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The '''pano12''' library was originally created by [[Helmut Dersch]] as the core of [[Panorama Tools]].  The license is the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html#SEC1 GNU General Public License (GPL)] and full sourcecode is available from the [http://panotools.sf.net/ panotools sourceforge site].
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{{Glossary|the current panotools core library}}The '''pano12''' library was originally created by [[Helmut Dersch]] as the core of [[Panorama Tools]].  The license is the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html#SEC1 GNU General Public License (GPL)] and full sourcecode is available from the [http://panotools.sf.net/ panotools sourceforge site].
  
 
'''pano12''' is currently used by many [[GUI front-ends|front-end]] and command-line programs. The file itself may be called pano12.dll, libpano12.so, libpano12.dylib or pano12.lib depending on the operating system.
 
'''pano12''' is currently used by many [[GUI front-ends|front-end]] and command-line programs. The file itself may be called pano12.dll, libpano12.so, libpano12.dylib or pano12.lib depending on the operating system.
  
Due to apparent patent issues with [[Fisheye Projection|fisheye]] lenses, some distributed versions of the library (including the one hosted on sourceforge) have an artificial limitation of 160 degrees placed on the maximum [[field of view]] of source images.
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Due to apparent patent issues with [[Fisheye Projection|fisheye]] lenses, some distributed versions of the library (including the one hosted on sourceforge) have an artificial limitation of 160 degrees placed on the maximum [[Field of View]] of source images.
  
 
== Other tools in the pano12 source ==
 
== Other tools in the pano12 source ==
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If you [[build pano12 from sourcecode]], various helper applications are built at the same time:
 
If you [[build pano12 from sourcecode]], various helper applications are built at the same time:
  
* [[PTOptimizer]]  Optimizes positions and sizes of images using control-point data.
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* [[PTOptimizer]]  Optimizes positions and sizes of images using [[control points|control point]] data.
 
* [[panoinfo]] reports useful information about the currently installed version of pano12.
 
* [[panoinfo]] reports useful information about the currently installed version of pano12.
 
* [[PTmender]] a replacement for [[PTStitcher]].
 
* [[PTmender]] a replacement for [[PTStitcher]].

Latest revision as of 18:54, 15 December 2007

The pano12 library was originally created by Helmut Dersch as the core of Panorama Tools. The license is the GNU General Public License (GPL) and full sourcecode is available from the panotools sourceforge site.

pano12 is currently used by many front-end and command-line programs. The file itself may be called pano12.dll, libpano12.so, libpano12.dylib or pano12.lib depending on the operating system.

Due to apparent patent issues with fisheye lenses, some distributed versions of the library (including the one hosted on sourceforge) have an artificial limitation of 160 degrees placed on the maximum Field of View of source images.

Other tools in the pano12 source

If you build pano12 from sourcecode, various helper applications are built at the same time:

Downloading pre-compiled versions

The original pano12 library for Linux, Mac classic and Windows can be downloaded from one of the mirrors, though you probably want to download a newer version containing many bugfixes and speed improvements:

For Linux and other unix systems, look at the Hugin download page. Currently packages are available for debian, fedora, gentoo, mandrake and probably others.

For OS X a version is supplied with Hugin or PTMac.

For Windows you might download pano12.dll from Photocreations or sourceforge, you can also find it bundled with PTAssembler and PTGui.