Introduction Welcome to PanoramaPlus, Serif’s fully-automatic 2D image stitcher. If you’re looking for panorama creating software that’s quick and easy to use, but doesn’t compromise on image quality, you’ve found the right product! PanoramaPlus has been developed with ease of use in mind. You’ll be surprised by how simple it is to produce superb results—just select a set of source photos or video clips and PanoramaPlus automatically aligns and stitches them into a panorama.
Creating your first panorama The following steps will help you to quickly get started creating panoramas. We'll show you how to import source photos, stitch them into a panorama, crop the outline, and then export the finished panorama as a JPEG file. For detailed information on specific features, see online Help. To import the source photos 1 Open PanoramaPlus. 2 In the Startup Wizard, select Start From Scratch. 3 Click Get Media, (or click File>Add Photos...).
When the panorama is created, the borders of the resulting image are often uneven. Unless your source photos are perfectly aligned, you’ll need to crop your panorama so that its edges are squared off. By default, PanoramaPlus initially crops your image using the Auto Min Crop option (see online Help). However, you can adjust the crop outline if desired. 2 PanoramaPlus provides several ways to crop an image: Crop and adjust the crop · Click outline by clicking and dragging the crop ‘handles.
To export the panorama 1 On the toolbar, click Share and then click Export Panorama... (or File>Export Panorama...). In the Export Panorama dialog, your panorama displays in the Preview pane. Let’s resize this image and export it as a JPEG file. 2 In the Size section, click Resize. 3 In the Resize dialog, in the Width box, type ‘1000.’ 4 Click OK. The panorama is generated and the new dimensions are displayed in the dialog.
Creating 360° panoramas and VR movies PanoramaPlus lets you create 360° panoramas and export them to Apple QuickTime® VR movies. If you are using a 64-bit operating system, you will be able to export your panorama as a VR movie—but you won't be able to view it, as Apple QuickTime is not supported on 64-bit operating systems. The following exercise will get you started, but you’ll find more detailed information in online Help. 1 Click File then New. In the Startup Wizard, choose Start From Scratch.
License agreement This document, and the software described in it, is furnished under an end user License Agreement, which is included with the product. The agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses. Copyrights All Serif product names are trademarks of Serif (Europe) Ltd. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks acknowledged. Serif PanoramaPlus X4 © 2010 Serif (Europe) Ltd. All rights reserved.