SPIM Project
SPIM – Spherical Panoramic Imaging Method
SPIM is a formulated method of transforming panoramic images into panned out 2D images without any warped edges.
The Following images have been taken with an Olympus Verve 5Mp Camera. Please consult EXIF data for further information regarding camera specifications and picture statistics.
Original Panoramic Image taken with 10 images and stitched together with typical panoramic stitching software. You may click on the thumbnail for the actual sized image. Be patient, due to the image’s large size it might take some time to load the image.
Now, a modified version of the images using the SPIM method to stitch them together and also improve on the perspective angles of the shot.
Finally, the last stage of SPIM is to automatically fix warped edges. Pay attention to the poster on the wall from the image above and compare to the image below. The patching system recognizes warped edges by comparing a vertical series of pixel to the ones next to it, if all vertical series confirm to 65% that a weak transition in contrast among the pixels is visible it then improves on it by using a ‘difference’ technique to produce a variable sized layer of that area and placing it on the warped edge and using a 50% layer strength to patch the problem.
