Software:PTGui

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PTGui
Developer(s)New House Internet Services BV
Initial releaseJuly 27, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-07-27)
Stable release
12.24[1] / 5 November 2023; 8 months ago (2023-11-05)
Written inC, C++
Operating systemWindows, macOS
Available inEnglish, Russian, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (simplified), German, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese
TypeRaster graphics editor
LicenseCommercial proprietary software
Websiteptgui.com

PTGui is a panorama photo stitching program for Windows and macOS developed by New House Internet Services BV. PTGui was created as a GUI frontend to Helmut Dersch's Panorama Tools. It features its own stitching and blending engine[2] along with compatibility to Panorama Tools. PTGui supports telephoto, normal, wide angle and fisheye lenses[3] to create partial cylindrical up to full spherical panoramas. PTGui can handle multiple rows of images.[4]

Originally released for Windows, version 6.0.3 introduced support for Mac OS X.[5]

The 'free trial version' of PTGui is fully functional but creates panoramas with embedded visible watermarks.[6]

PTGui Pro also includes HDR and tone mapping support.[7]

See also

Hugin is an open source alternative also based on Panorama Tools

Further reading

  • Jacobs, Corinna - Interactive Panoramas: Techniques for Digital Panoramic Photography ISBN:3-540-21140-3
  • Andrews, Philip - 360 Degree Imaging: The Photographers Panoramic Virtual Reality Manual ISBN:2-88046-732-2

References

  1. Version history: https://www.ptgui.com/versionhistory.html
  2. Woeste, Harald (2008). Panoramafotografie : Theorie und Praxis (1. Aufl ed.). Dpunkt-Verl. p. 64. ISBN 978-3-89864-440-2. 
  3. Bredenfeld, Thomas (2012). Digitale Fotopraxis - Panoramafotografie (2., aktualisierte und erw. Aufl ed.). Galileo Press. pp. 205–219. ISBN 978-3836218610. 
  4. Highton, Scott. Virtual reality photography : creating panoramic and object images (1st ed.). Virtual Reality Photography. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-615-34223-8. 
  5. Lassiter, Tom (March 2007). "PTGui 6.03 vs. Stitscher Unlimited 5.5, Give your photos a 360-degree view". Mac Life (Future US) 1 (2): 66–67. ISSN 1935-4010. 
  6. Kay, Melissa (April 2016). "Master the craft of night panoramas, Get the best results". Digital Camera World (Future Publishing): 52. ISSN 1477-1721. 
  7. Bloch, Christian. The HDRI handbook 2.0 : high dynamic range imaging for photographers and CG artists (1st ed.). Rocky Nook, Inc. pp. 483–488. ISBN 978-1-937538-16-3. 

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