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to the letter 'c'. |
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This view is like a standard perspective vertically, but projected |
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on a cylinder horizontally (like a soupcan's-eye view). |
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Two fisheye views are provided as well; 'h' yields a hemispherical fisheye |
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view and 'a' results in angular fisheye distortion. |
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Three fisheye views are provided as well; 'h' yields a hemispherical fisheye |
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view, 'a' results in angular fisheye distortion, and 's' |
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results in a planisphere (stereographic) projection. |
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A hemispherical fisheye is a projection of the hemisphere onto a circle. |
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The maximum view angle for this type is 180 degrees. |
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An angular fisheye view is defined such that distance from the center of |
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the image is proportional to the angle from the central view direction. |
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An angular fisheye can display a full 360 degrees. |
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A planisphere fisheye view maintains angular relationships between lines, |
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and is commonly used for sun path analysis. |
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This is more commonly known as a |
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"stereographic projection," but we avoid the term here so as not to |
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confuse it with a stereoscopic pair. |
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A planisphere fisheye can display up to (but not including) 360 degrees, |
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although distortion becomes extreme as this limit is approached. |
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Note that there is no space between the view type |
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option and its single letter argument. |
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