STOIK PanoramaMaker

STOIK PanoramaMaker is automatic photo panorama software that turns any group of overlapping photos into high quality panoramic image. The program combines very simple user interface, step by step workflow and powerful modern mathematical approach to image matching. You can create panorama either automatically with just few clicks, or assemble and stitch pictures manually if automatic procedure fails to perfectly match images in complicated cases.
New version adds possibility to automatically create a tiled panorama from several rows of photos, or from photos taken with different zoom.

Features:
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- 3-step workflow
- Image browser mode
- Creates horizontal, vertical and 360° panorama pictures
- Automatically orders and stitches pictures
- Minimizes stitching errors due to presence of moving objects
- Minimizes 'double edge' defects in stitching areas
- Manual mode for reordering and stitching images in difficult cases
- Supports multi-sheet printing, banner paper, printing with overlap, and borderless printing 

What's new in version 2.1.1
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- Imagic 5 integration;
- Full Microsoft Windows 7 support;
- New licensing engine;
- Minor bug fixes and user interface improvements.

More Info
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	Image Browser
First step of the workflow is the Add Images screen where you can use the Browser window to browse folders on your computer, to organize your image files, to view images in the File list pane, to sort them, and to select and add photos to the Picture Tray for using in creation of a panorama image.

	Two Stitching Algorithms
At the second step of the workflow - Stitch screen - you select what stitching algorithm will be used - Vertical/Horizontal or Tiled/Multifocus
	
	Vertical/Horisontal/360° panorama stitching
The program automatically detects if it can stitch Horizontal or Vertical Panorama. You can manually force program to make a 360° panorama.

Automatic ordering and stitching
When on the Stitch screen the program analyzes the selected group of photos, puts them in the correct order and calculates panorama in low resolution. Scale, Rotate and Skew image transformations can be used to reach best stitching result. You can set focal length for Lens distortion compensation. At Export stage the program renders high-resolution panorama image with manual or automatic cropping.

Manual Mode
In manual matching mode you can assemble a panorama manually: you can order pictures and stitch all subsequent image pairs by
placing special markers on the distinctive features in the two overlapping photos. The program prompts to switch to manual mode if it fails to match some photo pairs automatically.

	Tiled/Multifocus panorama - NEW
This new mode allows to assemble panoramas from several rows of photos. New algorithm used in this mode can also automatically compensate the focal length (zoom level) difference between source photos. To enable this feature check the "Compensate lens distortion" option. The "High order aberration" option allows to generate better results at the expense of longer processing time. 
In the Tiled/Multifocus mode you also can adjust final projection of the panorama using Elevation, Azimuth and Tilt controls or simply by dragging picture in the preview window. 

	Output to Multiple Formats
You can save your panoramas in JPG, TIF, BMP, PNG, JPC, JP2 image file formats.

	Printing
Program lets you print across multiple sheets of paper, supports  banner paper and borderless printing and allows printing with overlap for easy assembling and seamless alignment of printed pages.

	Technology
The program is based on latest mathematical technologies for image matching in 128-D features space. Fast matching procedure was  tuned to maximize the probability of automatic panorama creation from any series of overlapping photos. Automatic image transformation, alignment and color blending are performed according to special image quality criteria to correct image differences in brightness, color balance, camera tilt angle . As a result many stitching defects typical for other panorama stitching application can be avoided or minimized.Version 2.0 uses the new advanced projective bundle adjustment algorithm. 

System requirements
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- Windows®7, Vista or XP
- 50 MB free hard drive space required for program installation
- 512 MB DDR RAM or above 

Installation
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Download STOIK_PanoramaMaker.zip archive. Extract files from the archive and run STOIKPanoramaMaker2Installer.exe. Follow the instruction.

License
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FREE for 15 days trial period.
After registration (see below) license is granted for use on one computer without time limitations.

How to register
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- Press the Buy now! button on the Registration dialog which is displayed on every launch of the program to purchase it. You will be redirected to the purchase web page of our site.

- Enter key and click on the "Accept key" button on the Registration dialog which is displayed on every launch of the program.

- Price is $39 (subject to change without additional notice)

For more information, recent product release, tutorials and guides please visit STOIK PanoramaMaker page at: 
http://www.stoik.com/PanoramaMaker/

Sincerely yours,

STOIK Imaging team
http://www.stoik.com
