Hugin 2011.4.0-beta1 binaries for Windows are now available. See SourceForge.net downloads page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hugin/files/hugin/hugin-2011.4/
Matthew On Nov 5, 3:24 am, "T. Modes" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hugin 2011.4 beta 1 is released. > > A vertical feature detector has been added. Beside this many bugs have > been fixed (see also release notes below). > Please test. > > Now it is also a good time to update the translations. Few new strings > have been added. > > Following the release notes: > > Hugin-2011.4 BETA 1 RELEASE NOTES > > DOWNLOAD > > The 2011.4 beta 1 source tarball can be downloaded > > * from SourceForge > athttp://sourceforge.net/projects/hugin/files/hugin/hugin-2011.4/hugin-... > > * from Launchpad > athttp://launchpad.net/hugin/2011.4/2011.4beta1/+download/hugin-2011.4b... > > This is a source code release. For executables see below. > > This tarball is equivalent to rev/changeset 4ddbc0de5115 in our > Mercurial > repository, where it is also tagged 2011.4beta1 > > Verify its SHA1SUM > 89f6ea1f10fae589357bb51581008d7e8e66ed82 hugin-2011.4beta1.tar.bz2 > > EXECUTABLES > > Users communities produce executables for their respective platforms. > > These executables are then added to the download section on > SourceForge athttp://sourceforge.net/projects/hugin/files/hugin/ > > A number of users have built recent snapshots and executables are > likely to be > announced within a few days of this tarball release. > > Watchhttp://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptxfor the announcements > of binary > releases. If you don't see a binary for your platform it has most > likely not > been produced yet. Consider stepping up to the task. Instructions at > > http://wiki.panotools.org/Development_of_Open_Source_tools#Supported_... > > Announce your build onhttp://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx > > TRANSLATIONS > > This beta releases introduces some new strings. > Now is a good time to help update your language. > Instructions athttp://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_translation_guide > > CHANGES SINCE 2011.2.0 > > Hugin has got a vertical feature detection tool for automatic > levelling > of panoramas. Beside this also many bugs have fixed and many general > improvements have been made. > > Vertical feature detection tool > > Often a panorama, created from several single photos, is not level. In > this case the experienced user adds vertical and horizontal control > points to level the panorama. > > Hugin has now a tool named linefind which can automatically find > vertical features in the photos such as the edges of buildings and > windows, and assigns vertical control points to them. This makes is > easier than before to level a panorama, in most cases it works without > any intervention. > > Other Improvements > > * The Fast Preview window can now show composition guides such as > Rule of Thirds and Golden ratio to support an easier composition > of the final panorama. > * The output of High Dynamic Range (HDR) images has been modified to > prevent clipping of the exposure in EXR format images. The > previous versions of Hugin outputted HDR images with absolute > exposure values, now with this 2011.4.0 release, Hugin uses > relative > exposure values. This means that the output Exposure Value (EV) of > the panorama, which can be set in the preview window, has an > influence on the HDR output (as already for normal LDR images) and > should be set to the medium exposure value of the images. If you > set > the output exposure value to zero, the old behaviour is restored. > * The batch processor PTBatcherGUI has been extended: > o It is now possible to directly add unaligned projects to the > assistant queue for aligning and control point generation. > o Successfully stitched projects can be automatically removed > from > the queue, this makes the queue management easier. > o If a project was successfully finished by the assistant, it > can > be automatically added to the stitching queue. This now allows > a > fully automatic panorama creation workflow. > * Many more improvements and bug fixes. > > UPGRADING > > Upgrading from previous versions of Hugin should be seamless. If you > do have > problems with old settings, these can be reset in the Preferences by > clicking > 'Load defaults'. > > It is strongly recommeded to set the default control point detector to > Hugin's CPFind. It is the only control point generator endorsed by > Hugin. > Third-party generators may be compatible with the plug-in > architecture. > > COMPILING > > Users compiling from source refer to the dependencies listed > athttp://wiki.panotools.org/Development_of_Open_Source_tools#Dependencies > > and the build processes listed > athttp://wiki.panotools.org/Development_of_Open_Source_tools#Build_your... > > More information in the README and INSTALL_cmake files in the tarball. > > KNOWN ISSUES AND WORKAROUNDS > > Panosphere Overview window seperated from the > contenthttps://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin/+bug/726997 > > There is a known problem building Hugin with CMake 2.8.5rc2. > Workaround: Upgrade to a newer CMake version. > > Mac OS X Users at Tiger and Lion: this version of Hugin contains an > openMP enabled > enblend and enfuse. These versions don't run on Tiger and currently > not on Lion either. > Please use the Tiger-compatible enblend and enfuse from the enblend- > enfuse-4.0 folder > in this dmg. You can specify alternative "external" enblend and enfuse > from the Programs > pane in the preferences after installing these special version by > following the instructions > in the README in the enblend-enfuse-4.0 > folder.https://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin/+bug/814280 > > An updated list of issues deemed to be critical, including discussions > and workarounds is in the issue > tracker.https://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin/+bugs?search=Search&field.importance... > > THANKS > > Thanks to all the contributors to this release and members of the > hugin-ptx > mailing list, too many to mention here. > > Hugin can be found athttp://hugin.sourceforge.net/and > athttps://launchpad.net/hugin > > CHANGELOG > > A detailed changelog can be found in the file Changelog. > > PS: > Hint for german translators: there is a wrong translated string. > Please correct it. > See:https://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin/+bug/853120 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hugin and other free panoramic software" group. 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