FISH EYE manipulation in post at DVinfo.net

Casey Danielson · May 22nd, 2013, 11:55 AM

What is the most common way of taking gorgeous (but fish-eye-warped) 1080i HD footage. I use a Canon 72mm wide angle converter lens, which of course introduces that standard lens warp. Is there something that un-warps everything, or am I stuck with the wide-angle distortion?

Thanks a lot! I'm kinda new to the wide-angle thing.

Giroud Francois · May 22nd, 2013, 01:19 PM

there are several solutions (plugin, feature or standalone) to do this.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 has feature (adaptive wide angle), there is an utility for gopro (but should work with any lens) , some feature in DXO etc...

Casey Danielson · July 13th, 2013, 08:50 AM

Is it possible?

Anyone know the answer? I want to be able to adjust the wide-angle warp effect so that the lines are straight, but I still get all the extra peripheral area captured by my fisheye lens.

Is this possible? I use Final Cut X and After Effects.

THANKS!

Allan Black · July 15th, 2013, 04:42 PM

Hi Daniel, we used the same Canon 72mm WA convertors and there is some 'barrel distortion' but after checking around the web
finding the amount of trouble to correct it, versus the amount of BD we had to correct, now we don't worry about it.

You start to notice BD on other productions and imo it's generally accepted and can be used for effect. But we don't put 2 or 3 of those shots back to back.
This Canon is not as *bad* as some prosumer WA video lenses, however try Googling 'wide angle distortion' and 'barrel distortion'

Removing Distortion from Wide-Angle Photos | Photoshop With Matt | Adobe TV

Cheers.

May 22nd, 2013, 11:55 AM	#1
Casey Danielson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 76	FISH EYE manipulation in post What is the most common way of taking gorgeous (but fish-eye-warped) 1080i HD footage. I use a Canon 72mm wide angle converter lens, which of course introduces that standard lens warp. Is there something that un-warps everything, or am I stuck with the wide-angle distortion? Thanks a lot! I'm kinda new to the wide-angle thing.

May 22nd, 2013, 01:19 PM	#2
Giroud Francois Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: switzerland Posts: 2,133	Re: FISH EYE manipulation in post there are several solutions (plugin, feature or standalone) to do this. Adobe Photoshop CS6 has feature (adaptive wide angle), there is an utility for gopro (but should work with any lens) , some feature in DXO etc...

July 13th, 2013, 08:50 AM	#3
Casey Danielson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 76	Re: FISH EYE manipulation in post Is it possible? Anyone know the answer? I want to be able to adjust the wide-angle warp effect so that the lines are straight, but I still get all the extra peripheral area captured by my fisheye lens. Is this possible? I use Final Cut X and After Effects. THANKS!

July 15th, 2013, 04:42 PM	#4
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,930	Re: FISH EYE manipulation in post Hi Daniel, we used the same Canon 72mm WA convertors and there is some 'barrel distortion' but after checking around the web finding the amount of trouble to correct it, versus the amount of BD we had to correct, now we don't worry about it. You start to notice BD on other productions and imo it's generally accepted and can be used for effect. But we don't put 2 or 3 of those shots back to back. This Canon is not as bad as some prosumer WA video lenses, however try Googling 'wide angle distortion' and 'barrel distortion' Removing Distortion from Wide-Angle Photos \| Photoshop With Matt \| Adobe TV Cheers. __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.