Standard vs. Pro Version Comparison
Everything you need to create, edit and present panoramas – from simple panoramas to huge gigapixel projects.
PanoramaStudio
The Standard version for easy creation and editing of panoramic images, interactive panoramas and virtual tours.
- Panoramas from any number of images
- For images taken with all conventional lenses
(compact and system cameras, smartphones, drones) - Comprehensive image editing tools
- Numerous image formats, including DNG and RAW
- Interactive HTML5 panoramas and virtual tours
PanoramaStudio Pro
For demanding panorama projects with additional tools for HDR, additional projections, fisheye lens support and particularly large numbers of images.
- All features of the Standard version
- HDR panoramas and Exposure Fusion
- Support for fisheye lenses
- Automatic white balance
- Viewpoint correction
- 10 additional projection types
- Grid Assistant for large numbers of images
Version 4.2
| Feature Comparison | Standard | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Panorama Creation | ||
| Stitches images in any arrangement into panoramas, whether there are just 2 images or 2000 and more | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic alignment and blending of images for seamless panoramas Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create huge gigapixel panoramas Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create full-spherical 360° × 180° panoramas | ✓ | ✓ |
| Maximum image quality by processing all images in a large HDR color space | ✓ | ✓ |
|
Adaptive blending algorithm ensures seamless transitions even with moving objects in the images
|
✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic vignetting correction | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic exposure matching of the input images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic exposure correction of the overall panorama | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic white balance | – | ✓ |
|
Support for numerous projections
Improved
Perspective (Rectilinear), Spherical (Equirectangular), Mercator, Cylindrical,
Pannini*, Little Planet (Stereographic), Fisheye (Equidistant)*,
Fisheye (Orthographic)*, Miller*, Gall (Stereographic)*,
Transverse Spherical (Cassini)*, Transverse Miller*,
Transverse Gall (Stereographic)*, Transverse Mercator*,
Transverse Cylindrical*
(*: Pro only) |
5 | 15 |
| HDR Functionality Improved | ||
| Create HDR panoramas using true HDR / tone mapping or quickly and impressively with Exposure Fusion | – | ✓ |
| Real-time preview while adjusting tone mapping and Exposure Fusion parameters | – | ✓ |
| Export HDR panoramas as tone-mapped SDR images and in various HDR formats | – | ✓ |
| HDR panoramas from both exposure-bracketed individual images and directly from HDR images | – | ✓ |
| HDR and Exposure Fusion processing also with non-HDR images for more vivid, contrast-rich results | – | ✓ |
| Cameras & Lenses | ||
|
Processes images from any conventional camera.
Images can come from anything from a smartphone to a high-end DSLR, taken handheld,
with a tripod and panoramic head, or with a drone
|
✓ | ✓ |
| Camera database for automatic recognition of over 2900 models Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic focal length detection – even for unknown cameras | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic lens correction for all conventional lenses | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fisheye support including automatic lens correction | – | ✓ |
| Editing & Correction Features | ||
| Manual post-processing of all individual steps of the panorama creation Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time panorama preview in three variants with 2D and 3D views from the first step | ✓ | ✓ |
| Numerous filters for image optimization – no external image editing required | ✓ | ✓ |
| Non-destructive image editing filters with real-time preview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Image manager for replacing and selectively editing input images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Control point editor for fine-tuning image alignment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Masking tool | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphics tool for embedding logos and other graphics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Viewpoint correction for correctly stitching images taken from different viewpoints | – | ✓ |
| Grid Assistant for pre-sorting large numbers of images (gigapixel panoramas) Improved | – | ✓ |
| Interactive HTML5 Panoramas & Virtual Tours | ||
| Export interactive HTML5 panoramas for local viewing or the web Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Display as a 3D panorama or 2D zoomable image | ✓ | ✓ |
| No size limit – virtually instant display of panoramas of any size | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create virtual tours – link panoramas via hotspots to create complete tours | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enrich panoramas with info hotspots, audio, compass, maps and links Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Display on VR devices using WebXR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import, Export & Printing | ||
| Import of JPG, DNG Improved, TIFF, BigTIFF, JXL (JPEG-XL), PSD, PSB, WEBP, BMP and PNG | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to JPG, DNG NEW, TIFF, BigTIFF, JXL (JPEG-XL), PSD, PSB, BMP and PNG | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAW import for over 1270 camera models, including CRW, NEF, CR2, CR3, RAW, MRW, DCR, ORF, ARW, PEF, and more Improved | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import of HDR formats such as OpenEXR, Radiance HDR, DNG Improved, JXL (JPEG-XL), 32-bit TIFF | – | ✓ |
| Export to HDR formats such as OpenEXR, Radiance HDR, DNG NEW, JXL (JPEG-XL), 32-bit TIFF | – | ✓ |
| Import existing panorama images | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export as a Photoshop file with layers, as a TIFF sequence or as a multipage TIFF | ✓ | ✓ |
| Poster printing for printing images across multiple pages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Additional Features | ||
| Full color management: ICC color profiles, color-correct display and color-correct printing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conversion between color profiles, option to change the color profile on export | ✓ | ✓ |
| Geotagging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Adobe Lightroom Classic® plugin for direct export of images to PanoramaStudio | ✓ | ✓ |
|
Batch renderer
Improved
Automatically render multiple prepared projects in one go
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– | ✓ |