PanoramaStudio Changelog

What's new in PanoramaStudio 4.0.0

Feb 26, 2024
  • Improved quality. All panoramas are now processed internally in an HDR color space (standard and Pro version).
  • The new Renderer provides a significant increase in performance - it is typically around 2x to 3x faster than before.
  • There are even greater performance gains in some cases with "adaptive blending" (anti-ghost) and with large gigapixel panoramas.
  • Improved adaptive blending. The adaptive blending, which determines optimum seams between the input images to avoid ghosting in dynamic scenes and achieve seamless transitions, now delivers better results in many cases and is also significantly faster.
  • New real-time preview. Previously, the preview just showed the images in an overlapping manner. Two new modes have been added at this point, linear blending and multi-band blending, with the latter already being very close to the final image. All these modes show a preview of the panorama in real-time in either a 2D or 3D view.
  • New non-destructive image processing filters. To refine and improve the appearance of the panorama directly in PanoramaStudio a range of filters are available in the categories Light & Color, Tone Curve and Color Balance. All these filters are non-destructive, meaning that they do not change the underlying image and can still be adjusted until the panorama is exported.
  • Redesigned image export. The color depth and color space of the images can still be configured when they are saved. This allows for example that panoramas can be exported in a higher color depth and with a larger color space than the individual input images.
  • The RAW import is now up to date again and includes an additional function for reconstructing highlights.
  • Exporting large (gigapixel) panoramas as interactive panoramas is now much faster.
  • The Mac version runs now natively on both Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) and Intel-based Macs
  • ... and many more small improvements.

New in PanoramaStudio 3.1.0 (Apr 6, 2017)

  • The enhanced Hotspots mode makes it easier to create virtual tours
  • Improved support for HiDPI and 4K monitors in the Windows version and improved Retina support in the Mac version
  • More than 120 new cameras were added to the camera database which contains now more than 2300 digital compact and SLR cameras
  • Updated RAW import
  • Numerous small improvements
  • Extensive enhancements for interactive panoramas:
  • Optional Gallery element for an overview of the panoramas in a virtual tour
  • Optional configurable context menu
  • Newly implemented and improved option to control the panoramas with the motion sensors of mobile devices
  • Enhanced browser compatibility
  • Improved performance
  • VR mode (beta)

New in PanoramaStudio 3.0.1 (Feb 24, 2016)

  • Completely redeveloped HTML5 panorama viewer. Interactive panoramas are now displayed with HTML5 - Flash is no longer required.
  • The upgraded Image manager shows detailed information for the input images and allows direct access to the editing functions of each input image.
  • Improved mask tool
  • More than 120 new cameras were added to the camera database which contains now more than 2200 digital compact and SLR cameras
  • Updated RAW import
  • Numerous small improvements

New in PanoramaStudio 2.6.0 (Aug 22, 2014)

  • A new and high-performance blending procedure renders big panoramas significantly faster
  • The new Image manager allows subsequent replacing and selective editing of input images, even after the image stitching
  • A new option allows to avoid converging lines in planar/perspective projections
  • New option to add GPS location information to panoramas (Geotagging)
  • 90 new cameras were added to the camera database which contains now more than 2100 digital compact and SLR cameras
  • Updated RAW import
  • Some minor improvements

New in PanoramaStudio 2.4 (Jul 24, 2013)

  • New tool to insert graphics and logos directly into the panorama
  • Improved image alignment
  • Improved lens and vignetting correction
  • More than 100 new cameras were added to the camera database. PanoramaStudio now detects automatically more than 1800 digital compact and SLR cameras
  • Updated RAW import
  • Some minor improvements

New in PanoramaStudio 2.3 (Jul 24, 2013)

  • The new mask tool allows the removal of unwanted regions from the panorama
  • Added stereographic projection (little planets) to the available projections

New in PanoramaStudio 2.2 (Jul 24, 2013)

  • For the first time also available for Mac computers running OS X 10.5 or newer
  • Improved performance due to optimized memory management and support of multi-core CPUs with up to 8 cores