[ptx] New snapshot

[Claudio Soprano]

Hi all, just to confirm some things

Mike Runge wrote:

> Hi all,
> overall the new snapshot (01-07-2004) works OK for me - here are my 
> findings (using w2k):

using windows XP SP1

>
> - Integration of nona stitcher is much better. All output formats work 
> fine, filenames with no extension or with extension .tiff (for the 
> tiff formats) works fine.

have u tried Tiff multilayer ? do u get an error message ? (maybe is XP)

> - Directly starting enblend from within hugin works fine.

not tried still enblend

there is a way to use autopano instead of autopano-sift ? and how ?

> - Loading an existing project seems to be faster (remapping removed?!).

yep it is faster, and remapping removed if i read good the pablo email

> - New preview is not that usable than the old one at this stage for 
> several reasons:
>    - slower (blending masks?!)

true

>    - image buttons much too large for larger projects

true

>    - No possibility to switch on/off individual images directly by 
> pressing images buttons - requires pushing update (slow). This makes 
> working with the preview much harder.

true

> - Preview in the images tab is very small after loading an existing 
> project
>    - preview size is Ok after resizing the hugin window. but than 
> switching between several images leaves part of the preview area 
> unfreshed.
>    - refresh is OK after switichng to another tab and back.
>    - there are still problems using different fileformats (landscape 
> and portrait) in the same project: each time switching from a 
> landscape to portrait format the preview size is reduced.
> - new crosshair is much better and makes manual picking (still 
> required in some cases) much more precise
>
all true

> I would say the new snapshot is much more usable, except the new preview.
>
i think is much more usable, and preview can get better

> Thank you for still continuing the good work.
>
> best, mike
>
thanks always :P

> Pablo d'Angelo wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 01 Jul 2004, Marcel Lancelle wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> Hi everybody,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to run Hugin for the first time - the current snapshot 
>>> (01-07-2004) doesn't seem to include the executable of hugin? (or am 
>>> I too dumb to start the right program?)
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Uploaded a build with hugin.exe.
>>
>> It contains improved ptstitcher/nona dialogs, and removed the 
>> unnecessary
>> constant remapping in the background, should be useable again. The 
>> preview
>> window is still a lot slower than the older version, but that will 
>> change.
>>
>> Besides that, enblend can be called directly from hugin now, by 
>> selecting nona,
>> TIFF output, and enabling the enblend option.
>>
>>
>>  
>>
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