Graphics Programs Reference
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a label wrapping around the sides of a bottle.) You may want to use this style for
really wide panoramas.
NOTE
If you choose Auto, Elements may use either Perspective or Cylindrical map-
ping when it creates your panorama, depending on what it thinks will work
best for your photos.
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Spherical
. This option aligns and transforms your images as if you were standing
inside a globe and pasting them on the wall. This is a good choice if your source
images cover more than 180 degrees along the horizon. It's similar to Cylindrical
but also corrects distortion on the vertical axis, not just side to side.
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Collage
. If you choose this option, Elements rotates your photos, if needed, to
align them perfectly, but it doesn't make any perspective changes to them. If you
want to combine your photos exactly as they are, this is your best bet. Elements
usually crops the completed panorama, though.
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Reposition
. Elements overlaps your photos and blends their exposures, but it
doesn't make any changes to their perspectives.
NOTE
If you've used Elements before and you're looking for the old Interactive Layout
merge style that let you manually adjust your images, that's gone now.
4.
Tell Elements how to combine the images
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At the bottom of the Photomerge dialog box are three checkboxes that can make a big
difference in the final panorama:
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Blend Images Together
. This option tells Elements to smooth the transitions
between your photos and blend the colors in the images. Leave this setting on un-
less you have a good reason to turn it off.
