Panorama Tools 1.8b0

[Helmut Dersch <der@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have uploaded the beta0 version for Macintosh to my site.

New features compared to 1.7.2:

o Stitcher can create multilayer image:
  Instead of creating one blended final image, the automatic stitcher can 
  now be set to add each warped and corrected image into one separate
  layer of a Photoshop file. Additionally, a feathered mask is created
  for each image, which places the seam exactly at the middle between
  two overlapping images. If you like the panoramic image, just flatten it.
  Otherwise you can move/adjust seams/edit each image separately. The
  stitching tutorial is updated to cover this feature.

o Photoshop Batching now works as I want it to work: The first
  transformation in a batch displays the options dialog, and all
  subsequent transformations use these options. To change options,
  rerun the filter in interactive mode. 
    
o Correct-tool includes Fourier transform filters:
  This is sort of a generalized  convolution/sharpening tool.
  It also contains a Wiener filter, which is widely used
  in Astronomy to remove motion and other blur and sharpen out-of-focus
  images. This is  probably useless until I have written up the docs,
  which will take a while.
  
o Some minor changes: The stitcher script is recovered after the final
  conversion, and can be reused again (thanks to... sorry, lost the mail).
  Also, the library can be used in remote mode as requested by John Mott.
  And a couple of minor bug fixes, like better error checking etc.
  
Helmut Dersch

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Free Panorama Software:
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