Here's the steps to get rid of the "lightning bolt" garbage that shows up when using photoshop to automatically stitch together images.
1. Re-save your panorama with a different filename. This will allow you to retain the original file with all the layers in case you need to go back and make more edits. It will be helpful to it rename in a way that will let you know it is the a flattened version and not the original version
To do this chose:
File -> Save As, and then type in the new file name.
2. Flatten your image. Combining all the layers of your photoshop file into one layer will eliminate the appearance of the "lightning bolts". Don't ask me why, but it works.
To do this chose:
Layer -> Flatten Image
Done.
Actually, this makes some sense to me. When I was doing my panorama work, I noticed that the 'Lightening bolts' seemed to be worse when I has selected adjoining layers.
ReplyDeleteI think they may be some kind of reminder pixel data that occurs when photoshop selects the layers to be edited - flattening them joins them all to one layer and so when it is selected, the boarder should actually still be making a whitish outline, but it would be all around the boarder of the work, and therefore difficult to see against the transparency grid or neutral boarder.