I already got it up and running to stitch multiples as i needed. I will be playing and producing this week. i’ll post some videos soon!

My code is now on-line. Check here for source and binaries.

The process is a little tricky, but I automated it as best I could given the constraints. I wrote some code to send a bunch of events to the controls in the AutoStitch GUI. Basically it does the same sequence you do when you operate it manually: File->Open in the Autostitch window, then insert a bunch of file names into the “Edit” control, then click “Open”, then (optionally) wait for Autostitch to open the image and close the resulting window, then rename “pano.jpg” to something useful. So you can do a single stitch from the command line like this:

$ stitch.exe file1.jpg file2.jpg ... fileN.jpg

Or you can use a batch option which looks like this:

$ stitch.exe "frame%03d.jpg" 0 100 file1.jpg ... fileN.jpg

Which means: for frames M from 0 to 100, stitch “frameMMM.jpg” against file1.jpg … fileN.jpg, copying output to “outMMM.jpg”. This is basically the process I used to make the panoramic movie.

If you have four cameras shooting the action, then you probably just want to stitch four images per frame which would be a simple mod. Or you can use another program to generate a sequence of single stitch commands. I ran the stitcher from a Java application, but you could use any app capable of launching a WIN32 command.

The main limitation is that all of the images have to be in one directory, and Autostitch has to be first “pointed” to that directory (via a File->Open dialog).

If you’re interested I can dig out the binaries and source code for you. I was intending to post them anyway, but never got around to cleaning them up.

“We recognized there was a need for a Google icon that would better work across multiple applications including web, mobile and client applications. We felt the small ‘g’ had many of the characteristics that best represent our brand: it’s simple, playful, and unique.”

I’m not sure they’ve achieved “unique” - after all, its just a blue “g”. But in time I’m sure the association will come:

“Big G, little g, what begins with G?”

(hint: its not “googoo goggles”, apologies to Dr Seuss)

And it dilutes their branding. Maybe I’ll get used to it, I don’t know - but the old one was much more recognisable to those that don’t see it as much is I do.