It does have multiple projections, which I like because it’s possible to reduce the parts of the image that are wasted in the crop. It does stitch together most panoramas that I’ve thrown at it. It’s a very excellent piece of software by all accounts. It’s based on the Panorama Tools open source library from what I understand. It didn’t work as well as Photoshop for the parallel images, then nor did Canon Photostitch. Mostly little problem-ettes which make things take a little longer. Has the ability to shift the center of the panorama and straighten horizon – big feature, you’ll see why later with Photoshop.Ĭons – Not many, hard to find fault. It’s quick and doesn’t use a great deal of resources on the machine. It can also do parallel movement type stitching or the more traditional rotational stitching. One of the least fussy panorama/stitching applications I’ve used. Add it to your toolbox, you can just drag and drop your photos in and it will do the rest. It seems to be less “fussy” about the source images is my explanation !ĭon’t let it’s free status fool you, I’ve used it to produce some lovely panoramas, when the other software just said – “NO WAY NOT EVER” to being asked to stitch photos. I’ve had some good results, and it’s been able to stitch some panoramas that no other software would do. It’s fairly similar feature wise to Canon Photostitch. Unable to do multiple rows of photos, so would do 6w x 1h, but wouldn’t do 6w x 3h for instance.įor FREE ? Yes it’s free, relatively well known, and actually quite feature packed if one looks behind the buttons and menus. Images have to be ordered manually into the correct order (and rotated in correct orientation). Or what I call walking panoramas where you’re taking picture of a long piece of street art like graffiti.Ĭons – Does often make stitching errors when shooting without a tripod and in varying light conditions. Will do parallel stitching for, for instance large documents/images scanned in sections. Pros – Relatively easy to use on good quality photos, offers facility for making corrections should the joins not be perfect. And it’s also possible for non Canon users to get it for free (or if you’ve lost your install CD), I posted about Canon Photostitch here – “How to get Canon PhotoStitch Panorama and Photo Stitching software for free” Canon have issued a fairly recent update. I does work, but is getting a little bit dated. This piece of software comes free with every Canon camera (I think). So we’ll start with the obvious – Canon Photostitch : Canon Photostitch PTGui Pro I really like too and do use often. So what’s best ? Well, best all round, for quality is Photoshop Photomerge, I haven’t been able to find better. There’s even a panorama facility built into my iPhone 4s (on which I take most of my photos). There’s also Hugin on the free end of things, which is based on the Panorama Tools free library. I also use PTGui Pro which is excellent in most circumstances and has a wide range of projections (that’s how the photos are modified to make the finished panorama). Photoshop “Photomerge” is built into all up-to-date versions of Photoshop including Photoshop Elements. Microsoft ICE (Image Composite Editor) is a good choice, because it’s free, and Microsoft do a 32 bit and 64 bit Windows version. It’s even possible to produce gigapixel images, the Microsoft ICE site talks about a gigapixel image, comprised of 800 individual photos ! My largest ever has been 35 individual photos. Without of course the expense of an expensive fisheye lens or a multi thousand dollar 75 megapixel camera. I like the power afforded to me to get wider angle shots or to be able to get a much higher megapixel result because of the multiple images being joined. I use Panorama and stitching software often for the photos I post on my blog. Each has it’s nuances, features and drawbacks. So what do I use instead ? Well it’s a tricky choice, because all panorama/stitching software isn’t created equal. Sometimes it won’t stitch together photos how I want. With a tripod then you’ll probably get an awesome merged result. Canon Photostitch software is good and works pretty well with good quality photos.
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