1. Click Here to Download and install Image Composite Editor(ICE) Software
2. Download the Panorama Puzzles from Dwarf Into the Computer
Connect your DWARF to your computer using a cable and download the panorama folder.
3. Import the Panoramic Photos to ICE Software
Open the ICE software and click on the "From Images" button.
Find the panorama folder just created under the card root directory, go to one of the five folders, then select all the panorama photos, and click the "Open" button.
There are five resolution options available for panoramic images. You can select one of the resolutions you want.
4. Click on "Structured panorama" to Enter the Settings Interface
Setting Parameters
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Click on "Auto-detect" and select "Rotating motion" mode.
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In the "Initial corner and direction" section, choose horizontal stitching.
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Select "Zigzag" mode.
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Modify "Columns" to the value set when taking the photos and press enter (for example, if the value was 41, enter 41 here).
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Click on the "Auto overlap" button.
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Click on the "NEXT" button.
Starting the stitching process:
At this point, the software will wait for some time to complete the process. The waiting time depends on the computer specifications, the number of images, and their resolution. To give you an idea, stitching 1025 images at a resolution of 1920*1080 took 26 minutes and used 100% of the memory, 50% of the CPU, and peaked at 50% of the GPU usage. It is recommended to have a computer with larger memory and storage space to handle larger stitching jobs. For reference, the computer used for testing had the following specifications:
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CPU: Intel i5-12400F
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Memory: DDR4 3200MHz 16GB
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GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
After the stitching process is complete, select the "Cylindrical" projection mode, and then click on "NEXT".
To crop the image, click on "Auto complete", and then click on "NEXT" to complete the cropping process.
5. Exporting the Image.
You can modify the size and file format of the image according to your needs. Once you have made the necessary changes, click on "Export to disk", select the save path, and save the image to export it.