections, the shooting distance still needs to be set manually for each
individual RAW file or it will always be at infinity. This is not very
convenient if you want to process a larger number of images in one go.
> >
> > I tried the parameters listed below in the command line for
ExifTool/ExifToolGUI to see if they had an effect on those corrections, but alas
they did not.
> > -Canon:FocusRange="5"
> > -Canon:FocusDistanceUpper="3"
> > -Canon:FocusDistanceLower="1"
> > These change the EXIF as intended, but apparently these are not the ones
needed for the lens aberration correction in DPP.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to set the focus distance in Canon RAW EXIF to make
this work?
> >
> > Erik Leeman
> >
> > <http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>
> >
> > --- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:
> > >
> > > Ah, easy!
> > > Just had to add the ShortFocal tag with an appropriate numeric
> > > value to the string, so it reads like this:
> > >
> > > -n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType=13 -Canon:ShortFocal=15
> > >
> > > and DPP now also lets me access the 'Lens aberration correction'
> > > menu for my 5D + 15mm SIGMA Fisheye RAW files using initial
> > > settings that should fit my lens very well, excellent!
> > >
> > > Cheers!
> > >
> > > Erik Leeman
> >
>

Have to completely agree with Jrgen, PTGUI support both from the forum and from
the developer is first rate as it works today.

So far your issue sounds like a user error.

cheers,

Robert



--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "jrgen_schrader" <panorama@...> wrote:
>
> What kind of interior shoot is this? How many pictures and how where they
taken?
> I always use PTGUI and I never have problems nor can I complain about the
support from Joost or the support forum.
> I also wouldn't say that asking for your camera make is a silly question as on
different models orientation data which influences alignment in stitcher
software is treated in different ways.
>
>
> --- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Drew" <rick@> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone had decent luck with Gigapan software? I've been using Antpano
> > Giga, but the latest update broke it - tried on three different computers
> > and crash on all of them. Hard crash whenever blending hits stage 2.
> >
> >
> >
> > Purchased the upgrade for the newest PTGui, but the new Grid View does not
> > work on interior panoramics - worked fine on a skyline shot, but failed
> > miserably on an interior shot.  Randomly rotated and swapped images.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gigapan Stitcher (came with the Epic Pro) is OK, never crashes, but it does
> > a poor job blending.
> >
> >
> >
> > Microsoft ICE does the best job so far, but misplaces some images and puts
> > them in the wrong place - and rotates them 90 degrees.
> >
> >
> >
> > All in all, none work well on interiors when shooting smaller rooms.  I
> > shoot a lot of interior panos and can't seem to find any software that does
> > a good job.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any ideas or tips? I've asked in the various support areas, but still don't
> > have an answer.  Kolor (AP Giga) just stalls and asks useless questions
> > (what make is your camera?) I think the guys at PTGui are over-taxed with
> > support questions.  Just curious is anyone else is having these problems.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rick Drew
> >
>

Hi David,

That -vo parameter should be -v0 [minus vee zero].

Also you do not have to feed ExifTool/ExifToolGUI a series of individual
commands, you can cluster them in one single string.

Such a string of commands could in your case be like this:

-n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType="490" -Canon:FocalType="2" -Canon:LongFocal="15"
-Canon:ShortFocal="8" -Canon:FocalLength="8" -LensModel="Samyang 8mm Fisheye"
-FocalLength="8mm"

There is a limit to how many characters such a string can be, but you can make
it quite long. Just make sure you separate commands by spaces, and, for good
form, put the actual values between "".

Also you can save and re-use your command strings in ExifToolGui in the 'Edit
Predefined' sub-menu of the 'Exif direct' menu.
The interface for doing this is a but clumsy, but it does work.

Cheers!

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "David" wrote:
> BTW the -vo option just gives me an superfluous or invalid option
> error so I dropped it off.
>
> --- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "David" wrote:
> >
> > OK, thanks for all the advice.
> >
> > I did this:
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:LensType=490   set to canon EF 8-15mm f/4L USM
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:LongFocal=15   max zoom
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:ShortFocal=8   min zoom
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:LensModel=Samyang8mm
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:FocusDistanceUpper=3
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:FocusDistanceLower=1
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:FNumber=8
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:FocusRange=10
> >
> > -n -L -Canon:TargetAperture=8
> >
> > Many of these probably have no effect and the ones that do
> > probably could be further optimized but it does work for my
> > Samyang 8mm.

Oops, made a mistake:

-FocalLength="8mm"

should be

-FocalLength="8"

Sorry 'bout that.

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> That -vo parameter should be -v0 [minus vee zero].
>
> Also you do not have to feed ExifTool/ExifToolGUI a series of
> individual commands, you can cluster them in one single string.
>
> Such a string of commands could in your case be like this:
>
> -n -L -v0 -Canon:LensType="490" -Canon:FocalType="2" -Canon:LongFocal="15"
-Canon:ShortFocal="8" -Canon:FocalLength="8" -LensModel="Samyang 8mm Fisheye"
-FocalLength="8mm"
>
> There is a limit to how many characters such a string can be, but
> you can make it quite long. Just make sure you separate commands by
> spaces, and, for good form, put the actual values between "".
>
> Also you can save and re-use your command strings in ExifToolGui in
> the 'Edit Predefined' sub-menu of the 'Exif direct' menu.
> The interface for doing this is a but clumsy, but it does work.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Erik Leeman

Yess, found it!

