Tips
1. Start small. Pick a simple subject first, such as a piece of furniture. You should be able to make a great 15-photo synth in just a few minutes. Then you can move on to something more ambitious.
2. Remember the "Rule of 3". Each part of the scene you're shooting should appear in at least three separate photos taken from different locations. This rule means that you are going to shoot a lot more photos for a synth than you would for any other purpose.
3. Panorama first, then move around. Start by taking a panorama of your scene, then move around and take more photos from different angles and positions. If you just do a panorama, you won't end up with a good 3-D experience.
4. Have lots of overlap when shooting panoramas. Try for at least 50% overlap between photos.
5. Limit the angles between photos. When moving around objects, try to get one photo every 25 degrees or so--that will make the synth work better. Larger angle differences on a subject won't match up well.
6. Shoot scenes with lots of details and texture. The visual texture in the photos is what ties them together. A blank wall will not synth--one with lots of art or posters will work well. I have not had much luck with water scenes or sky scenes either - same problem as with a blank wall.
7. Do not crop images - it confuses Photosynth.
8. Shoot wide shots. Wide angle shots (photos taken from farther away, or with your camera's lens zoomed all the way out) reconstruct more reliably than closer shots. It is good to have some close-ups too, but you will want to have good coverage of your subject with lots of nice overlapping wide shots.
9. Orientation - make sure your photos are all right-side-up before you start synthing.
10. Once you have your photos, upload them to your computer. Double check that the orientation is good for all pictures, rotating any pictures that are not upright. Then launch the Photosynth program on your program.
2. Remember the "Rule of 3". Each part of the scene you're shooting should appear in at least three separate photos taken from different locations. This rule means that you are going to shoot a lot more photos for a synth than you would for any other purpose.
3. Panorama first, then move around. Start by taking a panorama of your scene, then move around and take more photos from different angles and positions. If you just do a panorama, you won't end up with a good 3-D experience.
4. Have lots of overlap when shooting panoramas. Try for at least 50% overlap between photos.
5. Limit the angles between photos. When moving around objects, try to get one photo every 25 degrees or so--that will make the synth work better. Larger angle differences on a subject won't match up well.
6. Shoot scenes with lots of details and texture. The visual texture in the photos is what ties them together. A blank wall will not synth--one with lots of art or posters will work well. I have not had much luck with water scenes or sky scenes either - same problem as with a blank wall.
7. Do not crop images - it confuses Photosynth.
8. Shoot wide shots. Wide angle shots (photos taken from farther away, or with your camera's lens zoomed all the way out) reconstruct more reliably than closer shots. It is good to have some close-ups too, but you will want to have good coverage of your subject with lots of nice overlapping wide shots.
9. Orientation - make sure your photos are all right-side-up before you start synthing.
10. Once you have your photos, upload them to your computer. Double check that the orientation is good for all pictures, rotating any pictures that are not upright. Then launch the Photosynth program on your program.