| Basics |
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| System requirements |
Windows 95/98/NT /ME/XP |
PC, 16MB RAM, 256 colors,
40Mb disk space |
| File types |
Three |
Input:
JPEG, BMP, TIFF
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| Output:
JPEG, TIFF, QuickTime
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| Output styles |
Two
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Rectilinear
for wide views; Perspective for warp-free scenes.
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| Save project to work on later |
Yes |
At any later time, you can
continue a project to add/remove photos , to make panoramas of different
resolutions/sizes, or to post panoramas as screen savers or web
pages. |
| Stitching |
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| Auto-detection of focal length |
Yes |
Knowledge of camera
focal length is not required |
| Allows zooming |
Yes* |
Can stitch photos of
very different zooms |
| Allows different exposures |
Yes |
Automatically balances brightness and
intensity between photos |
| Corrects
camera distortion |
Yes* |
This is essential for
making seamless panoramas |
| Corrects camera
chromatic
aberration |
Yes* |
The aberration is
strong with inexpensive wide-angle lens |
| Auto-aligns images |
Yes |
Overlapping images are
registered automatically. |
| Provides backup alignment tools |
Yes* |
Marker and
Overlay method is
provided to deal with inevitable problems from real-world
photos. |
| Two manual stitching methods |
Yes* |
Marker and
Overlay method |
| Handles moving objects |
Yes* |
From marker method and
overlap region selection |
| Handheld capability |
Yes* |
Can stitch photos of
very different overlaps, tilts and zooms |
| Arbitrary output file
size/resolution |
Yes* |
Smaller suitable for web
publishing while larger for screen savers and wall posters |
| Auto intensity balancing |
Yes |
To compensate
differences in camera exposure. |
| Manual intensity balancing |
Yes* |
For customization in
addition to auto-balancing. |
| Editing |
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| Brightness/Contrast Adjustment |
Yes |
Adjust RGB
channels interactively |
| Cropping/Resizing |
Yes |
A panorama image can
be tailored to another size/resolution |
| Re-converts to panorama |
Yes* |
Useful if other photo
editing software is used |
| Distortion correction |
Yes* |
To correct the barrel
effect where straight lines in the scene are curved in the
photo. |
| Posting |
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| Visual multi-page printout setting |
Yes* |
Each printout page's
location, size and margins are set visually |
| Views panorama immersive-style |
Yes |
Virtual reality
interactivity is supported by included PixtraViewer™
and PanoViewer™ plug-ins |
| Dynamic screen saver albums |
Yes |
PanoScreen™
is included |
| Instant immersive web
virtual tour |
Yes* |
With a button-click, a
panorama page is generated, using three browser plug-ins:
Applet, QuickTime and ActiveX |
