Stitching a Panorama Whose Photos Never Quite Line Up
You shot a row of photos for a wide landscape, or scanned a big map or poster in several pieces, and now the edges don't match. Exposure shifts from frame to frame, and the seams show. PanaVue ImageAssembler is a Windows image stitcher built to join those pieces into one picture.
Quick facts
- Version: 3.5
- Platform: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista
- Price: $64.00 (USD) for the Standard Edition
- Memory: 256 MB RAM, 384 MB recommended
- Trial: a trial installer is offered
Key features
Many kinds of source images in one tool
It stitches 360 degree panoramas in rows, columns or matrices. It also handles maps, blueprints and posters digitized with a camera or scanner, aerial or satellite photos, paintings and medical imagery.
Hand-held shot mode and color calibration
Version 3 adds a hand-held photo shot mode and a redesigned color calibration function. Together they are meant for the awkward cases, such as photos taken without a tripod or with uneven exposure.
Big files, 16-bit color and layered PSD output
It supports huge image sizes and 16-bit colors. It can also write true multi-layer PSD files, so you can touch up seams afterwards in a layered editor.
Automatic or full-manual control
You can let the program do the work in automatic mode, or take over in full-manual mode when a scene needs it.
Who it's for
It suits you if you stitch panoramas, scanned large-format originals or aerial images on a Windows PC and want manual control when the automatic result falls short.
Pros and cons
- Pro: handles panoramas, scanned mosaics and maps in one program.
- Pro: layered PSD output and 16-bit color.
- Pro: automatic and manual modes.
- Con: it is built for older Windows versions, from 2000 through Vista.
- Con: the vendor offers it in several editions at different prices, so check which one you need.
FAQs
Which editions exist?
Version 3 has Standard, Professional and Enterprise editions. The Standard Edition is $64.00 (USD), Professional is $129.00 and Enterprise is $199.00.
Can I try it first?
Yes. A trial installer is available.
Can it stitch scanned images?
Yes. It joins pieces of maps, blueprints and posters that were scanned or photographed in sections.
Can I keep layers in the result?
Yes. It can output true multi-layer PSD files.
System requirements
- Operating systems: Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista and Vista x64
- RAM: 256 MB, with 384 MB recommended