Panorama soft ware (Page 2): PTgui is used world wide and, as Gene51 says "...is good as it gets..." It also has a very active forum and support.

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

PTgui is used world wide and, as Gene51 says "...is good as it gets..." It also has a very active forum and support.

Pandylou Loc: The Levant

I have used ArcSoft Pan software for many years and can honestly say that, having tried a host of other offerings,including PS and LR I see no reason to change. The latest Panorama Maker 6 is my s/w of choice.

Preachdude Loc: Geneva, OH

WAL wrote:

I have photo shop. I have a feeling there is something better.

There is definitely something better. It is called AutoPano Pro. http://www.kolor.com/autopano/#start

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Preachdude wrote:

There is definitely something better. It is called AutoPano Pro. http://www.kolor.com/autopano/#start

It costs at least $100, and the "Buy" page is in French. They have a free "Try" offer, so I might download it.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

bsprague wrote:

It's built in to the newest Lightroom. You select the shots, press the buttons and get out of the way. What is different from anything I know of is that it can all be done in RAW, start to finish with .DNG file as the output.

Try Microsoft Image Composit Editor, works with Canon RAW, can out put as TIFF in addition to JPG, why do we need another proprietary format, DNG?

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

WAL wrote:

I have photo shop. I have a feeling there is something better.

Lightroom CC (LR6) has a very good Panorama and also an HDR creator. Both work well. The panorama maker does a good job of seaming together shots in spherical, cylindrical, and perspective. It also allows you to fully adjust the image in LR after you have made the panorama... Note: do not adjust your images before making the panorama.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

dcampbell52 wrote:

Lightroom CC (LR6) has a very good Panorama and also an HDR creator. Both work well. The panorama maker does a good job of seaming together shots in spherical, cylindrical, and perspective. It also allows you to fully adjust the image in LR after you have made the panorama... Note: do not adjust your images before making the panorama.

Actually you need to make small adjustments in exposure, tone and color so that all are close to the same. The pano stitch has a lot of latitude, but it has it's limits.

tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada

WAL wrote:

I have photo shop. I have a feeling there is something better.

Which PS are you using? I use CC and just recently did a 17 picture pano that ended being 12 ft.long.It was all done in the Raw editing pogram and it worked like a charm. Synced all pictures ,did my adjustments ,then stiched it with no sweat.

KyBeth Loc: western Kentucky

I have just started experimenting with panos and use PSE14. Is there a width limit? Sometimes I get a "Script error" "Panorama could not be created as some images could not be automatically aligned." The 8 images on the left aligned, the 8 images on the right aligned, or the 8 images in the center aligned, but NOT all 16 images at once. I did download the Microsoft ICE software and it worked perfectly - thank you to the user that posted the link! However, I could not open that beautiful big pano in PSE14 for further editing - PSE could not "parse" the information. Any suggestions (keeping in mind that I am a non-techie)?

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

tusketwedge wrote:

Which PS are you using? I use CC and just recently did a 17 picture pano that ended being 12 ft.long.It was all done in the Raw editing pogram and it worked like a charm. Synced all pictures ,did my adjustments ,then stiched it with no sweat.

I also use the panorama in LR and (while I have used other programs) have found it to be extremely usable, especially since you can create the panorama after you have adjusted each photo or you can create the Panorama and then adjust the finished product which makes all of the contrasts of each individual image match (better) assuming that there were differences to begin with. Also, LR panorama does a good job of finding matching lines and lining them up rather than just trying to connect edges of photos.

tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada

dcampbell52 wrote:

I also use the panorama in LR and (while I have us... (show quote)

I have used multiple programs to do my panos and none compare to the PS CC that I use now. Never used Lightroom .but I would believe that it's as good as PS CC.I see you mention that you adjust each image. In photoshop, bring all your panos by shift> open> all your images should show up in your raw program. Along side the filmstrip [top of the images] look to the right and you should see four lines , click on the icon a go to select all> click on the same Icon >go to sync all> do your adjustments as usual ( when you do an adjustment to one it applies it to all) then click that icon again and select merge to panorama, Sit back and watch the magic. Sounds difficult ,but after a few times it gets easier.

KyBeth Loc: western Kentucky

After a little more research I have discovered that PSE14 can only handle an image up to 30000 pixels by 30000 pixels. I have LR4 and I guess its time to learn how to use it. I'll attempt to do a pano in it and see what happens. Thanks for the feedback!

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

WAL wrote:

I have photo shop. I have a feeling there is something better.

I use Photoshop, Lightroom and PTGUI

https://www.ptgui.com/

PT GUI has a bit of a learning curve to get the best results, but it does stitch better than anything I've tried. It stitches things that PS and LR have trouble with.

KyBeth Loc: western Kentucky

I have heard of PTGUI and I will have to check it out. Thanks for the help. I sure have fun with my camera and photo editing programs and I really enjoy learning new things and hearing from other photographers!