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// -*- c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
#ifndef _NONA_STITCHER_H
#define _NONA_STITCHER_H
 
// To avoid windows.h namespace pollution later on
#include <vigra/windows.h>
 
#include <sstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <vector>
#include <utility>
#include <cctype>
#include <algorithm>
 
#include <vigra/stdimage.hxx>
#include <vigra/rgbvalue.hxx>
#include <vigra/tiff.hxx>
 
#include <vigra/impex.hxx>
#include <vigra_ext/impexalpha.hxx>
#include <vigra/copyimage.hxx>
 
#include <vigra_ext/StitchWatershed.h>
#include <vigra_ext/tiffUtils.h>
#include <vigra_ext/ImageTransforms.h>
 
#include <panodata/PanoramaData.h>
#include <algorithms/nona/ComputeImageROI.h>
#include <nona/RemappedPanoImage.h>
#include <nona/ImageRemapper.h>
#include <nona/StitcherOptions.h>
#include <algorithms/basic/LayerStacks.h>
 
// somehow these are still
#undef DIFFERENCE
#undef min
#undef max
#undef MIN
#undef MAX
 
namespace HuginBase {
namespace Nona {
 
template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
class Stitcher
{
public:
    Stitcher(const PanoramaData & pano, AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
        : m_pano(pano), m_progress(progress)
    {
    }
 
    virtual ~Stitcher() {};
 
    virtual void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                        const UIntSet & images, const std::string & file,
                        SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper)
    {
        init(opts, images);
    }
 
    void init(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & images)
    {
        m_images=images;
        calcOutputROIS(opts, images);
    };
 
 
    virtual UIntSet getUsedImages()
    {
        UIntSet ret;
        assert(m_rois.size() == m_images.size());
        std::vector<vigra::Rect2D>::iterator itr = m_rois.begin();
        for(UIntSet::iterator it = m_images.begin(); it != m_images.end(); ++it) {
            if (! itr->isEmpty()) {
                ret.insert(*it);
            }
        }
        return ret;
    }
 
protected:
    // calculate ROI's if not already known
    virtual void calcOutputROIS(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & images)
    {
        m_rois = HuginBase::ComputeImageROI::computeROIS(m_pano, opts, images);
    }
 
    const PanoramaData & m_pano;
    AppBase::ProgressDisplay* m_progress;
    UIntSet m_images;
    std::vector<vigra::Rect2D> m_rois;
};
 
namespace detail
{
    template<typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
    void saveRemapped(RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapped,
        unsigned int imgNr, unsigned int nImg,
        const PanoramaOptions & opts,
        const std::string& basename,
        const bool useBigTIFF,
        AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
    {
        ImageType * final_img = 0;
        AlphaType * alpha_img = 0;
        ImageType complete;
        vigra::BImage alpha;
 
        if (remapped.boundingBox().isEmpty())
            // do not save empty files...
            // TODO: need to tell other parts (enblend etc.) about it too!
            return;
 
        if (opts.outputMode == PanoramaOptions::OUTPUT_HDR)
        {
            // export alpha channel as gray channel (original pixel weights)
            std::ostringstream greyname;
            greyname << basename << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(4) << imgNr << "_gray.pgm";
            vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo1(greyname.str().c_str());
            if (!opts.tiff_saveROI)
            {
                alpha.resize(opts.getROI().size());
                vigra::Rect2D newOutRect = remapped.boundingBox() & opts.getROI();
                vigra::Rect2D newOutArea(newOutRect);
                newOutRect.moveBy(-opts.getROI().upperLeft());
                vigra::copyImage(vigra_ext::applyRect(newOutArea,
                    vigra_ext::srcMaskRange(remapped)),
                    vigra_ext::applyRect(newOutRect,
                    destImage(alpha)));
                vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(alpha), exinfo1);
            }
            else
            {
                exinfo1.setPosition(remapped.boundingBox().upperLeft());
                exinfo1.setCanvasSize(vigra::Size2D(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight()));
                vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(remapped.m_mask), exinfo1);
            }
 
