The technology used in most panoramic apps is the same, and so there shouldn’t be too much of a difference between them.

True, but there is a huge difference in quality between the current version of Autopano and the previous one, even though they were using the same technology. In the article you mentioned, it is also clear that Autopano is the clear winner in complex panoramas.

So yes, I agree that the technology behind it is the same, but the implementation can still make a significant difference in quality.

Wow great find Ryan! WLPG is much better than I expected, getting really close to Autopano Pro. I’ll have to recommend that one to friends & family if it works just as easy, need to test that

The technology used in most panoramic apps is the same, and so there shouldn’t be too much of a difference between them.

How does it compare to Autopano Pro? That one is not free, but I find it incredible what it can do. No seams or distortion anywhere, no smudged people etc!

It will definitely take some work to get your panoramic photos setup using Hugin, but the results are pretty good. According to this article, however, even Windows Live Photo Gallery can do as good of a job as Autopano Pro:
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Downloading it … Thanks