{"id":11676,"date":"2022-03-24T17:31:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colorpilot.com\/?p=11676"},"modified":"2022-12-15T13:42:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:42:10","slug":"perspective-architectural-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colorpilot.com\/perspective-architectural-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Perspective correction of an architectural block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you make photos of architectural buildings or rectangular pieces of architecture, our Perspective Pilot will help you to fix the perspective.<\/p>\n\n

One of our users writes:<\/p>\n\n

“I am from the U.S. and am currently in Egypt photographing walls of Karnak Temple. I will be using perspective correction to display the walls without distortion for a book I am writing.”\n
Bill Petty<\/a>, author of book \n
“Hieroglyphic Dictionary”<\/cite><\/p>\n\n

Below is a photo of a block – an example that Bill sent to us to illustrate his work:<\/p>\n\n


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Here is how to correct the perspective of the block in Perspective Pilot<\/h2>\n\n

1. Open the image in Perspective Pilot<\/a>. Select the “Perspective correction on reference lines” tool. Make sure the “Auto Cropping” radiobutton is active.<\/p>\n\n

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2. Draw a line along the left vertical bar of the block:<\/p>\n\n

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The program will rotate the image accordingly:<\/p>\n\n

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3. Draw a line along the right vertical bar of the block:<\/p>\n\n

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Result:<\/p>\n\n

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4. Now, we have to restore proportions. Choose the “Resize” tool. Uncheck “Lock aspect ratio”. Change the “Width” value:<\/p>\n\n

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5. Click “Ok” to resize. Result:<\/p>\n\n


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Watch this example as video<\/h2>\n\n

(we recommend using full screen mode)<\/p>\n\n