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When you set up a Photomerge Panorama composition, you identify the files you want to merge (called your source
files), and then Adobe Photoshop Elements automatically assembles them into a single panorama. After the
panorama is complete, you can still make changes to the placement of the individual photos, if necessary.
Creating a Photomerge panorama
Your source photographs play a large role in panoramic compositions. To avoid problems, follow these guidelines
when taking pictures for use with Photomerge Panorama:
Overlap images sufficiently
Panorama may not be able to automatically assemble the panorama. If images overlap by 50% or more, it can be
difficult to work with them, and blending may not be as effective.
Use a consistent focal length
Although Photomerge Panorama can process slight rotations between pictures, a tilt of more
Keep the camera level
than a few degrees can result in errors when automatically assembling the panorama. Using a tripod with a rotating
head helps maintain camera alignment and viewpoint.
When photographing a panoramic scene from a high place, the natural inclination is to keep the horizon level in the
viewfinder. However, this actually produces a noticeable rotation between images. Try using a tripod to keep the
camera level when taking photographs in this situation.
Stay in the same position
are from the same viewpoint. Using the optical viewfinder with the camera held close to the eye helps keep the
viewpoint consistent. Or try using a tripod to keep the camera in the same place.
Avoid using distortion lenses
Photomerge Panorama.
Maintain the same exposure
feature in Photomerge Panorama helps smooth out different exposures, but extreme differences make alignment
difficult. Some digital cameras change exposure settings automatically as you take pictures, so you may need to check
your camera settings to be sure that all the images have the same exposure.
To create a Photomerge Panorama composition
Do one of the following:
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In Standard Edit, choose File > New > Photomerge Panorama.
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• (Bridge) Select the images you want to use. Choose Tools > Photoshop Elements > Photomerge Panorama. The
source files open automatically, and are processed.
(Standard Edit) Click Browse to navigate to the source files or folder you want to use to create the Photomerge
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Panorama composition. When you've added all the source files, click OK to create the Photomerge Panorama
composition. The source files open automatically and are processed.
Images should overlap approximately 15% to 40%. If the overlap is less, Photomerge
Avoid using the zoom feature of your camera while taking your pictures.
Try not to change your location as you take a series of photographs, so that the pictures
Lenses, such as fish-eye lenses, that noticeably distort the image can interfere with
Avoid using the flash in some pictures and not in others. The advanced blending
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