no output photo created

[Chris Richburg]

I need some help with Hugin. I had it working on a new computer, but
then it stopped creating output photos. I get the Hugin PTO and
makefiles in the output directory, but no photo (tiff). I also tried
searching the whole hard drive and could not locate the output photo.
Since it Hugin worked correctly on this computer before, I am assuming
I changed a setting that caused this problem. I also tried
uninstalling and re-installing with the clear registry option, but
that didn't fix it. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

[paolobenve]

Apparently it's a commons problem:

http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx/browse_thread/thread/6f36fce7933dcf05
http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx/browse_thread/thread/7895b91d2986ad36

but it seems that it hasn't been taken into account yet.

[Gnome Nomad]

Hmmm, hasn't afflicted me here, using the Linux version.

Didn't someone mention on the list that it might be connected with
unusual characters in either the filename or the TMP folder?

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[Stefan Peter]

Hi Chris

On 02/14/2012 10:48 PM, Chris Richburg wrote:
> I need some help with Hugin. I had it working on a new computer, but
> then it stopped creating output photos. I get the Hugin PTO and
> makefiles in the output directory, but no photo (tiff). I also tried

Can you tell us
* What operating system you are on
* What version you have installed
* Where did you get that version from
* What exactly you tried to achieve
* If you get an error message and, if yes, the detailed text you get

It may help if you could attach your project file (*.pto), too.

Regards

Stefan Peter
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[Chris Richburg]

More information on my setup:
- Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
- Hugin Version: 2011.4.0.cf9be9344356 built by Matthew Petroff
downloaded from the Hugin web page
- I was trying to stitch a panorama, which I have done dozens of
times. I used the assistant tab to load, align, and create panorama.
Everything looks normal, and there are no error messages. However, no
jpg/tiff file is created, only the project file and make file.

Is there a way to download an older Hugin version? The other people
paolobenve linked to are also using 2011.4.0. Also, I never had this
problem on an older version on a different machine (which I no longer
have access to).

Thanks for the help!

[paolobenve]

The problem began with 2011.4.0. I'm using 2011.4.0.cf9be9344356 on
ubuntu, installed from ppa. I described what I got in
http://groups.google.com/group/hugin-ptx/browse_thread/thread/7895b91d2986ad36

[Stefan Peter]

Hi Chris

On 02/18/2012 12:00 PM, Chris Richburg wrote:
> More information on my setup:
> - Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
> - Hugin Version: 2011.4.0.cf9be9344356 built by Matthew Petroff
> downloaded from the Hugin web page

Unfortunately, I can't help you much with windows specific issues as I
don't use hugin under windows, However, an installation on my wifes
laptop behaved correctly, e.g. the PTBatcherGui (called "Batch
Processor" under windows) starts up and lets you process the project.

Can you try to start the batch processor manually?

> - I was trying to stitch a panorama, which I have done dozens of
> times. I used the assistant tab to load, align, and create panorama.
> Everything looks normal, and there are no error messages. However, no
> jpg/tiff file is created, only the project file and make file.

The use of the batch processor by default for generating the output was
one of the main changes in 2011.4, if I remember correctly. It may be
that remnants of older installation settings inhibit its startup now. In
the "File->Preferences" Menu under the "Stitching" tab, you can use the
"Load defaults" button to reset the settings. If this doesn't work, I'd
recommend to deinstall all hugin versions you may have installed and
reinstall 2011.4 from a freshly downloaded copy of the installation.
Please make sure you chose the "clean registry settings" (it may ve
called differently, I don't remember the precise text anymore, sorry)
tickbox in the setup menu in order to get rid of settings from the older
versions.

>
> Is there a way to download an older Hugin version? The other people
> paolobenve linked to are also using 2011.4.0. Also, I never had this
> problem on an older version on a different machine (which I no longer
> have access to).

