412 CHAPTER 10 ADVANCED (My space web page) COMPOSITING Load the
412 CHAPTER 10 ADVANCED COMPOSITING Load the First Two Images Open the first image as a new layer and move it (using the Move tool) all the way to the left side of the image (assuming your panorama is left to right). The panorama image will look something like Figure 10-37. Figure 10-37. The first image is loaded. Next, load the second image as a new layer, just as you did the first, and use the Move tool to move the new layer to where it approximately overlaps the first one. Don t worry about getting it perfect . . . yet. Make a Gradient Layer Mask How do you get rid of the sharp edge between the first picture and the second? By using a layer mask. In the Layers dialog, right-click on the second layer and choose Add Layer Mask…. Initialize it to White (full opacity), the default. Now use the Gradient tool to draw a gradient on the layer mask. It should be white everywhere to the right of the overlap, shading to black at the left edge of the second image. If you have the normal black foreground and white background, and the Gradient tool is in normal mode (not Reverse), this means starting your drag from the left edge of the second image, and then dragging right for some distance, not all the way to the point where the first image ends. You ll end up with a result like Figure 10-38. Tip It helps to use the Control key while dragging your gradient, to help get a gradient that s exactly horizontal.
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