Visualization Guide
Visualization Guide
Visualization Guide

Saving Images and Panoramas in Piranesi EPix Format

You can save images and panoramas in Piranesi Epix format. EPix images have additional information stored for each pixel, namely Z depth and material ID, which lets Piranesi "paint in space". That is, you can paint over specific surfaces in the image. More information on Piranesi can be found at http://www.informatix.co.uk/pir_splash.htm.

To save an image in EPix format
  1. Select Utilities > Image > Save.
    The Save Image dialog box opens.

  2. Set Format to Extended TIFF (EPX).

  3. Set Shading to Normal or Antialiased.
    Stereo is ignored for EPix files. If selected, Normal is used instead.

  4. Set other settings as required.

  5. Click Save.
    The Save Image dialog box opens.

  6. Select an output file name and location.

  7. Click OK.

To save an EPix panorama
  1. Select Utilities > Image > Save Panorama.
    The Save Panorama dialog box opens.

  2. Set Format to Extended TIFF (EPX).

  3. Set Panorama Type to Cube.
    Only Cube is supported for EPix panoramas. All other panorama types will be saved as QuickTime VR (*.mov) or Image World (*.ivr).

  4. Set other settings as required.

  5. Click Save.
    The Save Panorama As dialog box opens.

  6. Select an output file name and location.

  7. Click OK.

The resulting file can be viewed as a TIFF file by image viewing applications and can be imported into Piranesi for 3D painting. From Piranesi, the edited image then can be exported to a variety of panorama formats.

When using the Plane Lock feature in Piranesi, you may observe some slight differences in the Z depth between faces of the panoramas. You may need to either increase Piranesi's Plane Tolerance, or repeat some paint operations on multiple faces of the panorama.