            // calculate real alpha for saving with the image
            progress->setMessage("Calculating mask");
            remapped.calcAlpha();
        }
 
        if (!opts.tiff_saveROI)
        {
            // FIXME: this is stupid. Should not require space for full image...
            // but this would need a lower level interface in vigra impex
            complete.resize(opts.getROI().size());
            alpha.resize(opts.getROI().size());
            vigra::Rect2D newOutRect = remapped.boundingBox() & opts.getROI();
            vigra::Rect2D newOutArea(newOutRect);
            newOutRect.moveBy(-opts.getROI().upperLeft());
            vigra::copyImage(vigra_ext::applyRect(newOutArea,
                vigra_ext::srcImageRange(remapped)),
                vigra_ext::applyRect(newOutRect,
                destImage(complete)));
 
            vigra::copyImage(vigra_ext::applyRect(newOutArea,
                vigra_ext::srcMaskRange(remapped)),
                vigra_ext::applyRect(newOutRect,
                destImage(alpha)));
            final_img = &complete;
            alpha_img = &alpha;
        }
        else
        {
            final_img = &remapped.m_image;
            alpha_img = &remapped.m_mask;
        }
 
        std::string ext = opts.getOutputExtension();
        std::ostringstream filename;
        filename << basename << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(4) << imgNr << "." + ext;
 
        progress->setMessage("saving", hugin_utils::stripPath(filename.str()));
 
        vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo(filename.str().c_str(), useBigTIFF ? "w8" : "w");
        exinfo.setXResolution(150);
        exinfo.setYResolution(150);
        exinfo.setICCProfile(remapped.m_ICCProfile);
        if (opts.tiff_saveROI)
        {
            exinfo.setPosition(remapped.boundingBox().upperLeft());
            exinfo.setCanvasSize(vigra::Size2D(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight()));
        }
        else
        {
            exinfo.setPosition(opts.getROI().upperLeft());
            exinfo.setCanvasSize(vigra::Size2D(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight()));
        }
        if (!opts.outputPixelType.empty())
        {
            exinfo.setPixelType(opts.outputPixelType.c_str());
        }
        bool supportsAlpha = true;
        if (ext == "tif")
        {
            exinfo.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
        }
        else
        {
            if (ext == "jpg")
            {
                std::ostringstream quality;
                quality << "JPEG QUALITY=" << opts.quality;
                exinfo.setCompression(quality.str().c_str());
                supportsAlpha = false;
            };
        }
 
        if (supportsAlpha)
        {
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(*final_img), srcImage(*alpha_img), exinfo);
        }
        else
        {
            vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(*final_img), exinfo);
        };
    };
} // namespace detail
 
template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
class MultiImageRemapper : public Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>
{
public:
 
    typedef Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType> Base;
 
    MultiImageRemapper(const PanoramaData & pano,
                       AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
    : Stitcher<ImageType,AlphaType>(pano, progress)
    {
    }
 
    virtual ~MultiImageRemapper()
    {
    }
 
    virtual void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & images,
                        const std::string & basename,
                        SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                        const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        Base::stitch(opts, images, basename, remapper);
        DEBUG_ASSERT(opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::TIFF_multilayer
                     || opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::TIFF_m
                     || opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::JPEG_m
                     || opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::PNG_m
                     || opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::HDR_m
                     || opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::EXR_m);
 
        m_basename = basename;
 
        // setup the output.
        prepareOutputFile(opts, advOptions);
 
        // remap each image and save
        int i=0;
        for (UIntSet::const_iterator it = images.begin();
             it != images.end(); ++it)
        {
            // get a remapped image.
            PanoramaOptions modOptions(opts);
            if (GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "ignoreExposure", false))
            {
                modOptions.outputExposureValue = Base::m_pano.getImage(*it).getExposureValue();
                modOptions.outputRangeCompression = 0.0;
            };
            RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> *
                remapped = remapper.getRemapped(Base::m_pano, modOptions, *it, 
                                                Base::m_rois[i], Base::m_progress);
            try {
                saveRemapped(*remapped, *it, Base::m_pano.getNrOfImages(), opts, advOptions);
            } catch (vigra::PreconditionViolation & e) {
                // this can be thrown, if an image
                // is completely out of the pano
                std::cerr << e.what();
            }
            // free remapped image
            remapper.release(remapped);
            i++;
        }
        finalizeOutputFile(opts);
        Base::m_progress->taskFinished();
    }
 
    virtual void prepareOutputFile(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("Multiple images output");
    }
 
    virtual void saveRemapped(RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapped,
                              unsigned int imgNr, unsigned int nImg,
                              const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                              const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        detail::saveRemapped(remapped, imgNr, nImg, opts, m_basename, GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "useBigTIFF", false), Base::m_progress);
 
        if (opts.saveCoordImgs) {
            vigra::UInt16Image xImg;
            vigra::UInt16Image yImg;
 
