PowerStitch

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Created by: Enroute
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One of the first spherical panoramic image stitchers that could stitch multiple rows of images (in fact any arrangement of rectilinear images).

 

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Software (general)help 
OS / Platform Windows 9x. Requires AGP 3D graphics accelerator
Image stitchinghelp 
Stitching types Designed to stitch spheres, but will obviously stitch single row panoramas too
No. stitchable rows unlimited
Supported lens types rectilinear lenses
Minimum focal length almost any; up to 172 degrees FOV
Source file formats JPEG, BMP, TIFF PICT
Supported source image orientations Both tilt and roll can be adjusted
Correct linear distortion yes
Stitch greyscale images  No / not supported 
Lens selection Specify lens field-of-view (longest edge). Lens settings can be optimised during alignment
Source Image adjustment  No / not supported 
Alignment process Generally this is a manual alignment stitcher. Auto-alignment requires you get images into approximate alignment first. Can optimise position only in sequence ("align chain") or align all images simultaneously, including varying image FOV ("align full").
Automatable A stitching project can be saved and used to stitch another panorama comprising the same number of images in the same layout
Stitched image adjustment  No / not supported 
Output options QuickTime cylinder
Output file formats JPEG, BMP, TIFF, and QTVR