after browsing thru the forum and wiki again, I discovered that papywizard doesn't support " snow leopard " too.

Since I don't know MacOS 10.5 is not  " snow leopard "  and what I knew from the info is that it won't support " lion ", the info that I 'd got I thought is not quite clear to newcomer.

Last edited by johnchoy (2011-11-08 16:06:12)

johnchoy wrote:

after browsing thru the forum and wiki again, I discovered that papywizard doesn't support " snow leopard " too.

Since I don't know MacOS 10.5 is not  " snow leopard "  and what I knew from the info is that it won't support " lion ", the info that I 'd got I thought is not quite clear to newcomer.

OS 10.5 is "Leopard", OS 10.6 is "Snow Leopard", OS 10.7 is "Lion" all they´re supported by Kolor and afaik by PapyWizard. I´m not using Lion at the moment - i have some killer-apps
which are very critical.

Neither APG/APT nor PapyWizard are that critical. Besides i suggest the use of Papy on a mobile device like the Nokia N800/810. I wouldn´t like to carry a notebook or MacBook around just
for shooting panos.

That´s why i prefer the T&C handheld controller with the Merlin and with Josef´s head. More simple and straight going is impossibe.

best, Klaus

Hi,
My reasons were that the reply indicated that I would either need to use a laptop to control the head (a non-starter for a variety of reasons) or I would have to buy the controller and then create a "virtual Windows" on my Mac to program that as Panorama only runs on Windows.  That's more technical than I want to handle.  Also, while I appreciate the input from one of the earlier posts, I don't know what a T&C controller, a Merlin or a Josef's head are.  Perhaps the latter is the Panogear.

I'm looking for a simple, reliable, foolproof, out-of-the-box solution to allow to novice like me to set-up a camera in the outdoors and program it with a portable, hand-held device or controller (it doesn't need to be an iSomething) to take a large panorama of hills or a harbor or something.  I've found some professional products that do this with a hand-held controller but they are way, way too expensive.

According to my email from Kolor this product requires some technical effort on my part that doesn't suit my requirements right now.  The closest I've seen is something called the Automate and I'm investigating that right now.  I still plan to get the Autopano software, but right now the website (the download page) specifically states that it only works with Leopard (MacOS 10.5) or Snow Leopard (10.6), and I can't find any specific date for Lion (MacOS 10.7) support.

It would be great if Lion support were already available and confirmed as I would like to try it on some images I took using a manual tripod/head setup.
Best regards,
Gerry

gerryj19 wrote:

I still plan to get the Autopano software, but right now the website (the download page) specifically states that it only works with Leopard (MacOS 10.5) or Snow Leopard (10.6), and I can't find any specific date for Lion (MacOS 10.7) support.

It would be great if Lion support were already available and confirmed as I would like to try it on some images I took using a manual tripod/head setup.
Best regards,
Gerry

It is my understanding that APG 2.6 RC1 runs on OSX Lion - with exception of exposure fusion preview:
http://www.kolor.com/forum/t13504-autop … -v2.6-rc-1

gerryj19 wrote:

I'm looking for a simple, reliable, foolproof, out-of-the-box solution to allow to novice like me to set-up a camera in the outdoors and program it with a portable, hand-held device or controller (it doesn't need to be an iSomething) to take a large panorama of hills or a harbor or something.

Two Panogear/Merlin-mount configurations could meet this requirement:

1. Merlin mount with appropriate rail, and the Papymerlin Deltawave BT adapter, and Papywizard running on a Nokia N800 or N810 Internet Tablet. This configuration offers a robotic pano head with a handheld wireless controller. Nokia N800 and N810 INternet Tablets are no longer in production but they are available secondhand via eBay, or I could sell you one with the Papywizard software installed.

2. Merlin mount with appropriate rail, and the Panogear/T&C Touch Controller. This configuration offers a robotic pano head with a small standalone wired controller which is considered 'foolproof' in field use. However the software used to configure the controller firmware is Windows-based. So if you are using Macs you will need to set up Windows on the Mac to run the controller configuration software; I understand there are various ways of doing this.

Oh man.. I am surly going to get a big headache when I buy my Panogear or cause some.. .. At least after reading some of these threads I understand a bit more about the naming Merlin and Panogear but I am sill a bit confused about that... I noticed a few issues regarding the Mac OS.. to be honest, my advice on that would be to install Bootcamp.. its fine.. and if you download the latest Windows protector and firewalls for free and only use your internet mostly on the Mac side, you will be fine... I have been using Bootcamp for about 6 months now and wish I did it sooner.. There are others.. I believe Klaus using something else on his Mac for Windows.. Soon I will be upgrading to Lion, I have been told by Apple that nothing  will be effected... however, some 3rd party software might need to be either upgraded or reinstalled.. I went from Leopard to SnowLeopard with no issues at all.. Apple said it will not effect my Bootcamp Windows either... I am running Window 7 no probs.....

Destiny...