How to Create a Panorama in Adobe Photoshop
Posted on 20th June 2023
What is a Panorama?
A panorama is a wide-angle view of a scene, typically in landscape format. In photography, a panorama can be produced either by stitching together multiple overlapping images, or by using a panoramic camera. Adobe Photoshop has built-in tools for creating panoramas from multiple images.
Creating a Panorama from Multiple Images
To create a panorama from multiple images:
- Open Adobe Photoshop.
- Open the files you want to use to create the panorama. The images must be saved in a format that Photoshop can read, such as JPEG, TIFF, or PSD.
- Select all the images you want to use in the panorama. To select multiple images, click the first image, then hold down the Shift key and click the last image. All the images in between will be selected. Or, to select multiple images that are not next to each other, click the first image, then hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) key and click each additional image.
- Choose
File > Automate > Photomerge. - In the Photomerge dialog box, do one or more of the following:
- To specify the images you want to use, click Browse and navigate to the folder that contains the images. Select the images, then click Open. The images you selected appear in the Use area.
- To use all the images that are open in Photoshop, click Use Open Images.
- To use selected layers from the images that are open in Photoshop, click Use Selected Layers.
- Under Layout, do one of the following:
- To automatically arrange the images in the order in which they were selected, click Auto.
- To manually arrange the images, click Custom. Drag the images into the order you want to use. To rotate an image, click it, then click the Rotate button.
- Under Blend Images Together, do one of the following:
- To automatically blend the images, click Auto.
- To manually blend the images, click Proximity. In the Proximity area, specify the number of pixels to use for the blending.
- Under Geometric Distortion, do one of the following:
- To automatically correct for lens distortion, click Auto.
- To manually correct for lens distortion, click Custom. In the Custom area, specify the amount of distortion to correct. To preview the results, click the Preview button.
- Under Content Aware Fill, do one of the following:
- To automatically fill in the edges of the panorama, click Auto.
- To manually fill in the edges of the panorama, click Custom. In the Custom area, specify the amount of fill. To preview the results, click the Preview button.
- Click OK.
Creating a Panorama from a Single Image
To create a panorama from a single image:
- Open Adobe Photoshop.
- Open the file you want to use to create the panorama. The image must be saved in a format that Photoshop can read, such as JPEG, TIFF, or PSD.
- Choose
Image > Image Size. In the Image Size dialog box, do the following: - Make sure Resample Image is selected.
- Under Resample Image, select an interpolation method. Bicubic Smoother produces the smoothest results, but it also takes the longest to process.
- Click OK.
- Choose
Filter > Distort > Adaptive Wide Angle. - In the Adaptive Wide Angle dialog box, do the following:
- In the Layers area, select the layer you want to use.
- In the Type area, select the type of distortion you want to correct. For example, if you are correcting for barrel distortion, select Barrel from the list.
- In the Options area, select the options you want to use. For example, if you want to constrain the correction to a circular area, select the Constrain to Circle option.
- Click OK.
Conclusion
Adobe Photoshop has built-in tools for creating panoramas from multiple images. To create a panorama from multiple images:
- Open Adobe Photoshop.
- Open the files you want to use to create the panorama.
- Select all the images you want to use in the panorama.
- Choose
File > Automate > Photomerge. - In the Photomerge dialog box, do one or more of the following:
- To specify the images you want to use, click Browse and navigate to the folder that contains the images. Select the images, then click Open.
- To use all the images that are open in Photoshop, click Use Open Images.
- To use selected layers from the images that are open in Photoshop, click Use Selected Layers.
- Under Layout, do one of the following:
- To automatically arrange the images in the order in which they were selected, click Auto.
- To manually arrange the images, click Custom. Drag the images into the order you want to use. To rotate an image, click it, then click the Rotate button.
- Under Blend Images Together, do one of the following:
- To automatically blend the images, click Auto.
- To manually blend the images, click Proximity. In the Proximity area, specify the number of pixels to use for the blending.
- Under Geometric Distortion, do one of the following:
- To automatically correct for lens distortion, click Auto.
- To manually correct for lens distortion, click Custom. In the Custom area, specify the amount of distortion to correct. To preview the results, click the Preview button.
- Under Content Aware Fill, do one of the following:
- To automatically fill in the edges of the panorama, click Auto.
- To manually fill in the edges of the panorama, click Custom. In the Custom area,
