How To: Edit and Stitch RAW DNG Images From RICOH THETA Z1 with Adobe Lightroom Classic CC and THETA Stitcher

Andrew_Kunyev · November 18, 2019, 11:52pm

Here is a link to DNG hdr file.

Both Windows and Lightroom meet the requirements. But I am not sure about GPU. I have NVIDIA NVS 310 and can not find if it is compatible with OpenGL 4.1 or higher

Juantonto · November 19, 2019, 1:48am

Hi, Andrew.
I’ve reproduced your issue on my computer. It’s an error of Photo merge/HDR. See the screenshot as below.

The resolution must be 7296 x 3648. Yours is too small.

And I’d like to highly recommned you to try on #SingleDNG. It’s faster and more comfortable, IMO it has enough image quality. How do you think?

#SingleDNG developed in LR Classic and THETA Stitcher.

Good luck!!
Toyo

PS.
If you want to do the bracketing and develop of Z1’s images, you should use PTGui pro. It’s perfect.

Andrew_Kunyev · November 19, 2019, 2:51am

Hi Toyo. Thank you very much for your help. May I please ask where you can change resolution? DNGs that I used for HDR have correct resolution 7296x3648 but final HDR image produced by Lightroom has resolution of 1024x512. Also by SingleDNG you mean to just use one DNG image instead of HDR created from several?

Juantonto · November 19, 2019, 4:25am

Absolutely, yes.
I used to be a tester of Z1 until the official release. That’s my conclusion.

Toyo

codetricity · November 22, 2019, 9:56pm

Saw an interesting technique on Facebook to combine 3 DNG images.

Achim Siegmund

Import of 3 DNG original Theta Z1 Files to Library and Develop
Select these files and rightclick to PhotoMerge / HDR
Created HDR opens as new image (4) in Develop
Change options in image 4
rightclick on image 4 and choose “edit in” / edit in RICOH THETA Stitcher.exe
mini window opens with 3 options
Choose one and click edit
opens RICOH THETA Stitcher v.1.00.4
uncheck align

CorLeone · November 23, 2019, 10:11am

See also: Theta Z1 - HDR Bracketing and Stitching in Lightroom CC

zz_kzine · December 5, 2019, 4:13pm

when i stitching in my system. displayed several green dot line.
I want to solve the problem, but I don’t know the cause.

Attach my system information.

Lightroom Classic version: 9.0 [ 201910151439-b660523e ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en
Operating system: Windows 10 - Business Edition
Version: 10.0.18362
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 16
Processor speed: 3.6 GHz
Built-in memory: 16231.5 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 16231.5 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 1926.7 MB (11.8%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 2153.9 MB
GDI objects count: 830
USER objects count: 2786
Process handles count: 3049
Memory cache size: 0.0MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 12.0 [ 321 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 705MB / 8115MB (8%)
Camera Raw real memory: 706MB / 16231MB (4%)
System DPI setting: 120 DPI
Desktop composition enabled: Yes
Displays: 1) 2560x1440
Input types: Multitouch: No, Integrated touch: No, Integrated pen: No, External touch: No, External pen: No, Keyboard: No

Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (26.20.13031.18002)

CorLeone · December 5, 2019, 5:57pm

Your setup and configuration is fine, I can’t see any issue there.
This looks like a bug, perhaps in the stitcher.
Can you try this on a different machine?
I myself have a workstation on which the stitcher is not working at all. On another one, everything is fine.

