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SPHERICALPANO2RECT


Generates a perspective (rectilinear) image from a region of a spherical panorama image.

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last modified: December 15, 2018



USAGE: sphericalpano2rect [-c coords] [-u units] [-f fov] [-m maxsize] [-b bgcolor] infile outfile USAGE: sphericalpano2rect [-h or -help]

-c ... coords .......... coordinates in the panorama image (cx,cy) to be used as the
........................ center of the output image; floats>=0; default=center of
........................ panorama
-u ... units ........... units for panorama coordinates: degrees or pixels; floats>=0;
........................ default=pixels
-f ... fov ............. field of view of the output image (xfov,yfov) in degrees;
........................ 0<floats<180; default=60,60
-m ... maxsize ......... maximum size of the output image in pixels corresponding to
........................ the larger field of view dimension; default=512
-b ... bgcolor ......... background color for virtual pixels; any valid IM color is
........................ allowed; default=black
-i ... interpolation ... intepolation method; any valid IM interpolation method is
........................ allowed; default=bilinear

PURPOSE: To generate a perspective (rectilinear) image from a region of a spherical panorama image.

DESCRIPTION: SPHERICALPANO2RECT generates a perspective (rectilinear) image from a region of a spherical panorama image. The region is identified by a point on the panorama image in pixels or degrees and the specified output field of view.

ARGUMENTS:

-c coords ... COORDS is the coordinates in the panorama image (cx,cy) to be used as the center of the output image (the look point). Values are floats>=0. The default=center of panorama. Two comma separated values are required, if provided.

-u units ... UNITS for specifying the look coordinates. Choices are degrees (d) or pixels (p). VAlues are floats>=0. The default=pixels.

-f fov ... FOV are the fields of view of the output image (xfov,yfov) in degrees. Values are 0<floats<180. The default="60,60". If only one value is supplied, it will be use for both dimensions. Smaller values zoom in (telephoto lens) and larger values zoom out (wide angle lens). For 35 mm film, a 50 mm focal length lens will have a diagonal field of view of about 47 degrees. Values larger than about 120 degrees for the field of view will show distortions.

-m maxsize ... MAXSIZE is the maximum size of the output image in pixels corresponding to the the larger field of view dimension. Values are integers>0. The default=512.

-b bgcolor ... BGCOLOR is the background color for virtual-pixels. Any valid IM color is allowed. The default=black.

-i interpolation ... INTEPOLATION method. Any valid IM interpolation method is allowed. The default=bilinear.

NOTE: This script will be slow due to the use of -fx. On my dual core INTEL Mac mini with 2.8 GHz processor and OSX Sierra, it takes about 10 sec to create a 512x512 perspective output starting from a 2000x1000 pixel spherical panorama. Processing time increases/decreases approximately with the square of the output dimension.

REFERENCES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_projection_distortion
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/SphericalCoordinates.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_view
https://www.nikonians.org/reviews/fov-tables
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_of_view

CAVEAT: No guarantee that this script will work on all platforms, nor that trapping of inconsistent parameters is complete and foolproof. Use At Your Own Risk.


EXAMPLES


Example 1 -- Different Locations

Original Image
( source)

(Click For Full Sized Image)
Arguments:
-c 180,90 -u degrees -f 60 -m 512
(defaults)
(center)
Arguments:
-c 0,90 -u degrees -f 60 -m 512
or
-c 360,90 -u degrees -f 60 -m 512
(vertical center; span left and right sides)
Arguments:
-c 180,30 -u degrees -f 60 -m 512
(top center)
Arguments:
-c 180,150 -u degrees -f 60 -m 512
(bottom center)
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 60 -m 512
Arguments:
-c 1730x500 -u pixels -f 60 -m 512


Example 2 -- Different Fields Of View

Original Image
( source)

(Click For Full Sized Image)
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 60,60 -m 512
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 120,60 -m 1024
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 60,120 -m 1024
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 120,120 -m 1024
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 150,150 -m 1024
Arguments:
-c 780,520 -u pixels -f 170,170 -m 1024


Example 3 -- Animation

Original Image
( source)

(Click For Full Sized Image)
Arguments:
phi=90 degrees
theta from 0 to 350 in 10 degree increments



What the script does is as follows:

  • Treats the spherical panorama as if wrapped around a sphere.
  • Puts a plane tangent to the sphere at the look point
    representing the perspective output image.
  • Sequences over the pixels in the perspective image.
  • Computes the theta and phi angles that project
    from the plane to the center of the sphere
  • Then finds the corresponding angular location on the sphere.
  • Then interpolates the pixels in the panorama and
    uses it for the given pixel in the perspective image.

See the script for mathematical and code details.