Fixes for StereoPhoto Maker problems: startup crashes, macOS Gatekeeper, HEIC files that will not open, ghosting, lost EXIF data and more.
Antivirus Flags StereoPhoto Maker: The False-Positive History & the Hash Check At some point, most long-time StereoPhoto Maker users meet an antivirus warning. This page separates the documented history from the rumours, and shows how to verify — with a hash, not a hunch — that the file you have is the file the author…
EXIF Data Lost After Saving in SPM? The ExifTool Method That Keeps It You batch-processed a folder of pairs and the output files came back without their EXIF data — no camera model, no date, no exposure. StereoPhoto Maker’s own saving can strip metadata in some paths, but there is a reliable route that keeps…
Multi Conversion Dialog Cut Off the Screen? Workarounds A known annoyance: on small laptop screens, or with Windows display scaling turned up, StereoPhoto Maker’s Multi Conversion dialog can extend past the edge of the screen, hiding its lower buttons. The batch engine itself is fine — the window is simply bigger than the display it…
Vertical Misalignment & Eye Strain: Diagnose and Fix It in SPM Of all stereo defects, vertical misalignment is the one your visual system cannot forgive. Your eyes happily converge left-right, but they cannot comfortably look up and down at the same time — so a pair whose images sit at different heights causes strain within…
Anaglyph Ghosting: Causes and Fixes in StereoPhoto Maker Ghosting is the faint second image you see through anaglyph glasses — the right eye catching some of the left image and vice versa. Some ghosting is inherent to the anaglyph method, but most of what ruins pictures is fixable in StereoPhoto Maker. Work through the causes…
HEIC Files Won’t Open in StereoPhoto Maker? The spphotolib Checklist Since v6.40, StereoPhoto Maker reads Apple’s spatial photos (HEIC) and .webp through the Windows Imaging Component — but only when its companion library is present. If HEIC files will not open, run this checklist before assuming the file is bad. 1. Version: you need v6.40…
macOS Gatekeeper Blocks the StereoPhoto Maker Bundle: The Author’s Fix The official macOS package of StereoPhoto Maker is a Wine bundle: the Windows program (v6.20 core) wrapped so it runs on a Mac. Because it is not notarised by Apple, Gatekeeper may refuse to open it after download. The author publishes the official workaround himself…
StereoPhoto Maker Won’t Open or Crashes on Start: The Portable-Package Checklist StereoPhoto Maker is a portable program — no installer, no services, no registry footprint — so when it will not open, the cause is almost always simple. Work through this checklist in order; most cases end at step two. 1. Did the unzip actually…