zz_kzine · December 8, 2019, 5:08am

Lightroom Classic version: 9.0 [ 201910151439-b660523e ]
License: Creative Cloud
Language setting: en
Operating system: Windows 10 - Business Edition
Version: 10.0.18362
Application architecture: x64
System architecture: x64
Logical processor count: 16
Processor speed: 3.6 GHz
Built-in memory: 16039.5 MB
Real memory available to Lightroom: 16039.5 MB
Real memory used by Lightroom: 2619.3 MB (16.3%)
Virtual memory used by Lightroom: 2707.1 MB
GDI objects count: 851
USER objects count: 2786
Process handles count: 1791
Memory cache size: 1253.6MB
Internal Camera Raw version: 12.0 [ 321 ]
Maximum thread count used by Camera Raw: 5
Camera Raw SIMD optimization: SSE2,AVX,AVX2
Camera Raw virtual memory: 1141MB / 8019MB (14%)
Camera Raw real memory: 1383MB / 16039MB (8%)
System DPI setting: 120 DPI
Desktop composition enabled: Yes
Displays: 1) 2560x1440
Input types: Multitouch: No, Integrated touch: No, Integrated pen: No, External touch: No, External pen: No, Keyboard: No

Graphics Processor Info:
DirectX: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (26.20.100.7262)

I turned off my graphics card and tried again, and it worked fine.
I am suspicious of compatibility with AMD 5700XT and stitching programs.

zz_kzine · December 8, 2019, 5:30am

When I reloaded and tried the graphics card, the same bug appeared again.

CorLeone · December 8, 2019, 8:25am

Good detective work!

CorLeone · December 27, 2019, 5:11pm

On December 19, Ricoh has provided a new version 1.10.0 of the stitcher with the following changes:

DNG files can now be processed in RICOH THETA Stitcher even if the file name is changed. It is also now possible to change the name of the file to export to any user-set character string and save the file.
Bug fix

https://support.theta360.com/en/download/lrstitch/

Michael_Petros · December 29, 2019, 5:16pm

Hello CorLeone,

I have created and HDR image in Photoshop RAW, imported it into Lightroom and exported it as per instructions in Theta Stitcher manual.

I am still getting the ‘No compatible DNG files’ warning come up.

I am using the current versions of all three programs/plug-ins.

I have tried renaming, using filename sequence, but nothing I have tried so far works.

Am I missing something (hopefully!)?

Thanks,

Michael

CorLeone · December 29, 2019, 5:30pm

Did you check this discussion?

djschwartz13 · January 23, 2020, 1:40am

I just bought a Z1 and trying to stitch both in lightroom and PS. Neither worked. I am getting a crazy screen preview. Can someone help. I have tried everything for the past two hours.

codetricity · January 23, 2020, 1:42am

See this thread:

Juantonto · January 23, 2020, 8:34am

Hi, there. Inside the Ikoma Cable car, established in 1918. the oldest Cable Line in Japan. It’s called ブル号(buru).

Two different exposure merged in Adobe Lightroom.
Stitched by THETA Stitcher 1.10 version.
f/2.1 ISO80 1/50
f/3.5 ISO80 1/80
I used ISO80 priority mode Ev0 and Ev-1

How do you think? No more overexposure.
Thanks,

Toyo

PS. Removed GMaps URL due to the malfunction of GSV.

codetricity · January 23, 2020, 4:59pm

fantastic work. super sharp image.

Melissa_Roney · January 24, 2020, 4:26pm

I’ve read these posts/questions and I’m still having a problem with stitching my photos. When I select edit in Ricoh Theta Stitcher the first photo pops up. I’m at a total loss as to why this is happening. I’ve watched videos from Ricoh and talk to them. I’ve also been on the phone with Mac and Adobe (who will be calling me back today because they couldn’t figure out the problem last night) I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled. I tried the merge in HDR of 3 photos and then edit in RS and it didn’t work. Any help or ideas are absolutely welcome.

codetricity · January 24, 2020, 4:34pm

I’m not an expert and have only done light testing on the software. However, I would try to set the filename to “Sequence” and make sure you are exporting to the same folder as the original photo. Also, the original filename needs to be in a specific format.

Just to confirm, you’re merging three DNG files, right? I’m not experienced with this process, but I would try to make the original (dual-fisheye) DNG filename look like the filename from the THETA Z1.