On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 09:50:41AM -0500, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > On Sat, 4 Mar 2006, Roman wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >There's GIMP - Gnu Image Manipulation Program on Linux that works with > >layers, has numerous filters and tools to bild own or use already created > >scripts that for instance can sharpen image without bringinig noise. See > >www.gimp.org > >And this is open-source (freeware), meaning you won't need to spend a dime > >on updates. There's 2 panorama tools also - "Hugin panorama creator" and > >"GIMP panorama plugin" that does the job. > > > Without color management or deep color, gimp is a complete toy for > serious, accurate photo manipulation. Hugin can work with 16-bit TIFF > files, so it doesn't have these limitations.
Hugin, though, technically isn't a panorama creator - it's a graphical front end to the Panorama Tools libraries. It's far more convenient to use than writing PT assembler scripts yourself, but it depends on PT Stitcher. Both packages are available on a variety of platforms, although Helmut Dersch (the original author of Panorama Tools) is no longer showing a download link for the native library on his pages. Yet again Roman, with his superficial level of knowledge, tries to educate us. Apparently he doesn't even pay attention to the replies.
