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StereoAutoAlign for Win64 Ver0.30 (10/Jan/2022)
Ver0.30
- SBS image input is supported
- Added no adjustment mode.
Ver0.20
Automatic left/right color matching function has been added.
saa_bat030.zip Automatic stereo photo alignment batch file collection (10/Jan/2022)
It can be used in conjunction with exiftool.exe to batch align MPO files/LR
files/SBS files and copy Exif information.
For more details, please read the "readme.txt" included in the
zip file.
[StereoAutoAlign.exe] is a command line based 64bit Windows application.
Automatically alignment the left and right images and saves the adjusted left and right images.
The advantages of SPM over automatic alignment.
- When you input a TIF file with 16-bit color depth, it will write out a TIF with adjusted 16-bit color depth.
- Adjustment speed is faster than SPM
- Adjustment accuracy may be better than SPM
- There may be less image degradation.
- It's a command line app, so you can call it from your own apps.
How to use
1. Stand-alone operation
Double-click StereoAutoAlign.exe to start it. "l.jpg" and "r.jpg"
in the same folder as input, The result is written to "l_Align_l.jpg"
and "l_Align_r.jpg".
2. Automatic alignment by specifying left and right images.
- Select the two image files on the left and right while holding down the
Ctrl key, and then hold the left image side and drop it into [StereoAutoalign.exe].
- When the processing is finished, the anaglyph image is displayed and the aligned left and right images are saved in the same folder as the input image.
- Pressing any key on the anaglyph display will close the window and exit the program.
3. Specify an SBS image for automatic adjustment
- Select an SBS image file and drop it into [StereoPair.exe].
- When the processing is finished, the anaglyph image is displayed and the aligned left and right images are saved in the same folder as the input image.
- Pressing any key on the anaglyph display will close the window and exit the program.
4. Batch file for detailed control of output file specification, feature
point extraction algorithm, preview display or not, etc.
Please rewrite StereoAutoAlign.exe in the attached sample batch file to the full path.
Select the two image files on the left and right while holding down the
Ctrl key, then hold the left image side and drop it into each batch file.
Command line
[StereoAutoAlign.exe] [Left input] [Right input] [Magic number] [Left output] [Right output]
[StereoAutoAlign.exe] [Left input] [Right input] [Magic number] [SBS output]
[StereoAutoAlign.exe] [SBS input] [Magic number] [Left output] [Right output]
[StereoAutoAlign.exe] [SBS input] [Magic number] [SBS output]
Note: StereoAutoAlign.exe and the image file path must be specified as a full path.
[Magic number]
Specify the algorithm for extracting feature points. (SIFT is the most recommended.)
0:SIFT
1:AKAZE
2:ORB
3:BRISK
4:KAZE
5:No alignment / No color alignment (added in Ver. 0.3)
6:SIFT+Automatic color matching (Left ref.)
7:SIFT+Automatic color matching (Right ref.)
8:Automatic color matching only(Left ref.)
9:Automatic color matching only(Right ref.)
If 10 is added, anaglyph preview will not be displayed. (For multiple batch processing)
Adding 20 will display an image that connects the feature points of the left and right images.
For example,
13: No anaglyph preview display in BRISK
24: Displaying an image with connected feature points of the left and right images in KAZE
If you do not specify an output file name, it will be saved in the same folder as the left input image in the same image file format (Jpeg/PNG/Tiff) as the input with "_Align_l" and "_Align_r".
If specified, the file will be saved with the specified file name. Specify the image file format by the file extension.
If you specify only one output file name, it will be saved as a single image of SBS.
Use in conjunction with StereoPhoto Maker (Ver. 6.17 or later)
StereoAutoAlign.exe, which is stored in the same folder as StereoPhoto Maker, for automatic alignment.
1.With the left and right images displayed,
Select Menu -> Adjustment -> Use StereoAutoAlign(Shift+A).
It will automatically aligned with StereoAutoAlign.exe, then display the result.
2. Menu -> File -> Multi Job -> StereoAutoAlign Batch Processing
Specify the left and right images in the same way as Multi Conversion, then enter the name of the batch file (e.g. go.bat), and press "Create with selected Files" or "Create with all Files" to create the specified batch file.
Then press the Edit button to see the batch file in the Notepad application.
Click the Execution button to launch the batch file. (It is much faster than SPM)