Panoramic Software: What software do you suggest for creating pano's on an iMac? I've used Photoshop and Photoshop Elements over the past years and it works well. Except in a few...

OviedoPhotos

What software do you suggest for creating pano's on an iMac?

I've used Photoshop and Photoshop Elements over the past years and it works well. Except in a few cases.

I've read about Auto Pano and it seems like it would take care of all cases. Just looking for other suggestions.

Thanks

mickeys Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

serif has a free one works really good

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

Click on the link below:

http://www.serif.com/free-panoramic-photo-stitching-software/

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Lightroom has a good pano program

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I use a Microsoft program (ICE), but it's not available for the MAC. Try this Canon product.

https://doncharisma.org/2013/08/23/how-to-get-canon-photostitch-panorama-and-photo-stitching-software-for-free/

http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/photostitch.htm

nikonboy Loc: Apple Valley, MN and Pine Island, Florida

Leicaflex wrote:

Click on the link below:

http://www.serif.com/free-panoramic-photo-stitching-software/

That only works on Windows machines, not Mac.

Larry Maxon

Microsoft's Digital Image Pro also works very well to create Panoramas

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

A friend of mine and I wrote our own. I've not seen anything, yet, that works as well. We were lucky in that Macs use a UNIX OS and we could compile it to run on a Mac.

There are some out there, you'll probably get quite a few suggestions, but in the end, you'll have to try each to see which works best for your needs.
--Bob

OviedoPhotos wrote:

What software do you suggest for creating pano's on an iMac?

I've used Photoshop and Photoshop Elements over the past years and it works well. Except in a few cases.

I've read about Auto Pano and it seems like it would take care of all cases. Just looking for other suggestions.

Thanks

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I second the recommendation for Lightroom.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

And I third the recommendation for Lightroom. I use the CC version and it works very well. I would also do some reading on the best way to shoot for panos. The Really Right Stuff site has the gear and some videos.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

cjc2 wrote:

And I third the recommendation for Lightroom. I use the CC version and it works very well. I would also do some reading on the best way to shoot for panos. The Really Right Stuff site has the gear and some videos.

The Lightroom function is very good. I hand hold the camera vertically, shoot RAW, follow the horizon in the viewfinder and try to overlap by about 25%. Lightroom sorts it all out and produces a panoramic RAW file ready for the Develop module. Contrary to tradition, a tripod and accurate overlaps are not necessary.

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

bsprague wrote:

The Lightroom function is very good. I hand hold the camera vertically, shoot RAW, follow the horizon in the viewfinder and try to overlap by about 25%. Lightroom sorts it all out and produces a panoramic RAW file ready for the Develop module. Contrary to tradition, a tripod and accurate overlaps are not necessary.

Agreed, it can be accomplished by hand holding. It will be better using a tripod and doing some parallax correcting as shot and being methodical. It's pretty amazing what the software inside Lightroom can do!

Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX

AutoPano Giga - - works well and MANY options to compensate images.
http://www.kolor.com/autopano/autopano-features/
There IS a bit of a learning curve - -

OviedoPhotos

Thanks for all the suggestions. Will be trying Lightroom out.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Depending upon the capability you want, check out PTGui.
It is used by many in the international panoramic community