Photo-merge or photo-stitch?

Is there a way to take several photos amd merge them into a panorama with Aperture? I know Photoshop can do it, but I'd like to try it in Aperture, if possible. Thanks in advance!

Aperture doesn't have any panoramic functions. Photoshop 'attempts' to do something, but it's usually pretty useless, especially with wide-angle shots.
To be honest you'd be better off looking at some proper stitching software:
PTMac from www.kekus.com which is cheap, powerful but not that easy to learn, good user forum.
Realviz Stitcher from www.realviz.com which costs the same as Aperture and is nearly as buggy, even in v5.0.4, but is very easy to learn.
Ian (a professional panoramic photographer)

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