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PanoTools NG: Re: Use of (central) cylindrical projection? Ian Wood 2007-Mar-07 09:21:07

On 7 Mar 2007, at 07:12, dmgalpha wrote:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I am curious, does anybody use central cylindrical projection? I know
> it is one of the oldest projections in panotools, but I can't think of
> a good reason why it exists. Perhaps I am missing something.
>
> Can anybody think of a good reason why central cylindrical should be
> used instead of equirectangular?

For limited vertical FoV panoramas cylindrical often looks better  
because it give a taller image. I use it quite often for print panos.

Ian


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