I used a series of 360 video Stitch tutorials to stitch together footage for both my final project and my drone flight over Pratts Falls. I was starting with no knowledge of how to use the software, so I watched this overview tutorial to get started. This helped me get a feel for how the software works and gave me a basic understanding of what to expect when using it.

I then watched this tutorial on synchronization. This is an important part of making sure the 6 videos are lined up to create one cohesive video. I found that syncing on motion rather than syncing on audio is best.

The next step in the process is calibration. I used this tutorial to solve a problem I had with the drone flight. I think the scene is so complex that it gives the software problems with calibrating, so it gave me an error message every time I tried it. After watching the video, I saw that I should be giving the software 4 points/keyframes of reference. I did this with the drone flight and it worked.

I also watched this tutorial on stabilization. This wasn’t necessary for my shoot with the rig and the tripod, but it was for the drone flight. The problem with this was that I think the software version on the innovation lab computer was different than the one the tutorial showed. I couldn’t manually set the horizon. Regardless, I set the stabilization.

It also mentioned how to set the orientation. This was especially helpful because I have had a hard time getting a grasp on what the correct orientation should look like.

The last tutorial I watched was this one on exposure compensation. I adjusted the exposure on one of my videos, but I found that I didn’t like what it did to the color in the video. So, although I learned the skills on how to do it, I’ve pretty much decided against using it because it can make some colors bland.

I haven’t needed to watch the one using PTgui yet, but I’m sure I will in the near future.