I have an older version of Photo Raw and I was hoping they had fixed this. Lightroom had a great perspective auto tool 5 years ago, I don't understand why ON1 hasn't done better with this.
This tool used to correct verticals too often results in black parts that have to be cropped out, changing the image adversely. That is when I use inexpensive but comprehensive Affinity Photo's perspective tool to get the job done right. Along with Affinity's superb Inpainting tool to fill in any unwanted cropped out areas. Sean, sometimes On1 Raw, which I use first and foremost, can't do what can be done in programs like Affinity and Photoshop. Maybe a perspective tool equivalent will be added to a future version?
Strong perspective correction as needed in this image got a big boost with the addition of Generative Fill in Adobe Photoshop. GF usually can do a great, easy, quick job filling in the black crop triangles like those seen here, as long as they're not too big. Export to PS without constraining the crop, so the triangles are left in the file. Use the Lasso tool to go just outside the long edge of a triangle and then select GF to fill in a corner of the scene that got cropped out. Check it carefully before exiting, because sometimes PS gets too creative and adds an element that clearly doesn't belong. You'll have three choices for the fill and can always repeat it if all three are unusable. Usually one will be very good. Also if you realize keystoning is going to be a problem when shooting (and it will when you're pointing the camera up and the building fills the frame), instead of shooting one image only of the building, try shooting a series of photos, planning to do a Photo Merge, so you shoot the series much wider than you normally would around, above, and below the building. Then after merging, you may have more room to do Perspective Correction even automatically with one click, without cropping out corners of the building.
I have an older version of Photo Raw and I was hoping they had fixed this. Lightroom had a great perspective auto tool 5 years ago, I don't understand why ON1 hasn't done better with this.
Thanks Sean. Very useful to me. 👍
This tool used to correct verticals too often results in black parts that have to be cropped out, changing the image adversely. That is when I use inexpensive but comprehensive Affinity Photo's perspective tool to get the job done right. Along with Affinity's superb Inpainting tool to fill in any unwanted cropped out areas. Sean, sometimes On1 Raw, which I use first and foremost, can't do what can be done in programs like Affinity and Photoshop. Maybe a perspective tool equivalent will be added to a future version?
Agree sometimes you need to use another tool. I own affinity photo, but don't use it often.
Strong perspective correction as needed in this image got a big boost with the addition of Generative Fill in Adobe Photoshop. GF usually can do a great, easy, quick job filling in the black crop triangles like those seen here, as long as they're not too big. Export to PS without constraining the crop, so the triangles are left in the file. Use the Lasso tool to go just outside the long edge of a triangle and then select GF to fill in a corner of the scene that got cropped out. Check it carefully before exiting, because sometimes PS gets too creative and adds an element that clearly doesn't belong. You'll have three choices for the fill and can always repeat it if all three are unusable. Usually one will be very good.
Also if you realize keystoning is going to be a problem when shooting (and it will when you're pointing the camera up and the building fills the frame), instead of shooting one image only of the building, try shooting a series of photos, planning to do a Photo Merge, so you shoot the series much wider than you normally would around, above, and below the building. Then after merging, you may have more room to do Perspective Correction even automatically with one click, without cropping out corners of the building.
Great video, I was having lots of trouble for cropping and transfirning my pictures. Thanks a lot!
Glad you found this helpful.