            Base::m_progress->setMessage("creating coordinate images");
 
            remapped.calcSrcCoordImgs(xImg, yImg);
            vigra::UInt16Image dist;
            if (! opts.tiff_saveROI) {
                dist.resize(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
                vigra::copyImage(srcImageRange(xImg),
                                vigra_ext::applyRect(remapped.boundingBox(),
                                                    destImage(dist)));
                std::ostringstream filename2;
                filename2 << m_basename << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(4) << imgNr << "_x.tif";
 
                vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo(filename2.str().c_str());
                exinfo.setXResolution(150);
                exinfo.setYResolution(150);
                exinfo.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
                vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(dist), exinfo);
 
 
                vigra::copyImage(srcImageRange(yImg),
                                vigra_ext::applyRect(remapped.boundingBox(),
                                        destImage(dist)));
                std::ostringstream filename3;
                filename3 << m_basename << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(4) << imgNr << "_y.tif";
 
                vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo2(filename3.str().c_str());
                exinfo2.setXResolution(150);
                exinfo2.setYResolution(150);
                exinfo2.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
                vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(dist), exinfo2);
            } else {
                std::ostringstream filename2;
                filename2 << m_basename << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(4) << imgNr << "_x.tif";
                vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo(filename2.str().c_str());
                exinfo.setXResolution(150);
                exinfo.setYResolution(150);
                exinfo.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
                vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(xImg), exinfo);
                std::ostringstream filename3;
                filename3 << m_basename << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(4) << imgNr << "_y.tif";
                vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo2(filename3.str().c_str());
                exinfo2.setXResolution(150);
                exinfo2.setYResolution(150);
                exinfo2.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
                vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(yImg), exinfo2);
            }
        }
    }
 
    virtual void finalizeOutputFile(const PanoramaOptions & opts)
    {
        Base::m_progress->taskFinished();
    }
 
protected:
    std::string m_basename;
};
 
 
 
template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaImageType>
class TiffMultiLayerRemapper : public MultiImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaImageType>
{
public:
 
    typedef MultiImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaImageType> Base;
    TiffMultiLayerRemapper(const PanoramaData & pano,
                           AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
        : MultiImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaImageType> (pano, progress), m_tiff(NULL)
    {
    }
 
    virtual ~TiffMultiLayerRemapper()
    {
    }
 
    virtual void prepareOutputFile(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        const std::string filename (Base::m_basename + ".tif");
        DEBUG_DEBUG("Layering image into a multi image tif file " << filename);
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("Multiple layer output");
        m_tiff = TIFFOpen(filename.c_str(), GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "useBigTIFF", false) ? "w8" : "w");
        DEBUG_ASSERT(m_tiff && "could not open tiff output file");
    }
 
    virtual void saveRemapped(RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaImageType> & remapped,
                              unsigned int imgNr, unsigned int nImg,
                              const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                              const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        if (remapped.boundingBox().isEmpty())
           return;
 
        DEBUG_DEBUG("Saving TIFF ROI");
        vigra_ext::createTiffDirectory(m_tiff,
                                       Base::m_pano.getImage(imgNr).getFilename(),
                                       Base::m_basename,
                                       opts.tiffCompression,
                                       imgNr+1, nImg, remapped.boundingBox().upperLeft(),
                                       opts.getROI().size(),
                                       remapped.m_ICCProfile);
        vigra_ext::createAlphaTiffImage(vigra::srcImageRange(remapped.m_image),
                                        vigra::maskImage(remapped.m_mask),
                                        m_tiff);
        TIFFFlush(m_tiff);
    }
 
    virtual void finalizeOutputFile(const PanoramaOptions & opts)
    {
            TIFFClose(m_tiff);
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("saved", hugin_utils::stripPath(Base::m_basename + ".tif"));
        Base::m_progress->taskFinished();
    }
 
 
protected:
    vigra::TiffImage * m_tiff;
};
 
template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
class WeightedStitcher : public Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>
{
public:
 
    typedef Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType> Base;
    WeightedStitcher(const PanoramaData & pano,
                     AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
        : Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>(pano, progress)
    {
    }
 
    virtual ~WeightedStitcher() {};
 
    void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & imgSet,
                        const std::string & filename,
                        ImageType& panoImage,
                        AlphaType& alpha,
                        SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                        const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        const unsigned int nImg = imgSet.size();
 
