[ptx] hugin ready for prime time

[Benoit Posté]

    I'd say hardly. Don't get me wrong, hugin is the only panorama 
software I use, I enjoy using it and am getting excellent results with 
it. However it still has a few quirks (no folder names using spaces, 
etc.) that may seem acceptable to people used to computers and alpha 
and beta releases but will irk less technical users big time. For 
instance, I tried to convince a few fellows on a digital photo board. 
Most decided to stick with PTGui or PTAssembler rather than use hugin, 
even if it meant spending 40 or 60€ more. And I'd say those are the 
most technically inclined, I did not try to convince the Panorama 
Factory or Stitcher users.

    That said, I do not specifically dislike PTGui, PTAssembler, 
Panorama Factory or Stitcher ... although Stitcher seems way 
overpriced to me ;) . They're definitely more non-nerd friendly ... 
and they're more expensive.

Stewart C. Russell wrote:

> My parents like the panorama work I'm doing with hugin, and they've also 
> admired my uncle's landscape work. They've now got a decent digital 
> camera, and were asking me what software I use.
> 
> While I've used hugin on Linux and windows with no problems, do you 
> think it's ready for the non-nerd to use? The results are great.
> 
> cheers,
>  Stewart
> 
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