How do I convert a 'tiny planet' spherical image back to a panorama in Photoshop?
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I have a panorama that was previously turned into a spherical or 'tiny planet' image in Photoshop. I no longer have the original layered/project file—only the final flattened spherical image. Is there a way in Photoshop to convert that image back into a landscape-style panorama? A simple step-by-step workflow would be helpful.
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Pradeep Sekar was in the right direction but is probably using an old version of Photoshop.
Using Photoshop CC, here comes a step-by-step solution :
- Open your sphere image in Photoshop. Here an image from http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/using-polar-coordinates-to-turn-landscapes-into-planets-and-more--photo-9998 as example :
- Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates
- Select Polar to Rectangular and check the preview.
- You are done. Some adjustments may be needed on the "borders" on your images.
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Yes—if the image was created with Photoshop’s polar-coordinate style 'tiny planet' effect, you can usually reverse it.
Steps in Photoshop:
- Open the spherical/'tiny planet' image.
- Go to Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates.
- Choose Polar to Rectangular.
- Enable Preview and apply.
This converts the circular polar mapping back into a rectangular panorama.
A few notes:
- This works best when the original effect was made with the same kind of polar-coordinate transform.
- If the image was made with other warping steps, the result may not perfectly match the original panorama.
- You may need to clean up edges or borders afterward, since seams and stretched areas can appear.
So, while you may not recover the exact original file, Photoshop can often get you back to a usable panorama from the flattened spherical image.
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