# PTGui

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PTGui Developer New House Internet Services BV Release July 27, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-07-27) Stable release 13.0[1] / January 31, 2025; 17 months ago (2025-01-31) Written in C, C++ Operating system Windows, macOS Available in English, Russian, French, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (simplified), German, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese Type Raster graphics editor License Commercial proprietary software Website ptgui.com

**PTGui** is a [panorama](/source/Panoramic_photography) photo stitching program for [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [macOS](/source/MacOS) developed by New House Internet Services BV. PTGui was created as a [GUI](/source/GUI) frontend to [Helmut Dersch](/source/Helmut_Dersch)'s [Panorama Tools](/source/Panorama_Tools_(software)). It features its own [stitching](/source/Image_stitching) and blending engine[2] along with compatibility to [Panorama Tools](/source/Panorama_Tools). PTGui supports [telephoto](/source/Telephoto_lens), [normal](/source/Normal_lens), [wide angle](/source/Wide-angle_lens) and [fisheye lenses](/source/Fisheye_lens)[3] to create partial cylindrical up to full spherical panoramas. PTGui can handle multiple rows of images.[4]

Originally released for Windows, version 6.0.3 introduced support for Mac OS X.[5]

The 'free trial version' of PTGui is fully functional but creates panoramas with embedded visible watermarks.[6]

PTGui Pro also includes [HDR](/source/High_dynamic_range_imaging) and [tone mapping](/source/Tone_mapping) support.[7]

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)*, [DNG output](/source/Digital_Negative), improved [RAW](/source/Raw_image_format) / DNG handling, and [JPEG 2000](/source/JPEG_2000) support.[8][9] Version 13 beta 8 also claims significant performance improvements when optimizing large panoramas and also a speedier *optimum seam finding algorithm*.[9]

## See also

- [Hugin](/source/Hugin_(software)) – an open source alternative also based on [Panorama Tools](/source/Panorama_Tools)

## Further reading

- Jacobs, Corinna (2004). *Interactive Panoramas: Techniques for Digital Panoramic Photography*. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [3540211403](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/3540211403).

- Andrews, Philip (2003). *360 Degree Imaging: The Photographer's Panoramic Virtual Reality Manual*. RotoVision. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9782880467326](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9782880467326).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Version history: [https://www.ptgui.com/versionhistory.html](https://www.ptgui.com/versionhistory.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Woeste, Harald (2008). *Panoramafotografie : Theorie und Praxis* (1. Aufl ed.). Dpunkt-Verl. p. 64. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-89864-440-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-89864-440-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bredenfeld, Thomas (2012). *Digitale Fotopraxis - Panoramafotografie* (2., aktualisierte und erw. Aufl ed.). Galileo Press. pp. 205–219. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3836218610](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3836218610).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Highton, Scott. *Virtual reality photography : creating panoramic and object images* (1st ed.). Virtual Reality Photography. p. 101. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-615-34223-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-615-34223-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lassiter, Tom (March 2007). "PTGui 6.03 vs. Stitcher Unlimited 5.5, Give your photos a 360-degree view". *Mac Life*. Vol. 1, no. 2. Future US. pp. 66–67. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1935-4010](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1935-4010).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Kay, Melissa (April 2016). "Master the craft of night panoramas, Get the best results". *Digital Camera World*. Future Publishing. p. 52. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1477-1721](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1477-1721).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Bloch, Christian. *The HDRI handbook 2.0 : high dynamic range imaging for photographers and CG artists* (1st ed.). Rocky Nook, Inc. pp. 483–488. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-937538-16-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-937538-16-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-REFNAME--pixelsham.com--ptgui-13-beta_8-0)** ["PTGui 13 beta adds control through a Patch Editor"](https://www.pixelsham.com/2024/09/23/ptgui-13-beta-adds-control-a-patch-editor/). *www.pixelsham.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-REFNAME--ptgui.com--PTGui_13_beta_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-REFNAME--ptgui.com--PTGui_13_beta_9-1) ["PTGui 13 beta"](https://ptgui.com/beta.html). *ptgui.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

## External links

- [Official website](http://ptgui.com)

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