What's new in PanoramaStudio Pro 4.0.0
Feb 26, 2024
- Full HDR Support. Exposure brackets or (HDR) input images can be processed to create HDR panoramas - either using HDR / Tonemapping or Exposure Fusion.
- Improved quality. All panoramas are now processed internally in an HDR color space (standard and Pro version).
- Loading and saving of HDR image formats such as OpenEXR, Radiance HDR and 32bit Tiffs. PRO
- 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 HDR/Tone Mapping PRO, 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.
- Configuration of the HDR / Tonemapping parameters and basic image processing filters along with the real-time preview is possible before as well as after the rendering. PRO
- 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 Pro 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 Pro 3.0.1 (Feb 24, 2016)
- Completely redeveloped HTML5 panorama viewer. Interactive panoramas are now displayed with HTML5 - Flash is no longer required.
- The Viewpoint Correction allows to seamlessly insert images taken from different camera positions. This is especially helpful to insert a handheld taken nadir image in a panorama taken with a tripod and also to improve handheld panoramas.
- When a panorama consists of a large number of images, then the new 'Align to Grid' assistant helps to presort the images and to stitch them more reliably, e.g. gigapixel panoramas.
- 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 Pro 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
- Improved performance for the 2D and 3D preview in the multi-row mode. The preview displays now panoramas containing a large number of images at a smoother frame rate
- 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 Pro 2.4.5 (Jul 24, 2013)
- Improved image alignment
- Improved lens and vignetting correction
- Improved control point editor
- 125 new cameras were added to the camera database. PanoramaStudio now detects automatically more than 1900 digital compact and SLR cameras
- Updated RAW import
- The HTML5 version of the PanoramaStudio Viewer for interactive panoramas now supports most of the recent Android devices
- Some minor improvements
New in PanoramaStudio Pro 2.4 (Jul 24, 2013)
- New tool to insert graphics and logos directly into the panorama
- Support for fisheye lenses
New in PanoramaStudio Pro 2.3 (Jul 24, 2013)
- Enhanced lens correction in the multi-row mode
- Reworked and upgraded control point editor
- The new mask tool allows the removal of unwanted regions from the panorama
- Added stereographic projection (little planets) to the available projections