autopano-sift-c failed with error code: 2

[Caetano Veyssières]

Hi,

I'm trying to use autopano-sift-c in Hugin (2016.2.0).

I downloaded autopano-sift-C-2.5.1.tar.gz on https://sourceforge.net/projects/hugin/files/autopano-sift-C/autopano-sift-C-2.5.1/

I then put its content in /opt and tried to find control points between 2 images within Hugin and got this message:

Command: /opt/autopano-sift-C-2.5.1/autopano-c-complete --maxmatches 30 --projection 0,44.592084 /tmp/ap_resJb3I2l  "/<path-to-image1>.JPG" "/<path-to-image2>.JPG"
failed with error code: 2

What am I doing wrong?

[Jens Scheidtmann]

Hi,

If you call it like this from the shell what‘s the output? Does autopano-sift support -verbose or similar switches?

Jens

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[Caetano Veyssières]

I didn't call it from the shell. Just clicked on Create Control Points in Hugin.

[Caetano Veyssières]

oh, sorry, I didn't understand, here's what I get if I run the same command in the terminal :

Unknown option: maxmatches
Unknown option: projection

[Caetano Veyssières]

well, that and

Usage:
    autopano-c-complete [options] --output project.pto image1 image2 [...]

     Options:
      -o | --output name    Filename of created panorama project
      -s | --size number    Downsize images until width and height is
                              smaller than number, default 800
      -p | --points number  Number of generated control points between,
                              each pair, default: 10
      -n | --noransac       No ransac detection, useful for fisheye images
      -r | --refine         Refine the found control points using the
                              original images, delete unrefinable.
      -c | --clean          Do not reuse keypoints detected in earlier runs,
                              deletes old keypoint files.
      -h | --help           Outputs help documentation.

[Caetano Veyssières]

Ok so the default command in Hugin was wrong so I replaced it with a proper one:

/opt/autopano-sift-C-2.5.1/autopano-c-complete -p 40 -o /tmp/pano-test.pto  "<path-to-image1>" "<path-to-image2>"

But now I get this :

Can't exec "generatekeys": No such file or directory at /opt/autopano-sift-C-2.5.1/autopano-c-complete line 40.
Can't exec "generatekeys": No such file or directory at /opt/autopano-sift-C-2.5.1/autopano-c-complete line 40.
Can't exec "autopano": No such file or directory at /opt/autopano-sift-C-2.5.1/autopano-c-complete line 43.

The downloaded tar.gz archive contains those files but with a ".c" at the end so it's not pre-compiled. Except that I tried following the instructions in README under "Installation from the sources:" but when I run

make clean all

I get

make: *** No rule to make target 'clean'.  Stop.

[T. Modes]

Am Montag, 10. Juni 2019 15:38:12 UTC+2 schrieb Caetano Veyssières:

I downloaded autopano-sift-C-2.5.1.tar.gz

autopano-sift-c is deprecated and not maintained any more (in the meantime for more than 10 years, mainly because of patent and license issues).

From the release notes:

It is strongly recommended to set the default control point detector to Hugin's CPFind. It is the only control point generator endorsed by Hugin.

[Caetano Veyssières]

If it doesn't work anymore, why is it still in the dropdown menu ?

[T. Modes]

Am Dienstag, 11. Juni 2019 08:38:14 UTC+2 schrieb Caetano Veyssières:

If it doesn't work anymore, why is it still in the dropdown menu ?

For historic reasons. It dates before cpfind. You can remove it in the preferences. I will remove it from the default settings for the next release.

[Henk Tijdink]

Hello Thomas

When you take Autopano Sift-C from the default settings, then yoy can take away Autopano (A. Jenny) from the default settings too.

It doesn't work on windows 7 and higher. and it is only a 32 -bits program.

The newest hugin is only 64 bits in Windows. You can only use it in a Virtual Windows XP  machine and an old version of Hugin.

Kind Regards, 

Henk Tijdink

Op dinsdag 11 juni 2019 18:29:30 UTC+2 schreef T. Modes:

[T. Modes]

Hi Henk,

Am Montag, 17. Juni 2019 11:52:21 UTC+2 schrieb Henk Tijdink:

When you take Autopano Sift-C from the default settings, then yoy can take away Autopano (A. Jenny) from the default settings too.

I will remove all other cp generator settings (except cpfind and align_image_stack).

It doesn't work on windows 7 and higher. and it is only a 32 -bits program.

The newest hugin is only 64 bits in Windows. You can only use it in a Virtual Windows XP  machine and an old version of Hugin.

A. Jennys autopano works here fine (Windows 10, 64 bit), but it is unmaintained (and Kolors has closed).

Thomas

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Monday, 17 June 2019 at 8:27:35 -0700, T. Modes wrote:
> Am Montag, 17. Juni 2019 11:52:21 UTC+2 schrieb Henk Tijdink:
>>
>> When you take Autopano Sift-C from the default settings, then yoy can take
>> away Autopano (A. Jenny) from the default settings too.
>>
> I will remove all other cp generator settings (except cpfind and
> align_image_stack).

