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Hugin 0.7 beta 4 (http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) is quite stable and has
a new Assistant (Wizard) tab that automates most common panoramas into a
simple 3-step process (that can still be refined as desired). For best
Hugin results:

* Also download and install Autopano-SIFT
(http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~nowozin/autopano-sift/), which automates
the matching of images (creation of control points).

* For difficult (or even "impossible") panoramas, try smartblend
(http://smartblend.panotools.info/) instead of the usual enblend
(configured in Hugin Preferences).

Output quality from Hugin (based on Panorama Tools) is excellent, as
good or better than other panorama software.

Here's a comparison of a 3-shot panorama taken with my Panasonic
DMC-FZ8...
Panarama Maker 3 (bundled with Panasonic digital cameras):
<http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1087/stitched001wk2.jpg>
Hugin (enblend) with Autopano-SIFT (cropped afterward to largest
rectangle):
<http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9391/p1030390p1030392cr4.jpg>
Originals (compressed with quality 50):
>http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7271/p1030390reducedud6.jpg>
<http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3452/p1030391reducedjf4.jpg>
<http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9814/p1030392reducedgk8.jpg>

Here's another panorama, Hugin vs Autostitch (also free)...
Autostitch (cropped and resized):
<http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7500/autostitchuf1.jpg>
Hugin (cropped and resized):
<http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9441/huginxe9.jpg>
Originals (compressed with quality 45):
<http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6489/p1030396reducedmd5.jpg>
<http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7549/p1030399reducednk7.jpg>
<http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6821/p1030400reducedll4.jpg>

--
Best regards,
John Navas <http:/navasgroup.com>

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:26:59 +0000, John Navas wrote:

> Hugin 0.7 beta 4 (http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) is quite stable and has
> a new Assistant (Wizard) tab that automates most common panoramas into a
> simple 3-step process (that can still be refined as desired). For best
> Hugin results:
>
> * Also download and install Autopano-SIFT
> (http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~nowozin/autopano-sift/), which automates
> the matching of images (creation of control points).
>
> * For difficult (or even "impossible") panoramas, try smartblend
> (http://smartblend.panotools.info/) instead of the usual enblend
> (configured in Hugin Preferences).
>
> Output quality from Hugin (based on Panorama Tools) is excellent, as
> good or better than other panorama software.
>
> Here's a comparison of a 3-shot panorama taken with my Panasonic
> DMC-FZ8...
> Panarama Maker 3 (bundled with Panasonic digital cameras):
> <http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1087/stitched001wk2.jpg>
> Hugin (enblend) with Autopano-SIFT (cropped afterward to largest
> rectangle):
> <http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9391/p1030390p1030392cr4.jpg>
> Originals (compressed with quality 50):
>>http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7271/p1030390reducedud6.jpg>
> <http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3452/p1030391reducedjf4.jpg>
> <http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9814/p1030392reducedgk8.jpg>
>
> Here's another panorama, Hugin vs Autostitch (also free)...
> Autostitch (cropped and resized):
> <http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7500/autostitchuf1.jpg>
> Hugin (cropped and resized):
> <http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9441/huginxe9.jpg>
> Originals (compressed with quality 45):
> <http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6489/p1030396reducedmd5.jpg>
> <http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7549/p1030399reducednk7.jpg>
> <http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6821/p1030400reducedll4.jpg>


FWIW - I've also had good results, a lot easier, with the 'pandora'
plug-in for GIMP.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:16:46 -0600, ray <> wrote in
<>:

>On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:26:59 +0000, John Navas wrote:
>
>> Hugin 0.7 beta 4 (http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) is quite stable and has
>> a new Assistant (Wizard) tab that automates most common panoramas into a
>> simple 3-step process (that can still be refined as desired). ...

>FWIW - I've also had good results, a lot easier, with the 'pandora'
>plug-in for GIMP.

