distorting an image: help wanted

[jxyama]

i *know* someone here is a PS wiz and can give me quick pointers...

please see the attached image - and note how it's warped like it's on a cylinder. i got the image by stitching together three panoramic images. i'd like to "flatten" this, make the image of the palace "flat."

how can i do this using PS or PSE? i tried messing around with transform -> perspective, etc. but can't quite get it right...

thanks for any help.

 

[eyelikeart]

U can try using the Distort function in Transform. U may lose some of the current visible image, & u may have to recrop it.

Other than that, there's some barrel distortion filters u can buy for Photoshop, but it's nothing u can't achieve on your own with a little bit of work.

I did a quickie to give u an idea.

 

[jxyama]

thanks, eye. yeah, seeing how it can be modified to a more desired result is very inspiring and helpful.

i'll fiddle around... i have a few others i need to "fix" so this would be a good time learn how...

thanks, again!

 

[Hemingray]

I just recently saw an Adobe demo of Photoshop CS... it has a cool panorama feature that patches together multiple photos automatically and should correct exactly what you're trying to fix.

 

[evoluzione]

this sort of warping thing used to be difficult, photoshop couldn't do it, you'd need a Silicon Graphics box running Barco Creator to do it, the a PS plugin came out called Squizz! but i guess it's possible to do completely in PS now...

the joys of technical advancement.