Render grids to photoshop, Create panoramic images, About photomerge – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual
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In the Export DXF or Export 3DS dialog box, select a location for the saved file and click Save.
Render grids to Photoshop
By default, the Vanishing Point grids are invisible when viewing an image in the Photoshop document window, even
though the grids are preserved in the image and appear whenever you launch Vanishing Point. Grids can be rendered
so when you finish working in Vanishing Point, they’re visible in the Photoshop document window. The rendered
grids are raster not vector.
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Open the Vanishing Point menu and choose Render Grids To Photoshop.
The Render Grids To Photoshop command must be chosen for each Vanishing Point session.
Create a new layer for your Vanishing Point results if you plan to render the grids to Photoshop. This keeps the grids
on a separate layer from the main image.
Create panoramic images
About Photomerge
The Photomerge™ command combines several photographs into one continuous image. For example, you can take
five overlapping photographs of a city skyline, and then assemble them into a panorama. The Photomerge command
can assemble photos that are tiled horizontally as well as vertically.
Source images (top), and completed Photomerge composition (bottom)
To open Photomerge compositions, choose File > Automate > Photomerge and then choose your source files and a
layout option. You can also load and edit previous photomerge compositions.
For a video on using Photomerge, see
Take pictures for use with Photomerge
Your source photographs play a large role in panoramic compositions. To avoid problems, follow these guidelines
when taking pictures for use with Photomerge:
Overlap images sufficiently
Images should overlap by approximately 25% to 40%. If the overlap is less, Photomerge
may not be able to automatically assemble the panorama. However, keep in mind that the images shouldn’t overlap
too much. If images overlap by 70% or more, Photomerge may not be able to blend the images. Try to keep the
individual photos at least somewhat distinct from each other.
Use one focal length
If you use a zoom lens, don’t change the focal length (zoom in or out) while taking your
pictures.