Panorama Maker 4

For years the creation of panorama pictures was a tempting engagement, and some were really a success. Up to now I used the Canon PhotoStitch software that came with the digital camera. But I had three versions of it: the one that came with my Powershot Pro 750, one with the Canon EOS D30, and finally the one that came with my latest Canon EOS 350D. One point however: it's always the same version 3.1! Never was it upgraded by Canon.

So on my quest through the world of photo editing software, I ended up at the new Panorama Maker 4 by Arcsoft. Great stuff, I can tell you. Other software has always battled with ghosting or lining in the skies. No way in this program! It produces the cleanest stitched pictures I have ever seen. Here is an example:

First the one made with Panorama Maker 4

Then the one made with PhotoStitcher 3.1

I suppose the difference is clear! In the older programs you could still define some common pixels on the two merging pictures. Not so in Panorama Maker: all is done automatically. Even the hardest chore will be done well, or will not be done at all. In the latter case this means that merging is not possible.