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= Features =

== Introduction ==

Papywizard is written in [http://www.python.org python]/[http://www.qtsoftware.com Qt] ([http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/intro PyQt]). It is used through a graphical interface, which allows to modify all parameters ; there is no need to edit any file to use Papywizard.

== Main ==

 * Mosaic mode (partial panos, high resolution or not)
  * Pano is setup by its corners, the number of pictures or the total field of view
  * Selectable moving direction
 * Preset mode (full spherical panos)
  * User ''presets'' loading
 * Real-time display of head position and shots
  * Suspend/resume
  * Step-by-step mode
  * Forward/backward moving during shooting
 * Camera parameters fully adjustable
  * Orientation  (portrait/landscape)
  * ratio, size and résolution of sensor
  * lockup mirror
  * Lenght of the tirggering shutter pulse
  * Support of rectilinear and ''fisheye'' lenses
  * ''Bracketing''
 * Stabilisation to avoid vibrations
 * Final pano size automatically computed
 * Simple ''timer''
 * Editable user data (date, GPS...)
 * Xml data file (for Autpano Pro import filter)
  * Possibility to convert a data file to a ''preset'' template (via web interface)
 * Can be used without hardware (simulation mode)
 * GUI fully customizable through CSS
 * Log level

== Supported hardware ==

Since 2.1.5 release, Papywizard uses a ''plugins'' system to drive the hardware, and so can support different kind of panoheads and tethered shooting programs. If you hardware/software is not yet supported, feel free to contact me on the Autopano Pro fprums.

=== Panoramic heads ===

 * Merlin/Orion
 * Servo-based panoheads, like Panoduino
 * [http://www.peaceriverstudios.com/pixorb/index.html PixOrb] (coming soon)

=== Tethered shooting programs ===

 * [http://www.breezesys.com/DSLRRemotePro/index.htm Breeze DSLRremotePro]
 * [http://www.oxfordeye.co.uk/timelord/timelord.aspx TimeLord]
 * Canon EOS Utility
 * [http://www.gphoto.org gphoto2]

=== Drivers ===

 * Serial
 * Bluetooth
 * Ethernet

== Supported plateforms ==

Every plateform supporting !PyQt (>= 4.4) can run Papywizard. This includes:

 * Linux
 * Windows 2000, XP, Vista
 * MacOS -- 10.5 (branch 2.x only)
 * [http://maemo.org Nokia maemo] -- Internet tablets 700 et N8x0
 * [http://www.openmoko.org Openmoko] -- Neo !FreeRunner (branch 1.x only)

== Unsupported plateforms ==

For the same reasons, these plateforms are not - and will probably never be - supported:

 * iPhone
 * PDA
 * Palm
 * Cell phones
 * Play stations
 * Amstrad
 * ZX81
 * Washing machines
 * ...