HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -
May 14, 2024 -
PRLog -- PanoVolo, a leader in drone panorama image stitching software, has released version 1.6.0, now available (https://www.panovolo.com/
get-panovolo/)
for Windows and macOS users.
Photo sphere viewer: This update introduces a built-in, interactive photo sphere viewer that allows users to view fully spherical (https://www.panovolo.com/
howto-spherical/)
, 360-degree panoramas with interactive rotation and zoom controls immediately after stitching.
Improved zoom controls: Version 1.6.0 also enhances image zoom controls in Panorama, Review, and 3D Map modes and improves touch screen interactions.
Zoom lens support: This release includes preliminary support for stitching spherical panoramas from zoom (70 mm) drone cameras, such as those used in Air 3 and Mavic 3 Pro drones (137 and 106 images per panorama).
Other updates include: - New interactive photo sphere viewer for panoramas (View/3D sphere), available when the stitched panoramas are fully spherical (360x180 deg)
- Added the ability to stitch panoramas from zoom (70mm) drone cameras. Note that the final panorama width is limited to 32000 pixels
- Improved estimation of the camera focal length, improved accuracy of panorama stitching for some drones
- New zoom control slider for Panorama, Review and 3D Map views
- Improved rotation interactions for 3D Map, improved 3D Map interaction on touch screens
- Improved pinch zoom on touch screens for Panorama, Review and 3D Map views
- Added mouse wheel and two finger touch pad gesture zoom for Panorama, Review and 3D Map views
- Indicate that review is not available during batch run
- Adjustments to the central point and yaw pitch and roll of individual images in review are automatically saved to .pan files
- Automatic loading of .pan file for panorama, if it exists in a panorama directory
- Warn user if the panorama stitching or saving operation is still in progress on exit
- Add an indicator to the title bar (*) if the panorama has been modified but not yet saved
- Added full screen mode on Windows (View/Full screen). Full screen mode was already available on macOS
- Improvements to the startup speed
- Improvements to the exposure matching accuracy
- Check that the image in the panorama folder is already a panorama and skip if it is
- Fixed the issue with nadir image flipping to zenith image in some panoramas recorded with older drones
- Added the ability to convert from trial to full license while trial license is still active
For more information and to explore these new features, please visit the PanoVolo website (
https://www.panovolo.com).
PanoVolo is committed to advancing drone panorama imaging with innovative software solutions. This update is available as a free upgrade (
https://www.panovolo.com/get-panovolo/) for all existing users on macOS and Windows.