Review Archives - Helter Skelter Studios

September 29, 2018 — No Comments

PTGui vs. Autopano Giga

Action Camera company GoPro's recent decision to sunset their excellent portfolio of Panorama tools shows neatly how foolish it is to try and second guess a technology company. This post evaluates a competitor, PTGui vs Autopano Giga.

GoPro acquired acknowledged industry leaders Kolor in 2015 as part of a deliberate to move into and dominate the VR market. As part of that acquisition they got Autopano Giga and Panotour. Autopano Giga was at the time the most user friendly and fully featured panorama stitching software available. Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Editorial, Panoramas & Virtual Tours, Review

Tags: 360° Photography, Autopano, Kolor, Pano2VR, Panorama, PTGui, Virtual Tour

June 12, 2018 — No Comments

Mavic Pro Photographers Review

We have been using a DJI Phantom 4 Pro for video and photography work since 2017 and it has worked out exceptionally well. The picture quality of both video and stills is amazing and we have been very impressed by the stability and maneuverability of the platform.

So why invest in the smaller Mavic Pro? Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Drone, Review

Tags: DJI, Drone, Mavic Pro Platinum, Phantom 4 Pro

April 7, 2016 — No Comments

Adobe Creative Cloud Review

I've been putting off writing an Adobe Creative Cloud Review for the very good reason that in our organisation we had already purchased most of the applications in standalone versions around CS5. Lightroom and Photoshop a good deal earlier and I was able to upgrade seamlessly as far as CS6 until Adobe announced there would be no more standalone versions. It was only a matter of time, but as long as Adobe Camera Raw supported my Canon 5D Mk III I reckoned I was on firm ground. Read more

Published by Chris Wright in Editorial, Review

Tags: Adobe, Creative Cloud, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Slate