> This looks to me like you are confused by the initial display of the > control point editor tab. When you first open the tab, the same image > is displayed on the left and the right side. This does not mean they > are actually 'paired' in some way, it's just the initial setting. > Which image is displayed on each side can be freely chosen by using > the down arrow buttons and choosing the image.
Yes, I was confused in this way. Sometimes perhaps i fiddled and corrected, but as the original pathname issue is resolved, I am seeing that the program is working normal on this aspect. > If this is indeed what your initial problem was, it shows that the This was not the original problem, rather an additional element that caused confusion on top of the original problem. > default behaviour is worse than what I find it to be: a nuisance. The > only situation where the same image needs to be displayed on the left > and right side is when editing 'line' control points, which probably > isn't the most frequent activity, particularly not for beginners. > > I'd therefore propose to change the default behaviour to start out > with images 0 and 1, provided there are at least two images in the > project. This has a much greater chance of being instantly useful, and > changing this shouldn't be too much effort. I would support your views for "first time" users. i would also improve the explanation about control point detectors and installing them. It took me awhile, even though reading through a few times and looking around, to get this sorted out. I suspect the problem was the above issue, and my failing to see control points on the pictures that lead to my confusion that following the instructions with installing control point detectors had not worked, and therebye I was missing something. The align button on the first page (where beginners assume go 1, 2, 3...) kept reporting no control points, even though I had installed the detectors. At this time, I found I had to go to page 2, select my choice of control point detectors and press Creat Control Points button. I was surprised when this last round of use, I found that I can just do a full panorama just going 1, 2, 3 on the first page as I am sure was intended. So clearly my fumbling initially mucked things up. May I also suggest a primer on all the elements, what they do in principal, where they come into play, and including an overview of the geometry and mathematical processes involved. In short, a reader friendly technical overview of all the elements and process performed by Hugin. This is a different style of article to a step through. This primer helps people understand what they are doing, or is being done behind the hood, and inturn then the options available and how to use them becomes more intuitive and easier for the "novice" to understand. For example, the optimiser and exposure settings, and circumstances where each is typically most applicable to apply. What role these two pages play in a standard stitch. Should I use these first for a better outcome, or just use the align button on the front page. You are reaching the masses here.... I was planning to look up on wikipedia the different projections. It would be nice to have an oveview in this primer of these as well, and in what tasks or circumstances they are likely to be applicable or useful. If you want to expand peoples interest in digital photography and what you can do with it, this will open doors of interest, discovery and exploration to many through Hugin. Cameron. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. A list of frequently asked questions is available at: http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx
