Calico Panorama for Mac

User Reviews

• Great stitching software

  pyorkeJanuary 13, 2010

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  It just works, it finds the seams and combines the shots.

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  I wish it would remember that i always want to use the croping.

  Summary

  I don't mind paying for a product that is supported and in this case works every time I fire it up.

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• Excellent Panorama creator for inline and matrix images

  carl.bergerJanuary 5, 2010

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  Excellent blending Will suggest extra nearby in time images Align feature allows quick and accurate preview

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  Some ghosting of overlapping images Little control of adjustment

  Summary

  Based on excellent university research and at a reasonable price, this program is one of the best all purpose panorama programs.

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• WOW! Just works!

  flyinglow2November 27, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Geez, can't be much easier making a panorama than Calico makes it. Either drag-n-drop or load your images, click 'Align' &amp; there you go - a perfect panorama that used to take a few hours to perfect to this level. Used it on a couple pics then bought it 15 minutes later. Just amazing!

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• Very happy with Calico for 8 months

  d_linkDecember 20, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I downloaded version 1.1 in April of 2006, not expecting much. I discovered that I didn't need to do anything other than have all the photos together that I wanted Calico to stitch. I expected to be required to carefully adjust each photo before Calico would handle the final alignment, but discovered that I didn't need to do anything. Once my test panorama was completed (with the watermark added), I decided to immediately purchase Calico. I downloaded Calico on the 12th, tested it on the 13th and 14th, and received the reg. key on the 15th. I had no trouble with receiving the key. Reply was prompt and Calico worked perfectly on my initial attempt after receiving the key. I tried a 360 degree panorama from photos taken in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. The stitched final outcome was amazing. I heartily recommend this app.

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• Beta doesnt work

  studio9December 14, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I've downloaded Beta 1 and now I can't try Beta 3. I take 8MP pictures with my Canon Rebel XT and I need to verify if my bug was fixed before I purchase. When I was stitching images in B1 (40 images at 8MP), It would CRASH! Now I want to see if t works and I'm locked out!. I've deleted the preference files, etc and no go. I recommend using something else (beta's should expire on a specific date and newer beta's should be able to run)

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• Worth every penny!

  rickeymDecember 3, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Summary: Couldn't be easier to use. Results are smooth, accurate, and sharp. Price is very reasonable for this quality of software. I'm a freeware junky, so I was naturally attracted to HuginOSX, and was reasonably happy with the results of it. I'd sort of ignored Calico because it wasn't freeware, but after a less successfuly Hugin attempt, I decided to give the Calico demo a whirl. Fantastic! No need to select reference points. Calico accurately does it for you. I'm very impressed. Aside from the expected beta bugs, which I'm sure will be worked out before the 1.3 final release, I think this is a stellar piece of software. I will be spending the $40 on this software, and I think it's worth every penny!

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• Magnifique!!

  JohnWBaxterNovember 6, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />this software beats the old Canon photostitch I've used so far by miles and it lets the Photoshop CS stitching feature look pathetic. Alignment is done automatically and the resulting quality is awesome. Even the exposure correction worked great for me. Give the guy the money so he can develop more great stuff like that!!

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• Awesome!

  Rafael MurguiaJuly 31, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />this program is awesome, it works fine, easy of use, and the price is even better. I've been making panoramas for over two years, and tried a lot of options, this is THE BEST ONE... Thanks!

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• Amazing...easy and excellent

  dbsjunkJuly 2, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This product succeeds where so many panorama products fail: making it simple to make really excellent panoramas. It is very easy to use (the trickiest part is remembering that you need to click the rotate icon for vertical panoramas) and produces excellent results (far superior to the Canon PhotoStitch program). Version 1.2b8 does crash with large panoramas, but I've found that re-launching and/or reducing the image size slightly solves this problem. For a beta this is completely acceptable. Well worth the money. (I only wish I'd kept the originals for so many panoramas I've done in the past as this does SO much better!)

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• Terrific for the Beginner (at least)...

  welshbaloneyMay 14, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />[Reiterating my comments over at MU] As a beginner just starting with panoramic images, quick successes mean everything in terms of keeping momentum and not losing interest. After researching the many panorama creation workflows, tools, and applications available, I was about to lose that momentum...then I came across a reference to Calico on the Panoguide forums. I downloaded the demo, hit LOAD to import 10 images, hit ALIGN, and within a couple of minutes had a stiched panorama. Hitting MAKE and a few minutes later I had a QTVR image I could navigate. Very impressive. Of course, I might evolve to something more 'pro' at a later stage, but the key point (esp for the beginner) is the simplicity and the excellent results. This has boosted my interest and helped me maintain momentum...I'm on a roll now. Very impressed.

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