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I captured my subject matter with 3 cameras side by side parallel, pointing the same direction. I would like the ability to pan and scan across the 3 shots seamlessly with one 16x9 frame. Anyone know the most affordable software to accomplish this?
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Low budget Cinerama, eh Able Gance?
The most affordable would be Avisynth. You can StackHorizontal your 3 shots then use Animate to add moves.
Other alternatives would be to use an NLE like Vegas Movie Studio and use the pan and crop functions. -
@LankyActor, I think you will find that your shooting arrangement is doing you a disservice. 3 cams shooting side-by-side parallel might be useful for a few stereoscopic effects, but you will encounter overlap & repetition in the image if you pan across 3 images. This problem becomes particularly glaring if you have something in the foreground. Exception: the cams are spaced V__E__R__Y.......F__A__R.......A__P__A__R__T.
In that way, in essence you are removing any overlap.
The proper way to get what you were intending would be to shoot at angles that subtend an arc of a single "virtual camera" which is behind the 3 cams. Here is an example:
Then, the aforementioned AVISynth technique would work VERY well indeed.
ScottLast edited by Cornucopia; 3rd Feb 2015 at 16:36.
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Post three stills from the same time and let's take a look at them. To do this, put the videos on three tracks, set the cursor where you want, line them up, then solo each track and take a snap.
Best NLE: Sony Vegas ProLast edited by budwzr; 3rd Feb 2015 at 15:15.
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How did you position the cameras and what is the field of view?
How much "overlap" was there?
Were the cameras locked off and stationary ?
If it was positioned manually , you probably need to align and match the shots
Did you use the same camera model and lenses (eg. different lens distortions, optical characteristics will make matching more difficult)
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