Autopano - Main Window - Groups Window
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The group window is the workspace for grouping and sorting images.
A panorama detection can then be launched on each group independently.
The detected panoramas will display in the Panorama window.
The bottom of the group window contains features that are relative to all common groups.
Group interface
The group interface allows to show all group content, shooting information and to adjust the panorama detection settings.
Toolbar
The toolbar gives access to the parameters for the group only.
Detect / 
Stop detection
This launches the panorama detection for the current group.
Press again to stop the detection.
Group settings
Contains many settings for the panorama detection and the processing of group images.
For more information, consult the page dedicated to Group settings.
Image properties
This contains various information and settings of the image’s EXIF data and their interpretation by Autopano.
For more information, consult the page dedicated to Image properties.
Add images
Opening a file browser allows you to click pictures you want to add to the current group.
Plugin Wizard ( 
Autopano Giga only)
You can apply plug-ins to your images so that they can be processed before moving to the creation of panoramas.
For more information, consult the page dedicated to Plugin Wizard.
Close
Closes the current group.
Image display area
Each group's image is represented by a thumbnail (default display mode).
Right click on this area to open the contextual menu.
The options available in the contextual menu apply to selected images or all images if none image is selected.
Any selected images is highlighted. You can select multiple images at once by drawing a selection rectangle by holding down the Shift key or using the ctrl (Windows) / cmd (Mac) key.
Viewer (double click)
Double click an image lets open the viewer to display a preview of the images.
This window allows to preview images one by one using arrows or the images list.
It is also possible to zoom in/zoom out thanks to the zoom level at the bottom left part of the window.
The EXIF button lets display an information tab containing EXIF data of the images:
- Open containing folder...
- Opens a file browser window where your images are found.
- View image...
- Displays the selected image in Autopano's viewer.
- You can open as many viewers as you want.
- View
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- Reload pictures
- This refreshes the images stored in temporary folders.
- This is useful if you change an image after adding it to a group and avoids the creation of a new group.
- The new version of this image will replace the old.
- Add images ...
- By opening a file browser you can select pictures to be added in the current group.
- Remove images
- Deletes the selected images.
- Keep selected images
- Select some images in a group, choose this option and it will remove all other images.
- Copy/Paste images
- Copies the selected image or glues the images in the current group.
- Copy images to a new group
- Creates a new group that contains a copy of the selected images.
- Now, all new groups created stay together. Previously the new group was created at the end of the group list.
- Move images to a new group
- Creates a new group and moves the selected images. They will no longer be available in their original group.
- Now, all new groups created stay together. Previously the new group was created at the end of the group list.
- Split group here
- Split the group at the desired place: use this option on an image will cut the group at this place to create a new group including the selected image and all its following images.
- Group selection into stack
- Groups the selected images as one stack. They will appear as a single thumbnail with a small symbol
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- This function is useful when shooting with manual bracketing. It groups the different bracket levels belonging to the same shoot.
- Create stack by N
- Group the selected images into several stacks. They will appear as a single thumbnail with a small symbol .
- If you bracket shot with three different levels of exposure, type 3 to automatically group all identical views together.
- Un-stack
- This is opposite from “Stack”, it breaks up the pile so that each image is displayed independently.
Shooting information
This frame displays information about the shooting corresponding to a group.
Number of images in the group.
Focal length of lens used.
Shutter speed used.
Aperture used.
Shooting date.
Time interval needed for the shooting.
All groups
The toolbar in the lower part of the group window contains the functions relative to all common groups.
Detect / Stop everything
The detection on all of the common groups will be launched when this button is pushed.
If the button is pressed again during the detection, the detection will stop.
New group
This button creates an empty group in which you can add pictures.
Close all groups
This button closes all running groups.
Thumbnail size
Use this slider to adjust the sizes of the thumbnails found in the groups.
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