Optionen / Options dialog box

The Optionen / Options dialog box controls attributes that are shared by all projects.


Sprache / Language
Farben / Colors
Farben / Sounds
Ordner / Folders
Automatische Wiederherstellung / Automatic recovery
Ausführungsstränge / Threads
Vorschaubilder / Thumbnails
Kompatibilität / Compatibility



 

Sprache / Language

Select the language you want The Panorama Factory to use for commands, dialog boxes and messages.  The list of languages that are available may expand after the initial release of The Panorama Factory.

 

To download updated language files or if you are interested in creating a string table for your own language, visit http://www.panoramafactory.com/language.html.


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Farben / Colors

Click the color wells to choose colors for the decorations drawn on the current image.

Gewählte Dekorationen / Selected decorations
Sets the color for the selected decorations.

Aktive Dekorationen / Active decorations
Sets the color to use when the current image is active.

Inaktive Dekorationen / Inactive decorations
Sets the color to use when the current image is inactive (i.e. the thumbnail pane is active).


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Farben / Sounds

Control the alert sound that is played when a long operation completes.

Spiele einen Sound nach dem Ausführen von Operationen, die länger als / Play a sound after operations that are longer than:
Select this checkbox if you want to play an alert sound when long operations complete.

Sekunden dauern / seconds
Enter the amount of time that determines when an operation will play a sound upon completion.

A default sound is provided with The Panorama Factory.  If you wish, you may select a different sound using the “Sounds and Audio Devices” task in the Windows Control Panel.  You can choose from standard Windows sounds or select any sound stored in a .wav file.  The Panorama Factory’s sound is identified in the Windows “Sounds and Audio Devices Properties” dialog box as “Processing complete” under “Panorama Factory”.

 


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Ordner / Folders

Projektordner beim Start / Initial Project folder
Importordner beim Start / Initial Import folder

Bildspeicherungsordner beim Start / Initial Save Image folder

Use these controls to determine the initial folders to show in the project Open dialog box, the Bilder importieren / Import Images dialog box and the Bild speichern unter / Save Image As dialog box the first time you use the corresponding dialog box after starting The Panorama Factory.

Zuletzt benutzt / Most recent folder — Select this radio button to remember the most recently used folder from the last time you ran The Panorama Factory.

Anderer Ordner / Specified folder: — Select this radio button to reset to the same folder each time you run The Panorama Factory.  Enter the folder name in the text field or use the Durchsuchen / Browse... button to select a folder.


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Automatische Wiederherstellung / Automatic recovery

Use these controls to determine whether The Panorama Factory will create a project recovery file as you work on your project.  If your computer crashes (stops working or stops responding), the next time you run The Panorama Factory it may be able to recover your work from the project recovery file.

Note: Automatic recovery does not replace the Projekt speichern / Save project command (Datei / File menu).  You must still save your project before you leave The Panorama Factory.

Automatische Wiederherstellung aktivieren / Enable automatic recovery
Select this checkbox to enable creating project recovery files.

Temp-Ordner des Systems / System temp folder
Select this to save project recovery files in the system temporary folder.

Anderer Ordner / Specified folder:
Select this radio button if you want to select the folder for project recovery files.  Enter the folder name in the text field or use the Durchsuchen / Browse... button to select a folder.

Aktivieren der automatischen Wiederherstellung des Assistentenzustands / Enable automatic recovery of the Wizard state
Select this checkbox to enable automatically restarting the Wizard after a crash that happens while the Wizard is active.


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Ausführungsstränge / Threads

Controls the number of threads of execution to be used during image processing operations.  Using multiple threads of execution improves stitching speed on multi-processor systems (including multi-core systems) by performing image computations in parallel.

NOTE: The Ausführungsstränge / Threads tab is available only in the The Panorama Factory m32 Edition and the The Panorama Factory x64 Edition.  It is not present in the The Panorama Factory Legacy Edition.

Anzahl der Prozessoren / Number of processor cores
Displays the number of processor cores detected on your computer.

Anzahl der Ausführungsstränge / Number of threads
Sets the number of threads of execution to be used during image processing operations.  You can set this to a specific number or set it to Gleich der Anzahl der Prozessoren / Same as number of processor cores.  Setting it to a different number is recommended only for timing comparisons.  You will receive the best performance from the Gleich der Anzahl der Prozessoren / Same as number of processor cores settings, even on a single-processor computer.


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Vorschaubilder / Thumbnails

Größe der importierten Vorschaubilder / Imported thumbnail size
Use these entry fields to set the maximum size of thumbnail images in the imported thumbnails pane.

Größe der berechneten Vorschaubilder / Computed thumbnail size
Use these entry fields to set the maximum size of thumbnail images in the computed thumbnails pane.



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Kompatibilität / Compatibility

STRG+Mausklick löscht Dekorationen / Use CTRL+mouse click to delete decorations
When this checkbox is selected, you may delete decorations by clicking them while holding the CTRL key.  The mouse changes to the delete cursor when you move it over a decoration that may be deleted this way.

            To delete decorations when this checkbox is not selected, you must select one or more decorations and then click the delete button on the toolbar, press the DELETE key, or select the Auswahl löschen / Delete selected command from the Bearbeiten / Edit menu.

            NOTE: When this checkbox is selected, it is not possible to toggle the selection status of a decoration by holding the CTRL key.  See Chapter 8, “Working with image decorations” for more information about selecting and deleting decorations.

Mehrere Projekte können gleichzeitig bearbeitet werden / Allow multiple projects to be open simultaneously
When this checkbox is selected, you may open multiple stitching projects at one time as shown below.

            NOTE: Opening several projects uses more RAM than opening a single project at a time.  If you work with large projects, you may find that this adversely affects your computer’s performance.

Eckenabschattungskorrektur wie in V3.x / Correct brightness falloff like V3.x
The Panorama Factory V4 makes a small change to the way that.the brightness falloff correction is calculated.  In V3, brightness falloff is corrected after barrel distortion.  In V4, it is corrected before barrel distortion.

.           In V3, changing the barrel correction also could cause corner brightness to change slightly.  This change keeps the falloff correction stable when the barrel correction is changed.

            This option is provided to maintain compatibility with older projects.  By default, the option is selected only for projects originally started with V3.


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