The good news is that I discovered that AutoPano Giga is now free: AutoPano Giga is Now Free - HDRMAPS™
I’m just running an initial render as I type, -you’re right, 35 photos so I’m not bothering with any cloud fill, but the final render has put some strange shadows onto the panorama (below) which might be something to do with one of the settings, and how it deals with overlaps.
