software for making advanced "little planets"

[EdwardCharles101]

I think everyone can make "little planets." Polar coordinates in photoshop can create a basic "little planet."
But I want to make advanced, more extreme little planets. Is there a software for this? Is "Flexify" what I might need? Or is there something newer and better?
Thank you

 

[Buckster]

Define "more extreme" little planets.

 

[EdwardCharles101]

By "more extreme" I mean where the buildings, etc. in the planet are stretched and curved more than the normal amount that is created by using polar coordinates in Photoshop. A tall building, for example, may stretch and curve far away from the body of the little planet.

 

[Buckster]

That would be a function of properly setting up the image prior to using polar coordinates on it.

Link (do not put a copy of the image here) LINK to one or more image files you can see on the internet that show more specifically what you mean.

 

[EdwardCharles101]

Hi. Sorry for the delay. I had to shoot a couple of weddings...

Here is a link from a video by Houston Public Media (television) featuring the Houston artist who makes little planets.

I think it might be best for me to show this because it shows her working on some very interesting looking software. And that is really the information I am looking for. What is the name of this software?? It looks amazing.

Video Photographer Syd Moen Turns Landscapes Into Little Planets - 04-28-2014 Houston Public... Houston Public Media

You can certainly skip the first part and go to the 1:25 mark. It then shows about 30 seconds of her monitor while she is using the software in question.

With this software I'm sure I could make "extreme" little planets.

 

[480sparky]

I know my AutopanoGiga can, but it's a feature that I've never used.

 

[Buckster]

Yeah, the shot of the monitor doesn't look like the typical Polar Coordinates Photoshop use, so I'd be interested to know what she's using there too.

Still, I don't understand what you mean by "extreme" little planets. Compared to "normal" little planets, what would the difference be?

 

[Buckster]

I asked Syd Moen on her Facebook page what she uses, and she replied, "Try ptgui, hugin or autopano. Best of luck!"

 

[EdwardCharles101]

Thanks for asking her. By extreme I mean the buildings stick out further from the body of the planet and make more interesting twists and turns.

 

[Buckster]

That "extreme"-ness you describe is simply a function of preparing the image that will go into Polar Coordinates (or any other software).

 

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