The Panorama Factory creates high-quality panoramas from a set of overlapping digital images. You can add image hotspots, export to VR formats and create web pages that link your images into virtual tours. The software also corrects for lens-induced distortions and creates either cylindrical or spherical image projections. Additional features include onscreen zoom, support for digital SLRs, correction for barrel distortion, correction for brightness falloff and interactive controls. The x64 Edition supports 64-bit and multi-core processors. The Panorama Factory creates images that rival those made by expensive rotational and swing-lens panoramic cameras. Not only can The Panorama Factory facilitate creation of immersive VR worlds, it also provides features for the fine-art panoramic photographer who wishes to work from ordinary 35mm images or images captured with a digital camera. The Panorama Factory supports JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF image formats and QTVR, IVR and PTViewer virtual reality formats. The virtual tour features make it possible to add hotspots to panoramic images and to create and update web pages and thumbnail indexes. Hotspots are used to link panoramas together. For example, a set of panoramas showing rooms in a house can be linked together so that clicking on a doorway moves from one room to another. Users can automatically create web pages and thumbnail indexes when the panoramic images are saved. The web pages and thumbnail indexes are created from templates. Some predefined templates are supplied with The Panorama Factory, and users can create their own templates. The software optionally corrects for barrel distortion and for brightness falloff, two problems that are common to many digital cameras. These problems can be corrected automatically and, if necessary, the user can adjust the corrections interactively. Automatic image alignment and focal length detection can also be adjusted interactively.
VERSION HISTORY
- Version 5.0 posted on 2008-01-31
Now runs on Mac OS X; Color management; Cubic QTVR; 48-bit PSD export. See http://www.panoramafactory.com/whatsnew.html
Program Details
- Category: Graphic Apps > Editors
- Publisher: Smoky City Design, LLC
- License: Free Trial
- Price: $79.95
- Version: 5.0
- Platform: windows
EULA
THE PANORAMA FACTORY V5.1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Copyright (c) 1999-2008 John Strait and Smoky City Design, LLC CONTENTS Introduction Shareware Evaluation Retail Purchase Benefits of Registration How to Purchase Your Registration Key Grant of License Support Warranty Ombudsman Statement Liability Limitation Contact INTRODUCTION This End User License Agreement (EULA) is a legal agreement between you (an end user-either an individual or a single legal entity) and Smoky City Design, LLC, for The Panorama Factory software product, including any associated media, printed materials and electronic documentation (the "Software"). This EULA also applies to any updates, add-on components, patches and/or supplements that Smoky City Design may provide to you after you obtain the initial copy of the the Software. By installing or otherwise using the Software you agree to the terms of this EULA. If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA, do not install or use the Software. Instead, you should remove the Software from your computer. The Software is owned by Smoky City Design and is protected by intellectual property laws and treaties. The Software is licensed, not sold. SHAREWARE EVALUATION The Software may be obtained as try-before-you-buy software under the Shareware Evaluation terms of this EULA. These terms permit a 30 day shareware evaluation period. The purpose of the shareware evaluation period is to encourage you and others to try the Software before you buy it. The Shareware Evaluation terms do not apply to Retail copies of the Software (see below). There is no fee for downloading or otherwise obtaining the Software for the purpose of shareware evaluation. However, copies of the Software obtained this way do not include a Registration Key. You may use the Software for up to 30 days without registering it. During the 30-day evaluation period, the Software will place watermarks on your images when saving and printing and will remind you that it is unregistered each time you run it. At the end of the evaluation period, you should decide whether you want to keep the Software. You must purchase a Registration Key if you want to continue using the Software after the 30 day evaluation period ends. If you decide for any reason that you do not want to purchase a Registration Key, you must stop using the Software and remove it from your computer. Purchasing a Registration Key for the Software entitles you to continue using the program. You must enter this Registration Key into the Software's license panel. After entering the Registration Key, watermarks will no longer be added to your saved and printed images. In addition, if you have saved a Panorama Factory project file during the evaluation period, you can save and print its images without watermarks. RETAIL PURCHASE The Software may also be obtained through retail purchase. Retail copies of the Software include a Registration Key, whether obtained as an individual product or bundled with another product. You must enter this Registration Key into the Software's license panel. Until you enter the Registration Key, the Software will place watermarks on your images when saving and printing and will remind you that it is unregistered each time you run it. After entering your Registration Key, you will be prompted to activate the Software. You must activate it within 