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("Remapping and stitching");
 
        const bool wrap = (opts.getHFOV() == 360.0) && (opts.getWidth()==opts.getROI().width());
        // remap each image and blend into main pano image
        const bool hardSeam = GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "hardSeam", true);
        UIntVector images;
        if(hardSeam)
        { 
            std::copy(imgSet.begin(), imgSet.end(), std::back_inserter(images));
        }
        else
        {
            images = HuginBase::getEstimatedBlendingOrder(Base::m_pano, imgSet, opts.colorReferenceImage);
        };
        for (UIntVector::const_iterator it = images.begin(); it != images.end(); ++it)
        {
            // get a remapped image.
            DEBUG_DEBUG("remapping image: " << *it);
            PanoramaOptions modOptions(opts);
            if (GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "ignoreExposure", false))
            {
                modOptions.outputExposureValue = Base::m_pano.getImage(*it).getExposureValue();
                modOptions.outputRangeCompression = 0.0;
            };
            RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> *
                remapped = remapper.getRemapped(Base::m_pano, modOptions, *it,
                    Base::m_rois[std::distance(imgSet.begin(), imgSet.find(*it))], Base::m_progress);
            if(iccProfile.empty())
            {
                iccProfile=remapped->m_ICCProfile;
            };
            if (GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "saveIntermediateImages", false))
            {
                modOptions.outputFormat = PanoramaOptions::TIFF_m;
                modOptions.tiff_saveROI = true;
                std::string finalFilename(GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "basename", filename));
                const std::string suffix(GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "saveIntermediateImagesSuffix"));
                if (!suffix.empty())
                {
                    finalFilename.append(suffix);
                };
                detail::saveRemapped(*remapped, *it, nImg, modOptions, finalFilename, GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "useBigTIFF", false), Base::m_progress);
            }
            Base::m_progress->setMessage("blending", hugin_utils::stripPath(Base::m_pano.getImage(*it).getFilename()));
            // add image to pano and panoalpha, adjusts panoROI as well.
            try {
                vigra_ext::MergeImages<ImageType, AlphaType>(panoImage, alpha, remapped->m_image, remapped->m_mask, vigra::Diff2D(remapped->boundingBox().upperLeft()), wrap, hardSeam);
                // update bounding box of the panorama
                m_panoROI |= remapped->boundingBox();
            } catch (vigra::PreconditionViolation & e) {
                DEBUG_ERROR("exception during stitching" << e.what());
                // this can be thrown, if an image
                // is completely out of the pano
            }
            // free remapped image
            remapper.release(remapped);
        }
        // check if our intermediate image covers whole canvas
        // if not update m_panoROI
        if (m_panoROI.width() < opts.getROI().width() || m_panoROI.height() < opts.getROI().height())
        {
            // update m_panoROI
            m_panoROI = opts.getROI();
        }
    }
 
    void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & imgSet,
                        const std::string & filename,
                        SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                        const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        Base::stitch(opts, imgSet, filename, remapper);
 
        std::string basename = filename;
 
        // create panorama canvas
        ImageType pano(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
        AlphaType panoMask(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
 
        stitch(opts, imgSet, filename, pano, panoMask, remapper, advOptions);
        
            std::string ext = opts.getOutputExtension();
        std::string cext = hugin_utils::tolower(hugin_utils::getExtension(basename));
        std::transform(cext.begin(),cext.end(), cext.begin(), (int(*)(int))std::tolower);
        // remove extension only if it specifies the same file type, otherwise
        // its probably part of the filename.
        if (cext == ext) {
            basename = hugin_utils::stripExtension(basename);
        }
        std::string outputfile(basename);
        // append suffix if given
        const std::string suffix = GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "saveFinalImageSuffix", std::string());
        if (!suffix.empty())
        {
            outputfile.append(suffix);
        };
        outputfile.append("." + ext);
        
        // save the remapped image
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("saving result", hugin_utils::stripPath(outputfile));
        DEBUG_DEBUG("Saving panorama: " << outputfile);
        vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo(outputfile.c_str(), GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "useBigTIFF", false) ? "w8" : "w");
        exinfo.setXResolution(150);
        exinfo.setYResolution(150);
        exinfo.setICCProfile(iccProfile);
        if (!opts.outputPixelType.empty()) {
            exinfo.setPixelType(opts.outputPixelType.c_str());
        }
 
        // set compression quality for jpeg images.
        if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::JPEG) {
            std::ostringstream quality;
            quality << "JPEG QUALITY=" << opts.quality;
            exinfo.setCompression(quality.str().c_str());
            // scale down to UInt8 if necessary
            vigra_ext::ConvertTo8Bit(pano);
            // force 8 bit depth for jpeg output
            exinfo.setPixelType("UINT8");
            vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(pano, m_panoROI), exinfo);
        } else if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::TIFF) {
            exinfo.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
            exinfo.setCanvasSize(pano.size());
            exinfo.setPosition(m_panoROI.upperLeft());
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(pano, m_panoROI),
                                           srcImage(panoMask, m_panoROI.upperLeft()), exinfo);
        } else if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::HDR) {
            exinfo.setPixelType("FLOAT");
            vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(pano), exinfo);
        } else {
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(pano, m_panoROI),
                                           srcImage(panoMask, m_panoROI.upperLeft()), exinfo);
        }
        /*
#ifdef DEBUG
        vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(panoMask), vigra::ImageExportInfo("pano_alpha.tif"));
#endif
        */
    }
 
    vigra::Rect2D GetPanoROI() const
    {
        return m_panoROI;
    }
    vigra::ImageImportInfo::ICCProfile GetICCProfile() const
    {
        return iccProfile;
    };
protected:
    vigra::ImageImportInfo::ICCProfile iccProfile;
    vigra::Rect2D m_panoROI;
};
 
 
template<class VALUETYPE>
struct ReduceToDifferenceFunctor
{
    typedef VALUETYPE  argument_type;
    typedef VALUETYPE  result_type;
    typedef typename vigra::NumericTraits<argument_type> Traits;
    typedef typename Traits::RealPromote float_type;
 
 
    ReduceToDifferenceFunctor()
    {
        reset();
    }
 
    void reset()
    {
        sum = vigra::NumericTraits<float_type>::zero();
        values.clear();
    }
 
    template<class T, class M> 
    void operator() (T const &v, M const &a)
    {
        if (a) {
            values.push_back(v);
            sum = sum + v;
        }
    }
 
    float_type operator()() const
    {
        typedef typename std::vector<float_type>::const_iterator Iter;
        if (values.size() > 1) {
            float_type mean = sum / values.size();
            float_type error = vigra::NumericTraits<float_type>::zero();
            for (Iter it= values.begin();  it != values.end(); ++it) {
                error +=  vigra::abs(*it-mean);
            }
            return error;
        } else {
            return sum;
        }
    }
    std::vector<float_type> values;
    float_type sum;
};
 
template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
class ReduceStitcher : public Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>
{
    typedef Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType> Base;
public:
    ReduceStitcher(const PanoramaData & pano,
                   AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
    : Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>(pano, progress)
    {
    }
 
    virtual ~ReduceStitcher()
    {
    }
 
    template <class FUNCTOR>
    void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & imgSet,
                const std::string & filename,
                SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                FUNCTOR & reduce,
                const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
    {
        Base::stitch(opts, imgSet, filename, remapper);
 
        std::string basename = filename;
 
    // create panorama canvas
        ImageType pano(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
        AlphaType panoMask(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
 
        stitch(opts, imgSet, vigra::destImageRange(pano), vigra::destImage(panoMask),
               remapper, reduce);
 
        std::string ext = opts.getOutputExtension();
        std::string cext = hugin_utils::tolower(hugin_utils::getExtension(basename));
        // remove extension only if it specifies the same file type, otherwise
        // its probably part of the filename.
        if (cext == ext) {
            basename = hugin_utils::stripExtension(basename);
        }
        std::string outputfile = basename + "." + ext;
 
