Hugin-2014.0.0 Release Notes

Hugin is more than just a panorama stitcher.

Changes Since 2013.0.0

• inherit many of the libpano improvements (of version 2.9.19)
• the translation plane variables Tpy and Tpp have been added to the GUI (better support for translation parameters, e.g. for nadir images. A pano with translation parameters can now be rotated)
• improvement of the GPU remapping code (bug fixes in the glue code, added some missing GPU transformations. Now fisheye lenses are supported by GPU code as well)
• better support for line control point in Control points tab (it still requires that the same image is displayed left and right for full features, but also better support for line control points above several images)
• obsolete programs matchpoint, nona_gui and PTBatcher have been removed
• outdated translations have been removed from the default install
• initialize the colour balance values during loading with EXIF values (this information is only stored and decoded by some cameras (mainly models by Panasonic, Pentax, Olympus, Nikon))
• improved the assistant
• allow customization of exiftool command used to copy metadata to output images

New command line tools for CLI processing:

• pto_mask: manipulate mask in project file
• pto_template: apply template to project file
• pto_move: move or copy project files with all associated images

Other Improvements

• Many more improvements and bug fixes.

Languages

Most of the translations have been updated for this release.

Upgrading

Upgrading from previous versions of Hugin should be seamless. If you do have problems with old settings, these can be reset in the Preferences window by clicking 'Load defaults'.

It is strongly recommended to set the default control point detector to Hugin's CPFind. It is the only control point generator endorsed by Hugin. Third-party generators may be compatible with the plug-in architecture.

Compiling

Users compiling from source refer to the list of dependencies and the platform-specific build processes described in the wiki. More information in the README and INSTALL_cmake files in the tarball.

Download

Hugin can be found at SourceForge and Launchpad.

User communities produce executables for their respective platforms. Executables are likely to be announced within a few days of this tarball release on the mailing list and added to the download section on SourceForge.

Known Issues and Workarounds

There is a known problem building Hugin with CMake 2.8.5rc2.
Workaround: Upgrade to a newer CMake version.

An updated list of issues deemed to be critical, including discussions and workarounds, is in the Issues Tracker.

Thanks

Thanks to all the contributors to this release and members of the hugin-ptx mailing list, too many to mention here.