Please don't remove panomatic until cpfind functions reliably under
all circumstances.

Greg
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[T. Modes]

Am Dienstag, 18. Juni 2019 02:25:15 UTC+2 schrieb Groogle:

Please don't remove panomatic until cpfind functions reliably under
all circumstances.

I'm not aware of problems with cpfind. There are no reports in the bug tracker or recently here on the list.

No program will work under *all* circumstances.

(panomatic is unmaintained also since 10 years and it has also problems with fisheye lens.)

Also only the default setting will be removed. An user who needs it can add it every time.

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Tuesday, 18 June 2019 at 9:46:32 -0700, T. Modes wrote:
> Am Dienstag, 18. Juni 2019 02:25:15 UTC+2 schrieb Groogle:
>>
>> Please don't remove panomatic until cpfind functions reliably under
>> all circumstances.
>>
> I'm not aware of problems with cpfind. There are no reports in the bug
> tracker or recently here on the list.

I wasn't aware of a bug tracker, and I can't find any reference on
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/. Where is it? It would be a good idea
to add a link on the home page.

I've reported these bugs in the past, and discussed them with you.
I'll do so again. I haven't put them in the bug tracker because I'm
trying to find a cause. I do a weekly series of panoramas round my
house, and almost every time I run into problems. Now that I go back
to try to reproduce them, of course, I can't find them, but next time
it happens (probably on Saturday), I'll report here, and to the bug
tracker if I have found it by then.

> No program will work under *all* circumstances.
> (panomatic is unmaintained also since 10 years and it has also problems
> with fisheye lens.)

My problems were with fisheye lenses, and in some cases panomatic did
better than cpfind.

> Also only the default setting will be removed. An user who needs it can add
> it every time.

Good to hear. But how does the user know what to add?

[Jens Scheidtmann]

Hi Greg,

Am Do., 20. Juni 2019 um 04:05 Uhr schrieb Greg 'groggy' Lehey
<groo...@gmail.com>:

>
> On Tuesday, 18 June 2019 at 9:46:32 -0700, T. Modes wrote:
> > Am Dienstag, 18. Juni 2019 02:25:15 UTC+2 schrieb Groogle:
> >>
> >> Please don't remove panomatic until cpfind functions reliably under
> >> all circumstances.
> >>
> > I'm not aware of problems with cpfind. There are no reports in the bug
> > tracker or recently here on the list.
>
> I wasn't aware of a bug tracker, and I can't find any reference on
> http://hugin.sourceforge.net/. Where is it? It would be a good idea
> to add a link on the home page.

The "Tech" page links to "Launchpad", there's a bug tracker:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin

Jens

[T. Modes]

Am Donnerstag, 20. Juni 2019 04:05:38 UTC+2 schrieb Groogle:

I wasn't aware of a bug tracker, and I can't find any reference on
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/.  Where is it?  It would be a good idea
to add a link on the home page.

There is a link on the homepage in the main menu. (Maybe the label could be better, but then the whole menu would increase).

Also the main help page of Hugin contains a link to it.

Furthermore the bug tracker was mentioned (with link) for each release of betas/rcs in the last years.

Good to hear.  But how does the user know what to add?

The settings are documented in the help.

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

Thanks. It's well hidden. I'll use it when I have something to
report.

On Thursday, 20 June 2019 at 9:15:20 -0700, T. Modes wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 20. Juni 2019 04:05:38 UTC+2 schrieb Groogle:
>>

>> I wasn't aware of a bug tracker, and I can't find any reference on
>> http://hugin.sourceforge.net/. Where is it? It would be a good idea
>> to add a link on the home page.
>>

> There is a link on the homepage in the main menu.

I assume you're talking about the "Launchpad" link. I wouldn't have
recognized it if I hadn't read Jens' mail first, and I might have
missed the submenu "bugs".

> (Maybe the label could be better, but then the whole menu would
> increase).

What's wrong with that? A link that nobody understands is of little
use. I still don't understand the text "Launchpad". It certainly
doesn't sound like anything to do with bug reports.

> Also the main help page of Hugin contains a link to it.
> Furthermore the bug tracker was mentioned (with link) for each release of
> betas/rcs in the last years.

Certainly not a disadvantage, but by no means a substitute for clear
web page navigation.

[Henk Tijdink]

 Hello Thomas

Tested autopano and it still works.

Further I have a license of PTAssembler and use it too.That has it's own control point generator named ptapicker.

On the website you can find a lot of info about various generating methods.Tested in hugin and it does a good job too. Same parameters as panomatic.

Further cpfind compiled with static libraries I use in PTAssembler. copied them in the folder of PTAssembler

Last static compiled cpfind 32 bit is in hugin 2011.4 

Last static compiled cpfind 64 bit is in hugin 2013.0

Henk

Op maandag 17 juni 2019 17:27:36 UTC+2 schreef T. Modes: