{{Infobox software | name = PTGui | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | developer = New House Internet Services BV | released = {{Start date and age|2001|07|27}} | programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]] | operating system = [[Windows]], [[macOS]] | language = English, Russian, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (simplified), German, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese | genre = [[Raster graphics editor]] | license = [[Commercial software|Commercial]] [[proprietary software]] | website = {{URL|ptgui.com}} | latest release version = 13.0<ref>Version history: https://www.ptgui.com/versionhistory.html</ref> | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|01|31}} }} '''PTGui''' is a [[Panoramic photography|panorama]] photo stitching program for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[macOS]] developed by New House Internet Services BV. PTGui was created as a [[GUI]] frontend to [[Helmut Dersch]]'s [[Panorama Tools (software)|Panorama Tools]]. It features its own [[Image stitching|stitching]] and blending engine<ref>{{cite book |last1=Woeste |first1=Harald |title=Panoramafotografie : Theorie und Praxis |year=2008 |publisher=Dpunkt-Verl |isbn=978-3-89864-440-2 |page=64 |edition=1. Aufl}}</ref> along with compatibility to [[Panorama Tools]]. PTGui supports [[Telephoto lens|telephoto]], [[Normal lens|normal]], [[Wide-angle lens|wide angle]] and [[fisheye lens]]es<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bredenfeld |first1=Thomas |title=Digitale Fotopraxis - Panoramafotografie|year=2012 |publisher=Galileo Press |isbn=978-3836218610 |pages=205–219 |edition=2., aktualisierte und erw. Aufl}}</ref> to create partial cylindrical up to full spherical panoramas. PTGui can handle multiple rows of images.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Highton |first1=Scott |title=Virtual reality photography : creating panoramic and object images |publisher=Virtual Reality Photography |isbn=978-0-615-34223-8 |page=101 |edition=1st}}</ref>
Originally released for Windows, version 6.0.3 introduced support for Mac OS X.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lassiter |first=Tom |date=March 2007|title=PTGui 6.03 vs. Stitcher Unlimited 5.5, Give your photos a 360-degree view|magazine=Mac Life|publisher=Future US|issn=1935-4010|volume=1|number=2|pages=66–67}}</ref>
The 'free trial version' of PTGui is fully functional but creates panoramas with embedded visible watermarks.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kay |first=Melissa |date=April 2016|title=Master the craft of night panoramas, Get the best results|magazine=Digital Camera World|publisher=Future Publishing|issn=1477-1721|pages=52}}</ref>
PTGui Pro also includes [[High dynamic range imaging|HDR]] and [[tone mapping]] support.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bloch |first1=Christian |title=The HDRI handbook 2.0 : high dynamic range imaging for photographers and CG artists |publisher=Rocky Nook, Inc |isbn=978-1-937538-16-3 |pages=483–488 |edition=1st}}</ref>
The upcoming version 13 beta 8 ''- though as of Nov. 2024 still slated as beta status, is now reported as quite reliable after 8 iterations -'' includes the following new features: a Patch Editor ''(PTGui Pro only)'', [[Digital Negative |DNG output]], improved [[Raw image format |RAW]] / DNG handling, and [[JPEG 2000]] support.<ref name="REFNAME--pixelsham.com--ptgui-13-beta">{{cite web |accessdate=2024-11-09 |title=PTGui 13 beta adds control through a Patch Editor |url=https://www.pixelsham.com/2024/09/23/ptgui-13-beta-adds-control-a-patch-editor/ |website=www.pixelsham.com}}</ref><ref name="REFNAME--ptgui.com--PTGui_13_beta">{{cite web |accessdate=2024-11-09 |title=PTGui 13 beta |url=https://ptgui.com/beta.html |website=ptgui.com}}</ref> <br/> Version 13 beta 8 also claims significant performance improvements when optimizing large panoramas and also a speedier ''optimum seam finding algorithm''.<ref name="REFNAME--ptgui.com--PTGui_13_beta" /> <!-- !! NOTE !!: PTGui 13 beta 8 has only been available for a short period of time, thus there are yet no 3rd party tests to be found for this version. I will replace the above "manufacturer's link" with a 3rd party link as soon as a suitable test has been published. -->
==See also==
* [[Hugin (software)|Hugin]] – an open source alternative also based on [[Panorama Tools]]
==Further reading== *{{Cite book |last=Jacobs |first=Corinna |title=Interactive Panoramas: Techniques for Digital Panoramic Photography |date=2004 |publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg |isbn=3540211403}} *{{Cite book |last=Andrews |first=Philip |title=360 Degree Imaging: The Photographer's Panoramic Virtual Reality Manual |publisher=RotoVision |year=2003 |isbn=9782880467326}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|ptgui.com}}
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