Pano2VR - Patch Tool

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Contents 1 Using the Patch Tool 1.1 Position 1.2 Output 1.3 How To 1.3.1 Quickly Create a Mirrorball Patch 1.3.2 Extract, Edit and Patch

[edit] Using the Patch Tool

The patch tool was added to Pano2VR in version 2.1 (beta). It allows you to non-destructively extract and modify only a specified area of the image without having to remap and convert the whole image.

Watch the tutorial.

[edit] Position

Use this section to position the area to be extracted. Note that you can choose from Pan, Tilt, Roll and FOV (field of view).

[edit] Output

Use this section to determine the type and destination of the extracted file.

Type: Choose the type of image to be extracted. Image, Mirrorball, Angular Map, Sphere.

Format: PNG, TIFF and JPEG are the available formats to choose from. This is only available when your Type is set to Image.

Image Quality: The JPEG quality of the image.

File: Name the patch here or open a new version of a patch.

[edit] How To

For a detailed explanation how to use this patch tool, check out the tutorial.

[edit] Quickly Create a Mirrorball Patch

1. Import your image to Pano2VR and in the Input section, choose Patch Input.
2. In the window that pops up, click Add to make a new patch.
3. In the Position section of the Patch editor, use your mouse to frame the section of the image to be patched or manually input the values for pan, tilt, roll and FOV.
4. In the Output section, choose Mirrorball as the Type.
5. Click OK or Extract to output the image.
6. Pano2VR will ask you if you want to extract the patch image. Choose, Yes.
7. In the Patch Panorama window, you'll see your patch details with the ability to change the parameters. Click OK to create the patch. (This will apply the patch to the image.)
8. Pano2VR will ask you if you want to update the image patches. Choose, Yes.
9. Done! Now you can output your panorama with the patch.

[edit] Extract, Edit and Patch

1. Import your image to Pano2VR and in the Input section, choose Patch Input.
2. In the window that pops up (Patch Panorama window), click Add to make a new patch.
3. In the Position section of the Patch editor, use your mouse to frame the section of the image to be patched or manually input the values for pan, tilt, roll and FOV.
4. In the Output section, choose Image from Type.
5. Choose your desired image output format.
6. Click OK or Extract.
7. Pano2VR will ask you if you want to extract the patch image. Choose, Yes.
8. Open your extracted image in an image editing software and make the necessary changes. You can leave the areas you don't want to change transparent.
9. In Pano2VR, in the Patch Editor, click open to add the modified patch and then click OK.
10. Click OK again in the Patch Panorama window to update the patch. Done!