30 days of installation. Activation is performed through your internet connection. If you prefer not to activate through the internet or are unable to activate for any other reason, please contact [email protected] for assistance. BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION ** All reminders will cease once you have entered your Registration Key, leaving you free to enjoy the program without annoying interruptions. ** Watermarks will no longer be added to saved and printed images. ** Registered users may download and register software updates within the same major version (the number before the decimal point), e.g. V5.0, V5.1, etc., without additional fees. HOW TO PURCHASE YOUR REGISTRATION KEY If you obtained your copy of the Software through retail purchase, you should have received a Registration Key with the Software. All valid retail copies of the Software are accompanied by a Registration Key. To purchase a Registration Key for the Software obtained under the Shareware Evaluation terms, visit www.panoramafactory.com/purchase.html and follow the instructions. Payment is accepted online by credit card. Upon confirmation of payment, you will receive a registration code by email. After entering this Registration Key in the Software's license panel, registration reminders will cease and watermarks will no longer be added to your images. GRANT OF LICENSE The purchase price entitles you to a single Registration Key for the Software. Upon purchase of a Registration Key, Smoky City Design, LLC grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as provided below) license to use the Software according to the terms of the EULA. Prior to purchase of a Registration Key, you may use the software only as provided by the Shareware Evaluation terms of this EULA. If you have licensed the Software for business use, you may install and register a single, primary copy of the Software. As a business user, you may use the same Registration Key for an additional copy of the Software on a portable computer with the restriction that both copies may not be in use simultaneously. Business use means any use of the Software by a business or for the purpose of furthering a business, whether or not a charge is made in connection with the use or resulting images. If you have licensed the Software for your personal use, you may install and register multiple copies using a single Registration Key on computers you use at your residence. As a personal user, you may use the same Registration Key for additional copies of the Software on portable computers that are used by you and your immediate family. You may copy and redistribute unregistered Shareware Evaluation copies of the Software as long as you do not charge a fee for it; do not modify the software, documentation or license statement in any way and do not bundle it with another system. You may not make the Software available to third parties, with or without a fee, in connection with a service bureau, application service provider, or similar service, nor permit anyone else to do so. You may not rent, lease or lend registered copies of the Software to third parties. You may not redistribute your registration key. You agree not to take steps such as altering, decompiling, reverse assembling or reverse compiling to derive the source code or "look and feel" equivalent(s) of the software SUPPORT Registered users receive free support. During the 30 day shareware evaluation period, unregistered users also receive free support. We try to help all users, but please consider that registered users are entitled to more extensive support because they have paid for the Software. Support is available only via email to [email protected]. We do not offer telephone support in order to keep costs down and allow us to concentrate on improving the product while keeping the price low. We try to respond promptly to emailed questions! If you are a registered user, please include your Registration Key with your question. If possible, please use English when making a support request. WARRANTY IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED YOUR REGISTRATION KEY DIRECTLY FROM SMOKY CITY DESIGN, WE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEE YOUR SATISFACTION WITH THIS SOFTWARE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS BEGINNING WHEN YOU PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE. IF, DURING THIS PERIOD, YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SOFTWARE, REMOVE IT FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND WE WILL REFUND ANY REGISTRATION FEES YOU HAVE PAID. To request a refund, please email [email protected]. You must include your Registration Key with the request. IF YOU DID NOT OBTAIN YOUR REGISTRATION KEY DIRECTLY FROM SMOKY CITY DESIGN, RETURNS AND REFUNDS MUST BE HANDLED DIRECTLY WITH THE RETAILER THROUGH WHICH YOU LICENSED THE SOFTWARE AND ARE GOVERNED BY THEIR POLICY. WE DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AS TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FUNCTIONALITY OR DATA INTEGRITY. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT Smoky City Design, LLC is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or technical problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please contact the ASP Ombudsman online at http://www.asp-shareware.com/omb. LIABILITY LIMITATION IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF ANY PAYMENTS WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM YOU, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CONTACT John Strait, [email protected] Smoky City Design, LLC 1017 N. Sheridan Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15206-1718