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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Price level: Express version $80, Unlimited version $350
Address: AutoDesk, Arep Center, 1 Traverse des Brucs, 06560 Sophia Antipolis, France
www.stitcher.realviz.com
Serif PanoramaPlus
Vendor: Serif
Purpose: Image-stitching and panorama-creation software, in three easy steps
Description
Serif PanoramaPlus lets you create panoramas in three easy steps: import, edit, and
export. The import procedure allows you to bring in movie frames as well as standard
images, preview them, and then stitch them automatically. Edit functions permit adjustment
of the horizon line, autocropping, and rotation. You can dip in and out of Serif
PhotoPlus, the vendor’s image editor, for further modifications. The transparency option
allows you to place the panorama against any background. Export can be high quality
for print, or compact size for the Web. There is a QuickTime VR option for 360-degree
panoramas, and you can even save to PDF, a great format for printing.
Comments
PanoramaPlus is a very competent image stitcher from a long-established software
company that has loads of experience in the graphic arts. It is highly automated and can
cope with component images that other stitchers find hard to handle. The vendor provides
a demo version that works well, but the reduced output quality makes it hard to
evaluate the purchased product.
For the image editor, you can buy the latest version (PhotoPlusX2) on the main Serif
site, or an earlier, free version at www.freeserifsoftware.com.
Version: PanoramaPlus 3 (2008)
OS: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Vista
RAM: 128MB (256MB recommended)
Supported file formats: Standard formats including JPEG, TIFF, and GIF
Price level: Approx. $50
Address: Serif, Inc., 13 Columbia Drive, Suite 5, Amherst, NH 03031, United States
Serif (Europe) Ltd., The Software Centre, Unit 12, Wilford Industrial Estate, Nottingham,
NG11 7EP, United Kingdom
www.serif.com