Expand a Scene Image into a Panorama and Look Around
Open Panorama from the image-node toolbar. Enable a custom prompt when you need to specify the off-screen environment.
If you have one scene image and want to explore beyond its frame, use Panorama from the image node. Generation creates a separate panorama node that you can open and drag to look around.
Choose a scene image, then Panorama in its toolbar. Enable a custom prompt for specific off-screen details. Open the generated panorama node and drag to inspect every direction.
Before you start
| Stage | First action | What to inspect |
|---|---|---|
| Prepare source image | Choose a scene with clear spatial relationships | Edges and light direction |
| Settings | Decide whether a custom prompt is needed | How buildings, roads and weather continue |
| Inspect the result | Open the separate panorama node | Seams, objects and lighting continuity |
Mountain viewing hall: continue windows, flooring and lights beyond the frame
This example uses an empty mountain viewing hall: floor-to-ceiling windows on the right, a stone reception desk on the left, wooden flooring extending back, warm indoor lights and cool dusk outside. Preserve these conditions when adding an entrance or lounge area. Don't extend the left side into a summer beach. The illustration is a flat image, not a generated panorama.
Try the mountain-hall starting scene
Adapt the imported text to your project. This starts with an image composition; the illustration is not attached and generation does not start automatically.
A single widescreen 16:9 premium live-action architectural cinema frame, empty alpine observatory visitor lobby at snowy dusk. Curved floor-to-ceiling windows wrap along the right wall, snow-covered mountains outside, pale timber floor boards continuing into distance, a dark stone reception desk to the left, warm pendant lights in a consistent line above, a doorway at far back. No people. Eye-level camera, realistic glass reflections, natural wood grain, warm interior versus cool blue mountain dusk, subtle film grain. Clear visible left and right frame edges implying more space outside image. A normal rectilinear photographic still, NOT equirectangular, NOT a panorama projection. No text, no logos, no collage.Start from the image toolbar
Select the image node and click Panorama in its toolbar to open panorama settings.
Enable a custom prompt when needed
The panorama panel has a custom-prompt switch. Leave it off for the model to fill the surrounding area automatically. Turn it on when you want more control over unseen space, mood or continuity.
Custom prompts are useful for:
- Adding off-screen environment details
- Describing how buildings, terrain or roads continue
- Specifying weather, light or time of day
The output becomes a separate panorama node
The result is created as a separate panorama node rather than a normal image node. This makes it recognizable on the canvas and in the node list, while retaining panorama interactions.
Drag to explore
Open the panorama node and drag around. Focus on the extensions beyond the source edges and whether buildings, roads and lighting connect.
What you need to inspect manually
- To try automatic expansion first, leave the custom prompt off.
- For specific off-screen space, enable it and describe the environment that should continue.
- After generation, open the panorama node and inspect all directions.
The added environment is generated content. Before using it in a scene proposal, check that the space and details match your setting.
To choose where to place the camera next, see Director Workbench's camera-previsualization workflow.