Hi Terry,
> When saving lens data to lensfun I find that it is being saved to a local > file. > I had the impression that lensfun was a public database which all would > add to and update etc. If lens data is being saved locally, is there a way > > to update a public database somewhere, which any/all can access? > The lensfun database consists of 2 parts: 1) A public part: This is stored in /usr/share/lensfun or /usr/local/share/lensfun (on *nix system). This part is maintained by the lensfun developer and installed with the lensfun library. User can post their distortion data to the lensfun tracker and they will be added (Maybe after some principal checking of plausibility, I hope). This part is for the user read only. This data can be used from all application, which can access the lensfun database (e.g. some raw converter, or now Hugin) 2) A private part: This is stored in the home directory of the user. Here new distortion data can be added by Hugin. The generated files could be uploaded to lensfun for integration into upcoming releases. The data here overwrite the information in the public part: Assuming you have lens xy, but the data in the public part does not match your exemplar. So you can calibrate your exemplar and add its data to the private part. So when access the database only your data for lens xy will be used. see also lensfun manual: http://lensfun.berlios.de/manual/dbsearch.html So there are different possibilities to provide your data: 1.) Upload your data the the lensfun tracker. They will be integrated into the next version. 2.) Provide the lensdata file from your home dir. Other user can copy this file into their user database path and start using it. Thomas -- 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
