meltz opened this issue on Apr 18, 2009 · 6 posts
meltz posted Sat, 18 April 2009 at 8:59 AM
ok so im working on a comicbook in poser. but wanted to know what the bes way to go about backgrounds are. I need something thats sort of a 360 view so when i change the scene that background doesent lok the same but still looks identical. any ideas?
IsaoShi posted Sat, 18 April 2009 at 9:15 AM
Attached Link: http://sites.google.com/site/bagginsbill/free-stuff/environment-sphere
I suggest using bagginsbill's EnvSphere. You can download it for free from his website at the above link, and read the instructions on how to use it.It needs a spherical panoramic background image, of which there are loads available for free on the web, from Flickr for example.
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meltz posted Sat, 18 April 2009 at 9:36 AM
very awsome, look like just what i was looking for. Now anyone know where i can get these for comercial use? im not sure if flickr is for comercial use or not.
dlfurman posted Sat, 18 April 2009 at 2:22 PM
Got a camera?:biggrin:
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meltz posted Sat, 18 April 2009 at 8:02 PM
is it hard to make a picture into a spherical panoramic background image?
IsaoShi posted Sun, 19 April 2009 at 3:22 AM
I don't suppose it's hard, but you need special software to do it.
Basically, the whole bottom edge of a spherical panoramic image represents a single point beneath the camera, and the whole top edge ..... above the camera. Making one involves stitching together some complete 360 degree photos (horizontally and vertically) of a scene and distorting that image into one that will appear undistorted when projected onto the surface of a sphere.
Personally, I'd rather knit nylon socks for a hobby.
If you do a (Google) search on "spherical panoramic" you will find sources of photos, some of which are available for commercial use, and also software if you want to make your own.
"If I were a shadow, I know I wouldn't like to be half of
what I should be."
Mr Otsuka, the old black tomcat in Kafka on the Shore (Haruki
Murakami)