This page describes how to use AutoStitch on the iPhone. Please click here for iPod Touch usage instructions. See also our tutorial video. You can get in-app help by tapping the Info button at the top right when using the application.
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1. Select Photo AlbumBefore you run AutoStitch, you should already have taken the photos you want to stitch using the iPhone Camera app or any other camera application. For best results, the photos should have a large overlap (e.g., 30%), and be taken from the same camera location. With a little practice, you will find it easy to snap pictures that overlap by remembering an object near the edge of one image that should also be in the next photo. Once you have photos to stitch, start AutoStitch and select the photo album containing the photos that you want to stitch. If you have just taken the photos, they will be in your Camera Roll. |
2. Choose ImagesTap each photo in the photo album to select it. Each selected photo will appear in the "Photos to Stitch" window. Loading a large number of photos can be quite slow, so progress indicators show when each photo has been loaded. If you are happy with the selected images, hit the "Stitch" button. You can remove an image by tapping it once, or remove all images using the "Clear" button.
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3. Stitch PanoramaAutoStitch will analyse all of your images to find where they overlap. At the rendering stage, you will see parts of the panorama start to appear. You can browse around the panorama, even while it is rendering, by scrolling it with your finger and by pinching or double-tapping to zoom. If you're happy with the result, don't forget to save it to your Camera Roll using the button at the top right. If you'd like to change the set of images or do a new stitch, you can hit the back button at any time. |
AutoStitch iPhone is built on the same novel technology that is used in several commercial image stitching applications. You can learn more about AutoStitch technology or even read detailed research publications on the approach by visiting the AutoStitch Research page.