Hugin-2019.0.0 Release Notes
Hugin is more than just a panorama stitcher.
Changes since 2018.0.0
- Added raw import: It converts the RAW images to TIFF using a raw converter. This can be done by dcraw (requires additional exiftool), RawTherapee or darktable. These programs needs to be installed externally.
- Fixes for align_image_stack with EXR images.
- Added option for range compression. Can be helpful for LDR panoramas to brighten the shadows before merging, because at this stage the blender has some more information which can be helpful.
- New hotkeys for mask editor (change zoom level with 0, 1 and 2).
- Expression parser (pto_var and "manipulate image variables" in GUI) can now read also all image variables.
- line_find: Ignore lines with low distance to each other to get better coverage. Also use only central part of the panorama for searching for line control points (ignoring zenit/nadir near areas).
- pano_modify: Added new switch --projection-parameter to set projection parameters.
- Store program settings according to XDG base dir specification (Linux only, needs to compile with wxWidgets 3.1.1 or later).
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.
Known issues
Hugin does not run native on Wayland because of a bug in the underlying wxWidgets library.
The source code contains a workaround which forces the usage of the XWayland emulation layer. This workaround has be activated during compiling by adding -DUSE_GDKBACKEND_X11=on to the CMake command line.
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.
Thanks
Thanks to all the contributors to this release and members of the hugin-ptx mailing list, too many to mention here.