Category Archives: How to

Using Hugin part 4: mosaic images

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

“What is a mosaic image?” people typically ask when I use the term. I explained it before, so I’ll just c&p: Mosaic images A mosaic is created by stitching (planar) photos together where each picture is taken from a different … Continue reading →

Posted in How to, playing with photos | 2 Comments

Using Hugin part 3: aligning and cropping only (medium difficulty)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Sometimes, you want to align photos, and remove barrel distortion maybe, but you do not want to stitch them. I detailed one example before, aligning photos for HDR. Typically, this does not work too well in graphics programs if you … Continue reading →

Posted in How to, non-palaeo | 1 Comment

Using Hugin part 2: medium

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

Last time, I told you how to use the fully-automatic mode of hugin, and how to make a few minor corrections to improve results. Today, we will look at more complex panoramas, and some more manual work in the program. … Continue reading →

Posted in How to, landscapes, non-palaeo | 3 Comments

Using Hugin part 1: easy!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

I’ve previously described how I use the panorama stitching program hugin – in my opinion the best program out there. It is free, it can be extremely easy to use, and it gives you the opportunity to do every step … Continue reading →

Posted in How to, landscapes, non-palaeo | 4 Comments

How to………. 4: cite and reference

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Before, I gave hints on how to structure a paper and on how to get a paper ready for submission. The one thing I didn’t dwell on was how to handle citations (when you refer to someone else’s work in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ankylosauridae, Dinosauria, How to, Ornithischa | 7 Comments

How to………3: prepare a paper for submission

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Recent events, in the form of papers I was asked to review and papers I had to style edit, have made it clear to me that, apparently, many people do not really know how to make a paper ready for … Continue reading →

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How to…….. 2.2: Panorama images 2

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Taking pictures – the right way What can you do to improve your chances for a good match? Before we delve into the many little things to keep in mind, let’s get one big thing out of the way. What … Continue reading →

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How to…….. 2.1: Panorama images 1

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

I’ve been fooling around with panorama images for a while now. There’s simply too many things in the world that do not fit well on a standard photograph. The front of a palace, a ship, a bridge, cliffs – many … Continue reading →

Posted in AMNH, Ceratopsia, Dinosauria, How to, landscapes, non-palaeo, Ornithischa | 2 Comments

How to……1: structure a paper

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I don’t intend to write lengthy, exhaustive tutorials the way the SVPOW guys do. They are much better at it than I am, and I’d be covering a lot of double ground. Also, I bet I’d bore most of my … Continue reading →

Posted in "Prosauropoda", Dinosauria, How to, Plateosaurus, Sauropodomorpha | 5 Comments