Can you edit and stitch Theta Z1 raw images, without buying additional software

[james6161]

can you edit and stitch Theta Z1 raw images, without buying additional software.
Just wondering if there is some easy to use freeware out there. I’m just a hobbyist who appreciates good quality, (otherwise I wouldn’t bother with the Z1) but some of these programs are expensive.

[codetricity]

The Z1 has both JPG and DNG images. The DNG images are not stitched. You can convert the DNG image into dual-fisheye image in any format you want, such as JPG or TIFF with the free software DarkTable.

darktable

see the workflow here. Just ignore the stitching parts.

Editing RICOH THETA Z1 DNG Images with GIMP, darktable, and PTGui

If you don’t have Adobe Lightroom, you can use darktable and GIMP on Linux or Windows/Mac to load and edit the DNG file from the THETA Z1. After light and color editing, you can stitch the images with PTGui on Windows/Mac. From version 11.13, PTGui includes a template for the RICOH THETA Z1. Workflow Move Files Onto Workstation [image] Load Images Into darktable On my Ubuntu 18.04 system, I have darktable installed. The DNG image automatically loads into darktable when I click on the image …

Please post more information on your workflow and if you’re looking for this type of one-type dual-fisheye with manual conversion or if you’re looking for batch processing.