You can create panorama-style images from 360° photos by applying the 360°-to-Panorama effect. The effect works by projecting the 360° photo to a flat surface using popular mapping projections: Equirectangular and Mercator.
Important! Applying 360°-to-Panorama removes the 360° metadata from images, so it is important to save your new image to a new file name to preserve the original photo.
You can create a panorama-style photo from a 360° photo
To create a panorama-style image from a 360° photo
1 In PaintShop Pro, open a photo that was captured with a 360° camera.
A message appears that lets you choose between editing in the 360° Photo window and the Adjust or Effect menu on the Edit tab.
2 Click Edit in 360° Photo.
3 In the 360° Photo window, click 360°-to-Panorama.
4 In the Projection area, choose Equirectangular of Mercator. Experiment to see which one provides the results you like best.
5 Ensure the Crop check box is enabled, and drag in the preview area to set the crop box.
6 Adjust the Horizontal Shift slider to display the area of the image that you want to capture.
7 Click Save As, and save your file to a new file name. Close the 360° Photo window to return to the main application window.