//        Base::m_progress.setMessage("saving result: " + hugin_utils::stripPath(outputfile));
        DEBUG_DEBUG("Saving panorama: " << outputfile);
        vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo(outputfile.c_str(), GetAdvancedOption(advOptions, "useBigTIFF", false) ? "w8" : "w");
        if (!opts.outputPixelType.empty()) {
            exinfo.setPixelType(opts.outputPixelType.c_str());
        }
        exinfo.setXResolution(150);
        exinfo.setYResolution(150);
        exinfo.setICCProfile(iccProfile);
        // set compression quality for jpeg images.
        if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::JPEG) {
            std::ostringstream quality;
            quality << "JPEG QUALITY=" << opts.quality;
            exinfo.setCompression(quality.str().c_str());
            vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(pano), exinfo);
        } else if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::TIFF) {
            exinfo.setCompression(opts.tiffCompression.c_str());
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(pano),
                                    srcImage(panoMask), exinfo);
        } else if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::HDR) {
            vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(pano), exinfo);
        } else {
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(pano),
                                    srcImage(panoMask), exinfo);
        }
        /*
#ifdef DEBUG
        vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(panoMask), vigra::ImageExportInfo("pano_alpha.tif"));
#endif
        */
    }
 
    
    template<class ImgIter, class ImgAccessor,
             class AlphaIter, class AlphaAccessor,
             class FUNCTOR>
    void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & imgSet,
                vigra::triple<ImgIter, ImgIter, ImgAccessor> pano,
                std::pair<AlphaIter, AlphaAccessor> alpha,
                SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                FUNCTOR & reduce)
    {
        typedef typename vigra::NumericTraits<typename ImageType::value_type> Traits;
        typedef typename AlphaAccessor::value_type MaskType;
 
        Base::stitch(opts, imgSet, "dummy", remapper);
 
        // remap all images..
        typedef std::vector<RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> *> RemappedVector;
        unsigned int nImg = imgSet.size();
 
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("Stitching");
        // empty ROI
        //      vigra::Rect2D panoROI;
        // remap all images..
        RemappedVector remapped(nImg);
 
        int i=0;
        // remap each image and blend into main pano image
        for (UIntSet::const_iterator it = imgSet.begin();
                it != imgSet.end(); ++it)
        {
            // get a copy of the remapped image.
            // not very good, keeps all images in memory,
            // but should be enought for the preview.
            remapped[i] = remapper.getRemapped(Base::m_pano, opts, *it,
                                               Base::m_rois[i], Base::m_progress);
            if(iccProfile.empty())
            {
                iccProfile=remapped[i]->m_ICCProfile;
            };
            i++;
        }
        vigra::Diff2D size =  pano.second - pano.first;
        ImgIter output = pano.first;
        // iterate over the whole image...
        // calculate something on the pixels that belong together..
        for (int y=0; y < size.y; y++) {
            for (int x=0; x < size.x; x++) {
                reduce.reset();
                MaskType maskRes=0;
                for (unsigned int i=0; i< nImg; i++) {
                    MaskType a = remapped[i]->getMask(x,y);
                    if (a) {
                        maskRes = vigra_ext::LUTTraits<MaskType>::max();
                        reduce(remapped[i]->operator()(x,y), a);
                    }
                }
                pano.third.set(Traits::fromRealPromote(reduce()), output, vigra::Diff2D(x,y));
                alpha.second.set(maskRes, alpha.first, vigra::Diff2D(x,y));
            }
        }
 
        for (typename RemappedVector::iterator it=remapped.begin();
             it != remapped.end(); ++it)
        {
            remapper.release(*it);
        }
    }
 
public:
    vigra::ImageImportInfo::ICCProfile iccProfile;
};
 
template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
class SimpleStitcher : public Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>
{
    typedef Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType> Base;
public:
    SimpleStitcher(const PanoramaData & pano,
                     AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress)
        : Stitcher<ImageType, AlphaType>(pano, progress)
    {
    }
 
    virtual ~SimpleStitcher()
    {
    }
 
    template<class ImgIter, class ImgAccessor,
             class AlphaIter, class AlphaAccessor,
             class BlendFunctor>
    void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & imgSet,
                vigra::triple<ImgIter, ImgIter, ImgAccessor> pano,
                std::pair<AlphaIter, AlphaAccessor> alpha,
                SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                BlendFunctor & blend)
    {
        Base::m_images=imgSet;
        Base::calcOutputROIS(opts, imgSet);
 