All versions published are available from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/hugin/files/hugin/

[Gnome Nomad]

Sorry, no clue (haven't had this problem) but wondering if there were
pathname changes? Or character set changes in filenames? I seem to
recall that afflicted the Mac version, but I guess you're running the
Windows version.

On 09/17/2012 08:10 AM, Nurasky wrote:
> Any updates on this issue? I am still having this issue and have not
> found any useful fixes or work arounds.

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[T. Modes]

On 30 Jan., 12:35, Andrew Chalmers <andrewchalmer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any updates to this problem?

???
Without further details it is nearly impossible to help you.

First check the preferences: on the tab stitching the processor
PTBatcherGUI should be selected and the option immediately start
should
be checked. (or press "Load defaults"). Now close preferences with Ok.

Then start PTBatcherGUI (File->Run batch processor"). If you don't see
a window, check the tray area (beside the clock) and open PTBatcherGUI
from the context menu on the icon.
Probably the batch queue is mixed up. Delete the queue (File->Clear
batch). Now go back to Hugin and press stitch. After specify the
output prefix, the project should appear in PTBatcherGUI and the
stitching starting.

Thomas

[T. Modes]

Hi,

> Path to user lensfun database: C:\Users\Don&Sue\AppData\Local\lensfun

> I can always create .pto files, but never jpeg or tiff files.  I've tried
> using PTBatcherGUI and Hugin_stich_project. I've also tried running batch
> processor manually and get the following error:
>
> 'C:\Users\Don' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> The system cannot find the path specified.
> make: *** [info] Error 1

this is a know issue with gnu make (an external program used by Hugin)
and can not fixed by us. This is already covered by the FAQ. It has an
own entry: see http://wiki.panotools.org/Hugin_FAQ#Stitch_fails_when_.27.26.27_is_part_of_the_Windows_user-name

Short: the problem is the ampersand in your username.
For workaround see FAQ

Thomas

[Gnome Nomad]

A wild guess: It doesn't like the "&" in your user name? Maybe create a
new user "DonAndSue" and see if it works then?

On 02/02/2013 03:16 PM, Don wrote:
> I have never been able to create jpeg or tiff files since I installed
> Hugin. I have uninstalled and re-installed.
> Deails are:
> Operating System: Windows 7 (build 7601, Service Pack 1), 64-bit edition
> Architecture: 64 bit
> Free memory: 1868020 kiB
> Active Codepage: 1252 (Western European Windows)
> Hugin
> Version: 2012.0.0.a6e4184ad538 built by Matthew Petroff
> Path to resources: C:\Program Files (x86)\Hugin/share/hugin/xrc/
> Path to data: C:\Program Files (x86)\Hugin/share/hugin/data/
> Path to public lensfun database: C:\Program Files (x86)\Hugin/share/lensfun

> Path to user lensfun database: C:\Users\Don&Sue\AppData\Local\lensfun

> Libraries
> wxWidgets: 2.9.3.0
> libpano13: 2.9.18
> Boost: 1.49.0
> Exiv2: 0.22.0

> I can always create .pto files, but never jpeg or tiff files. I've
> tried using PTBatcherGUI and Hugin_stich_project. I've also tried
> running batch processor manually and get the following error:
> 'C:\Users\Don' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> The system cannot find the path specified.
> make: *** [info] Error 1

> I've also tried everyone elses options to fix it, but nothing changes.
> I'm getting very frustrated.
> Help!!
> Don

[Gnome Nomad]

Sorry, I've used up my WAGs. I could have sworn there was an option
somewhere in PTBatcherGUI to save the log even for successful stitches?
(If not, there should be one!!!)

I run Hugin on Linux and haven't had it simply not generate something -
an image or an error message.

I think others on the list have mentioned problems stitching on Windows 7?