For pre-setting the 'Shooting distance information' in Canon DPP's 'Lens
aberration correction' menu add this command to your ExifTool direct string:

-AberrationCorrectionDistance="value"

Example:

-AberrationCorrectionDistance="0.5"

This value (0,5) will set the focus distance parameter for the lens corrections
to the middle of the slider. Default value is 1 (one), and sets the slider to
infinity. 0 (zero) will move the slider all the way to the left, at the closest
possible distance.

Cheers!

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:
>
> The focus distance set in DPP's 'Lens aberration correction' has a
> significant influence on the effect of the settings for
> de-vignetting and CA removal, but even if you apply a recipe file
> containing values for these corrections, the shooting distance
> still needs to be set manually for each individual RAW file or it
> will always be at infinity. This is not very convenient if you want
> to process a larger number of images in one go.
>
> I tried the parameters listed below in the command line for
> ExifTool/ExifToolGUI to see if they had an effect on those
> corrections, but alas they did not.
> -Canon:FocusRange="5"
> -Canon:FocusDistanceUpper="3"
> -Canon:FocusDistanceLower="1"
> These change the EXIF as intended, but apparently these are not the
> ones needed for the lens aberration correction in DPP.
>
> Does anyone know how to set the focus distance in Canon RAW EXIF to
> make this work?
>
> Erik Leeman

Turns out that, as far as I can see, this Shooting Distance parameter can only
be *modified*, not created in ExifTool. This means that the RAW files must first
be processed in Canon's DPP, so the complete set of CanonVRD tags is added to
the EXIF of those RAW files.
How inconvenient for processing pano series : (

Erik Leeman

<http://www.erikleeman.com> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/erik-nl/>

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "erik_leeman" wrote:

> Yess, found it!
>
> For pre-setting the 'Shooting distance information' in Canon DPP's
> 'Lens aberration correction' menu add this command to your ExifTool
> direct string:
>
> -AberrationCorrectionDistance="value"
>
> Example:
>
> -AberrationCorrectionDistance="0.5"
>
> This value (0,5) will set the focus distance parameter for the lens
> corrections to the middle of the slider. Default value is 1 (one),
> and sets the slider to infinity. 0 (zero) will move the slider all
> the way to the left, at the closest possible distance.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Erik Leeman

How is your external drive connected? Is it via USB? I wonder if it had an
eSATA connector if Carbonite would still think it was external.

The system I use is an internal RAID - 2 2TB drives - and an external
Cavalry box that holds 2 2TB drives in a RAID array as well. I synchronize
the two drive arrays so that whenever I leave the house, the external drives
go with me. That way, at work, I can get stuff done during lunch if
necessary, then synch when I get back home. Adding something like Carbonite
as a third destination would give me an extra level of comfort for those
times when two simultaneous meteorites take out both my home computer and
the external drives sitting on my desk at work. I just hate it when that
happens...

Mark

www.northernlight.net
www.virtual-travels.com
www.pinnacle-vr.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of gregoryv92821
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 1:03 PM
> To: PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PanoToolsNG] Online Photo Storage
>
> Hello.  I am approaching 400G of photos that I am currently storing on an
> external 1TB hard drive and until recently, I thought was being backed up
> by Carbonite daily. I just found out that Carbonite only backs up the hard
> drive on the computer and does not allow backing up files from any
> external drive.
>
> I am looking for suggestions for storing my digital photo files safely
> without having to mortgage my house to pay for the service.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> --
>
>
>

Hi!

Try to uninstall Antivirus software - Autopano Giga crashes with Avast
Antivirus.

[] Eduardo

--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Drew" <rick@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone had decent luck with Gigapan software? I've been using Antpano
> Giga, but the latest update broke it - tried on three different computers
> and crash on all of them. Hard crash whenever blending hits stage 2.
>
>
>
> Purchased the upgrade for the newest PTGui, but the new Grid View does not
> work on interior panoramics - worked fine on a skyline shot, but failed
> miserably on an interior shot.  Randomly rotated and swapped images.
>
>
>
> Gigapan Stitcher (came with the Epic Pro) is OK, never crashes, but it does
> a poor job blending.
>
>
>
> Microsoft ICE does the best job so far, but misplaces some images and puts
> them in the wrong place - and rotates them 90 degrees.
>
>
>
> All in all, none work well on interiors when shooting smaller rooms.  I
> shoot a lot of interior panos and can't seem to find any software that does
> a good job.
>
>
>
> Any ideas or tips? I've asked in the various support areas, but still don't
> have an answer.  Kolor (AP Giga) just stalls and asks useless questions
> (what make is your camera?) I think the guys at PTGui are over-taxed with
> support questions.  Just curious is anyone else is having these problems.
>
>
>
> Rick Drew
>