        Base::m_progress->setMessage("Remapping and stitching with watershed algorithm");
        // empty ROI
        vigra::Rect2D panoROI;
 
            unsigned i=0;
        // remap each image and blend into main pano image
        for (UIntSet::reverse_iterator it = imgSet.rbegin();
            it != imgSet.rend(); ++it)
        {
            // get a remapped image.
            RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> *
            remapped = remapper.getRemapped(Base::m_pano, opts, *it,
                                            Base::m_rois[i], Base::m_progress);
            if (iccProfile.empty()) {
                // try to extract icc profile.
                iccProfile = remapped->m_ICCProfile;
            }
            Base::m_progress->setMessage("blending");
            // add image to pano and panoalpha, adjusts panoROI as well.
            try {
                blend(*remapped, pano, alpha, panoROI);
                // update bounding box of the panorama
                panoROI = panoROI | remapped->boundingBox();
            } catch (vigra::PreconditionViolation & e) {
                // this can be thrown, if an image
                // is completely out of the pano
                                std::cerr << e.what();
            }
            // free remapped image
            remapper.release(remapped);
            i++;
        }
        Base::m_progress->taskFinished();
    }
 
    template <class BlendFunctor>
    void stitch(const PanoramaOptions & opts, const UIntSet & imgSet,
                const std::string & filename,
                SingleImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> & remapper,
                BlendFunctor & blend)
    {
        std::string basename = filename;
 
        // create panorama canvas
        ImageType pano(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
        AlphaType panoMask(opts.getWidth(), opts.getHeight());
 
        stitch(opts, imgSet, vigra::destImageRange(pano), vigra::destImage(panoMask), remapper, blend);
        
            std::string ext = opts.getOutputExtension();
        std::string cext = hugin_utils::tolower(hugin_utils::getExtension(basename));
        // remove extension only if it specifies the same file type, otherwise
        // its probably part of the filename.
        if (cext == ext) {
            basename = hugin_utils::stripExtension(basename);
        }
        std::string outputfile = basename + "." + ext;
        
        Base::m_progress.setMessage("saving result:", hugin_utils::stripPath(outputfile));
        DEBUG_DEBUG("Saving panorama: " << outputfile);
        vigra::ImageExportInfo exinfo(outputfile.c_str());
        exinfo.setXResolution(150);
        exinfo.setYResolution(150);
        exinfo.setICCProfile(iccProfile);
        // set compression quality for jpeg images.
        if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::JPEG) {
            std::ostringstream quality;
            quality << "JPEG QUALITY=" << opts.quality;
            exinfo.setCompression(quality.str().c_str());
            vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(pano), exinfo);
        } else if (opts.outputFormat == PanoramaOptions::TIFF) {
            exinfo.setCompression("DEFLATE");
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(pano),
                                           srcImage(panoMask), exinfo);
        } else {
            vigra::exportImageAlpha(srcImageRange(pano),
                                           srcImage(panoMask), exinfo);
        }
        /*
#ifdef DEBUG
        vigra::exportImage(srcImageRange(panoMask), vigra::ImageExportInfo("pano_alpha.tif"));
#endif
        */
        Base::m_progress.popTask();
 
    }
public:
    vigra::ImageExportInfo::ICCProfile iccProfile;
};
 
struct StackingBlender
{
 
public:
    template <typename ImageType, typename AlphaType,
              typename PanoIter, typename PanoAccessor,
              typename AlphaIter, typename AlphaAccessor>
    void operator()(RemappedPanoImage<ImageType, AlphaType> & img,
                    vigra::triple<PanoIter, PanoIter, PanoAccessor> pano,
                    std::pair<AlphaIter, AlphaAccessor> alpha,
                    const vigra::Rect2D & panoROI)
    {
        DEBUG_DEBUG("pano roi: " << panoROI << " img roi: " << img.boundingBox());
 
//        DEBUG_DEBUG("no overlap, copying upper area. imgroi " << img.roi());
//        DEBUG_DEBUG("pano roi: " << panoROI.upperLeft() << " -> " << panoROI.lowerRight());
        DEBUG_DEBUG("size of panorama: " << pano.second - pano.first);
 