On 02/04/2013 09:45 PM, Don wrote:
> Hi,
> Created new user name as suggested, but although the batch gui starts
> and runs for 10 seconds or so if PTBatcherGUI is selected in
> preferences, it terminates without any obvious utput and there is still
> nojpeg or tiff or opportunity to save as a jpeg or tiff.
> If "Hugin_stitch_project" is selected, I get exactly the same error
> message as previous.
> Maybe I could try a completely different user name? Although creating a
> new user name, copynig the profile, files, etc is a bit of a pain with
> Windows 7 as I have now found out!
> Cheesr,
> Don

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

Hello,

No problem with Windows 7 64bits for me.

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[makc]

I have always problems when there are national characters in path
names. Can't really remember what os (have hugin on both win and mac)
but unless I make sure path names are latin characters, either control
points detection or stitching fails. Funny how GUI still works, like
there is any use in that )

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

Yes, I once had problems because of this, I believe it was with WinXP, and it took me quite some time to understand where the problem came from. So now I always create Windows users without any special character.

2013/2/5 makc <makc.th...@gmail.com>

[Don]

I think the problem may be that although I have uninstalled and performed a clean install of Hugin since creating the new account (DonandSue), and I am working under the new account, Hugin is still using the old account name in the path when it is doing the stitch.

 

Don

[Luís Henrique Camargo Quiroz]

   Hi Don,

   Yes, this seens to be the problem. Your Hugin installation is fresh, but the hugin project is still the old one...
   Most problably the previous installation would work with a new (or modified project) with file names/path names with problematic characters. To avoid starting your stitch project again, ou can try to edit the .pto file and change the path names to the new names.

   Now I also avoid using accented letters, etc in my paths and project names. If this does not cause major problems when I use the linux Hugin, this still truncates (from the special character on) the progress messages that appear for each photo when running the Hugin Batch Processor.

   By now you should have had success with Hugin... if not yet, you surely will!  Best luck!

  regards,

  Luís Henrique

2013/2/6 Don <eagl...@ozemail.com.au>

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[T. Modes]

Hi Don,

> I think the problem may be that although I have uninstalled and performed a
> clean install of Hugin since creating the new account (DonandSue), and I am
> working under the new account, Hugin is still using the old account name in
> the path when it is doing the stitch.

have you read the mentioned FAQ?
Maybe you copied the TEMP/TMP path setting from the old user to the
new user. This is a windows setting (on per user basis). So
reinstalling Hugin will not help, if you copy the setting from the
other user.

[Don]

[Don]

Im sure the problem relates to the set-up of the user accounts.  Although I have created a new user called DonandSue, when I, for example, perform Start, then enter CMD, I get the old DOS prompt, but the path is C:\Users\Don&Sue, i.e. there is still some residuals of the old user and I'm not sure how to fix this.  I used Profile Wizard to copy the profile from the old user to the new one originally, but I know there are still files under C:\Users\Don&Sue.  I'm struggling with what I need to do to remove all mention of the old user and have everything referencing the new user.

 

Don

[Stefan Peter]

Hi Don

On 07.02.2013 09:31, Don wrote:
> Im sure the problem relates to the set-up of the user accounts.
> Although I have created a new user called DonandSue, when I, for
> example, perform Start, then enter CMD, I get the old DOS prompt, but
> the path is C:\Users\Don&Sue, i.e. there is still some residuals of the
> old user and I'm not sure how to fix this. I used Profile Wizard to
> copy the profile from the old user to the new one originally, but I know
> there are still files under C:\Users\Don&Sue. I'm struggling with what
> I need to do to remove all mention of the old user and have everything
> referencing the new user.

This looks to me as if you just have managed to rename your account: The
underlying problem of the ampersand in the user directory still exists.

I'd recommend to actually create a new user with only US ASCII
characters in its name (why not call it Panos) and use this account for
work with hugin.

Alternatively, you could try to copy your images to some other
directory, out of the user directory hierarchy, for example to C:\Panos,
and work from there.

