Fisheye-Hemi
Fisheye-Hemi is a set of plug-in filters for Adobe Photoshop and Apple's Aperture for hemispheric fisheye lens distortion. Although it straightens vertical lines it also provides a more normal view of people by not distorting their faces and bodies.
There are three filters in the set that have the following applications:
- Fisheye-Hemi 1 (Circle) is intended for a lens/camera combination that covers 180 degrees horizontally across the field, making the captured image appear with black edges in the corners like a globe in space.
- Fisheye-Hemi 2 (Full Frame) is intended for a lens and camera combination that covers 180 degrees diagonally, but the captured image has no black edges in the corners ("full frame fisheye").
- Fisheye-Hemi 3 (Cropped) is intended for a lens and camera combination that covers less than 180 degrees, where the captured image appears almost normal with mild fisheye distortion.
Comment
This is an unusual and original set of filters that produces remarkable results from what at first seem to be unpromising images. Once processed by Fisheye-Hemi they suddenly make sense. Verticals are restored, yet the people in the picture appear normal.
As the developer says: "Fisheye-Hemi: It's for people..."
Tech info
- Plugs into: Photoshop 7 onwards; Elements; Apple's Aperture
- OS: Windows 2000 onwards; Mac OS X
- Price level: $30
Image Trends
Formed by founders and employees of Applied Science Fiction (ASF) after its takeover by Eastman Kodak, Image Trends is engaged primarily on advanced image processing. It is based in Austin, Texas.
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