What makes it a "lot easier" than the simple 3-step process in Hugin?
According to the documentation: "It does not find image matches
automatically..." Hugin (with Autopano-SIFT) does. Pandora actually
looks a lot harder to me. Also a lot more limited. What am I missing?

--
Best regards,
John Navas <http:/navasgroup.com>

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:39:05 +0000, John Navas wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:16:46 -0600, ray <> wrote in
> <>:
>
>>On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:26:59 +0000, John Navas wrote:
>>
>>> Hugin 0.7 beta 4 (http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) is quite stable and has
>>> a new Assistant (Wizard) tab that automates most common panoramas into a
>>> simple 3-step process (that can still be refined as desired). ...
>
>>FWIW - I've also had good results, a lot easier, with the 'pandora'
>>plug-in for GIMP.
>
> What makes it a "lot easier" than the simple 3-step process in Hugin?
> According to the documentation: "It does not find image matches
> automatically..." Hugin (with Autopano-SIFT) does. Pandora actually
> looks a lot harder to me. Also a lot more limited. What am I missing?

I seems a lot easier to me - it's a simple one step operation. You simply
open the pandora dialog, select the photos - in order left to right
(somewhat limited there, I admit); and it produces the panorama picture.
Maybe you should try it.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:26:14 -0600, ray <> wrote in
<>:

>On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:39:05 +0000, John Navas wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:16:46 -0600, ray <> wrote in
>> <>:
>>
>>>On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:26:59 +0000, John Navas wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hugin 0.7 beta 4 (http://hugin.sourceforge.net/) is quite stable and has
>>>> a new Assistant (Wizard) tab that automates most common panoramas into a
>>>> simple 3-step process (that can still be refined as desired). ...
>>
>>>FWIW - I've also had good results, a lot easier, with the 'pandora'
>>>plug-in for GIMP.
>>
>> What makes it a "lot easier" than the simple 3-step process in Hugin?
>> According to the documentation: "It does not find image matches
>> automatically..." Hugin (with Autopano-SIFT) does. Pandora actually
>> looks a lot harder to me. Also a lot more limited. What am I missing?
>
>I seems a lot easier to me - it's a simple one step operation. You simply
>open the pandora dialog, select the photos - in order left to right
>(somewhat limited there, I admit); and it produces the panorama picture.
>Maybe you should try it.

I did.

--
Best regards,
John Navas <http:/navasgroup.com>

Yet another new version of my hugin installer just posted, and may be
freely downloaded from http://www.mediafire.com/?6yz9otexmmo

Notable changes:

1. GNU GPL cleaned up

2. Fine granularity of shortcut control, with separate options under
Desktop Integration for:
a) Start Menu Group
b) Desktop Shortcut
c) Quick Launch Shortcut

3. New shortcut control granularity can of course be modified with
Change after installation, or restored with Repair.

4. Shortcut names cleaned up.

5. Install directory for embedded Enblend can now be changed (just like
for hugin), and is tracked by auto-configuration of Registry settings
for Enblend.

--
Best regards,
John Navas <http:/navasgroup.com>

I'm continuing to post new versions of my hugin 0.7 beta 4 installer to
<http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=7814de75d2a4340991b20cc0d07ba4d23ed6fdb5 c6ab3d83>



On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:18:28 GMT, John Navas
<> wrote in
<>:

>Yet another new version of my hugin installer just posted, and may be
>freely downloaded from http://www.mediafire.com/?6yz9otexmmo
>
>Notable changes:
>
>1. GNU GPL cleaned up
>
>2. Fine granularity of shortcut control, with separate options under
>Desktop Integration for:
> a) Start Menu Group
> b) Desktop Shortcut
> c) Quick Launch Shortcut
>
>3. New shortcut control granularity can of course be modified with
>Change after installation, or restored with Repair.
>
>4. Shortcut names cleaned up.
>
>5. Install directory for embedded Enblend can now be changed (just like
>for hugin), and is tracked by auto-configuration of Registry settings
>for Enblend.

--
Best regards,
John Navas <http:/navasgroup.com>