How To Panorama

[Reynbow]

Halo 3 Photoshop Panorama Turorial
If you don't know what a Halo3 Panorama is, here's an example.



Generally they are horizontal but you can make them as desired.
Anyway...

To make a Panorama you firstly need to grab the images from the game itself. Panoramas work well if you can find a nice scene with a lot of action or at least some focus point with a nice background. Up to you, go use you're photography skills =P

For your first Panorama don't try going to big, just a few screenshots will do. Try about 3-5 screenshots to start with and see how that turns out.

Screenshots -
When you're in theater mode try to find a good vantage point to take the pictures from. When you have a found position do not zoom in or out and do not move. Moving can make the picture turn out pretty bad. I would show you an example but I deleted it... Good thing too =\
When in your position only use the right thumbstick to take the pictures. Make sure to keep about 40% of each image present on the shot next to it. Not too much but just enough to make sure photoshop can understand what you're trying to do. Yes this tutorial is for photoshop, I'm sure there are other programs out there but this is the most popular in my opinion.

Collecting your images -
Now that you have taken you're pictures and you are signed into Xbox Live while doing so, your pictures will have been uploaded to your fileshare.
So now run along to your profile on Bungie.net and save your images. You want the bigger version.

Photoshop, here we come -
So now you have your screenshots, what do you do with them?
Open up Photoshop and go to File>Automate>Photomerge





A window will open up. You want to click Browse and select the screenshots you saved.
Also leave the option on Auto in the top left.
Make sure the Blend images together option is ticked.





Once you have select all your screenshots click OK and wait for your image to be ready.

Finishing Touches -
When it's finished you will want to merge all the layers





And when you've done that you will end up with something like this -





Using the crop tool select the area you want to keep and leave out the ares that are undesirable.
You should end up with something pretty like this -





Now seeing how you're still in Photoshop, you should pretty it up. Do whatever you want with it =]
I like to use the level tool in the Image>Adjustments menu. Have fun =D
Oh and one last thing... Please give your images a border... They look much better.

[cptncaucasian]

Thanks alot Reynbow ive been wondering how to create these but i never took the time to look it up. And your tutorial makes it EXTREMELY easy to use. If i could rate this id give it 5/5

[Da Pig]

Wow thanks for the tut. Now I can finally make panoramas wohoo!

[Tex]

wow excellent tutorial, but where can i get photoshop :-X

EDIT:

i love you...look at my sig... i did it i did it *gleeful childish yelling & laughter*

[Reynbow]

Originally Posted by Tex

wow excellent tutorial, but where can i get photoshop :-X

EDIT:

i love you...look at my sig... i did it i did it *gleeful childish yelling & laughter*

Lmao, well thankyou.
I am glad I could be of service =]

Very nice job BTW

[bnasty574]

mayne, i have to do it old school in cs2.

[squidhands]

I need to get Photoshop. I love GIMP, but their panorama plug-in is pretty manual in comparison, and I'm still a relative newbie at digital manipulation.

[Reynbow]

Originally Posted by squidhands

I need to get Photoshop. I love GIMP, but their panorama plug-in is pretty manual in comparison, and I'm still a relative newbie at digital manipulation.

You really should. I remember a few months after getting Photoshop I heard all about GIMP so I downloaded it also to see how it compared. Let's just say it's like comparing a gold watch to a rubber band. =]

[Tex]

how bout next a tut on your "click to download strider" sign?

[Reynbow]

Lol okay =P
That might be more difficult =D