Regards

Stefan Peter





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[T. Modes]

Hi Don,

On 7 Feb., 09:31, Don <eaglet...@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> Im sure the problem relates to the set-up of the user accounts.  Although I
> have created a new user called DonandSue, when I, for example, perform
> Start, then enter CMD, I get the old DOS prompt, but the path is
> C:\Users\Don&Sue, i.e. there is still some residuals of the old user and
> I'm not sure how to fix this.  I used Profile Wizard to copy the profile
> from the old user to the new one originally, but I know there are still
> files under C:\Users\Don&Sue.  I'm struggling with what I need to do to
> remove all mention of the old user and have everything referencing the new
> user.

Again, have you read the mentioned FAQ??

The problem is the ampersand in the directory of your temp path.
So create a directory c:\temp. Then Start>Control Panel>User
Account>Change my environment variables
Search for TEMP and TMP: it should be something like %USERPROFILE%
\AppData\Local\Temp or c:\Users\Don&Sue\AppData\Local\Temp. Change
these 2 variables to c:\temp.

Why do we write the FAQ or docs, if nobody reads them??

Thomas

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

2013/2/7 T. Modes <Thomas...@gmx.de>

Sorry Thomas, but I think this time you did not read the OP's posts ;-) IIUC, he already changed his name, his new name does not have an ampersand anymore in it. His problem is that although he did change his user name, somehow Windows still partially behaves as if he hadn't done so and goes on using a path with the old ampersand. 

[JohnPW]

Ah the eternal complaint of technicians about users — "blame the user" isn't the answer. ;-)

(I know we all know now that he has indeed read the FAQ, and that you misunderstood, but I'm responding anyway because addressing the assumed problem is important too.)

It's hard for the people who know Hugin and PanoTools inside out and can read and write code fluently to see, but using Hugin is not all that easy or intuitive. And as much work that is put into tutorials and FAQs, the authors often assume the reader possesses a ton of obscure or invisible knowledge. Then there are the tutorials that after hours of study, a user discovers that they inapplicable to to current versions, out of date, or obsolete (even if interesting none the less.) This is not at all uncommon with OSSW, but it is especially hard on users who do not have extensive knowledge of computing/math/programing/optics/digital imaging minutia. Then there is the fact that despite everyones's best efforts, there is little holistic organization to the educational information and very little "big picture" explanation to boot.

In the end it's not that "people don't read them" (although some don't.) It's more that "it's pretty hard to read and understand them, and to know what to read and what not to read, and where the stuff one should read really is."

It's hard for everybody on all sides, as evidenced by your frustration above. I'm just glad and very thankful that you, Thomas, and all the other contributors, have put so much effort into Hugin. I know it's a lot of work, but Hugin is a great project that keeps getting better because of the efforts of so many people.

Thanks,

John

[Carla Schodde]

How exactly was this fixed? I have exactly the same problem. I literally installed Hugin for the first time yesterday evening, and it worked then, but today it stopped working.

I can create a ".pto" file and a ".pto.mk" file, but no jpg or tiffs or pngs or anything useful.

I'm running on Windows 7, 64-bit.

[Bart van Andel]

@devs: I thought issues like ampersands in paths (like Don&Sue) were addressed and fixed a long time ago? See this issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin/+bug/679353. Yes my name pops up in that issue too.

I've just created two quick test projects (see attached 7z archive):

  a) pto which using images with ampersand in just the filename;

  b) pto using the same images, but moved to a folder with spaces and another ampersand.

Both files load and process just fine in Hugin 2014.0.0.6951a0bde18c (64 bit, with Python support) on my up-to-date Windows 7 x64 machine.

Might something else be the matter here?

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[Andrew Stanner]

Solution proposed by MartinO worked for me

"I had a similar problem. Hugin was working than would just not create any output. I am using Windows 7. I found that deleting the file C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\.ptbt0  and/or .ptbt1 got it working again."

I am running the latest version for Windows 7 64 bit.

It worked the first time but then stopped to produce the final file / the batch processor would not start and could not be started manually. Deleting this file made it work.