                // check if bounding box of image is outside of panorama...
                vigra::Rect2D fullPano(vigra::Size2D(pano.second-pano.first));
        // blend only the intersection (which is inside the pano..)
        vigra::Rect2D overlap = fullPano & img.boundingBox();
 
        vigra::copyImageIf(vigra_ext::applyRect(overlap, vigra_ext::srcImageRange(img)),
                           vigra_ext::applyRect(overlap, vigra_ext::srcMask(img)),
                           vigra_ext::applyRect(overlap, std::make_pair(pano.first, pano.third)));
        // copy mask
        vigra::copyImageIf(vigra_ext::applyRect(overlap, srcMaskRange(img)),
                           vigra_ext::applyRect(overlap, srcMask(img)),
                           vigra_ext::applyRect(overlap, alpha));
    }
};
 
template<typename ImageType, typename AlphaType>
static void stitchPanoIntern(const PanoramaData & pano,
                             const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                             AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress,
                             const std::string & basename,
                             UIntSet imgs,
                             const AdvancedOptions& advOptions)
{
    FileRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> m;
    // determine stitching output
    switch (opts.outputFormat) {
        case PanoramaOptions::JPEG:
        case PanoramaOptions::PNG:
        case PanoramaOptions::TIFF:
        case PanoramaOptions::HDR:
        case PanoramaOptions::EXR:
        {
            if (opts.outputMode == PanoramaOptions::OUTPUT_HDR) {
                vigra_ext::ReduceToHDRFunctor<typename ImageType::value_type> hdrmerge;
                ReduceStitcher<ImageType, AlphaType> stitcher(pano, progress);
                stitcher.stitch(opts, imgs, basename, m, hdrmerge, advOptions);
            } else {
                WeightedStitcher<ImageType, AlphaType> stitcher(pano, progress);
                m.setAdvancedOptions(advOptions);
                stitcher.stitch(opts, imgs, basename, m, advOptions);
            }
            break;
        }
        case PanoramaOptions::JPEG_m:
        case PanoramaOptions::PNG_m:
        case PanoramaOptions::TIFF_m:
        case PanoramaOptions::HDR_m:
        case PanoramaOptions::EXR_m:
        {
            MultiImageRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> stitcher(pano, progress);
            m.setAdvancedOptions(advOptions);
            stitcher.stitch(opts, imgs, basename, m, advOptions);
            break;
        }
        case PanoramaOptions::TIFF_multilayer:
        {
            TiffMultiLayerRemapper<ImageType, AlphaType> stitcher(pano, progress);
            stitcher.stitch(opts, imgs, basename, m, advOptions);
            break;
        }
        case PanoramaOptions::TIFF_mask:
        case PanoramaOptions::TIFF_multilayer_mask:
            DEBUG_ERROR("multi mask stitching not implemented!");
            break;
        default:
            DEBUG_ERROR("output format " << opts.getFormatName(opts.outputFormat) << "not supported");
            break;
    }
}
 
IMPEX void stitchPanorama(const PanoramaData & pano,
                    const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                    AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress,
                    const std::string & basename,
                    const UIntSet & usedImgs,
                    const AdvancedOptions& advOptions = AdvancedOptions());
 
// the instantiations of the stitching functions have been divided into two .cpp
// files, because g++ will use too much memory otherwise (> 1.5 GB)
 
void stitchPanoGray_8_16(const PanoramaData & pano,
                         const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                         AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress,
                         const std::string & basename,
                         const UIntSet & usedImgs,
                         const char * pixelType,
                         const AdvancedOptions& advOptions);
 
void stitchPanoGray_32_float(const PanoramaData & pano,
                             const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                             AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress,
                             const std::string & basename,
                             const UIntSet & usedImgs,
                             const char * pixelType,
                             const AdvancedOptions& advOptions);
 
 
void stitchPanoRGB_8_16(const PanoramaData & pano,
                        const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                        AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress,
                        const std::string & basename,
                        const UIntSet & usedImgs,
                        const char * pixelType,
                        const AdvancedOptions& advOptions);
 
void stitchPanoRGB_32_float(const PanoramaData & pano,
                            const PanoramaOptions & opts,
                            AppBase::ProgressDisplay* progress,
                            const std::string & basename,
                            const UIntSet & usedImgs,
                            const char * pixelType,
                            const AdvancedOptions& advOptions);
 
} // namespace
} // namespace
 
#endif // _H