5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight' d0 ]: H7 n0 m3 x: P
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama3 @# y2 [0 D6 W9 y
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
- f+ p' _. P0 W. D5 j! t5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?" C0 i) X: M3 {9 `! s4 B
5.5. Some control points in my project have a relatively high control point distance. Will the alignment of my panorama improve if I delete all control points with an error above a certain threshold?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?. I; U& X. x. x' ~ A
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 9 ]6 W& G4 e/ x' h
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?# N$ O* f2 q4 K# R
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?$ Y7 \ Y* L3 P& O" Q' z
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?# f9 g6 r1 l& U* Z" ?5 {
6.6. My panorama was taken with the camera tilted up or down. Now there's a lot of unnecessary black space above/below the panorama, increasing the size of the output. Can it be cropped away before stitching?8 |$ D* ~7 v8 ^ a, f; t
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?7 E/ d9 I2 P8 j& t$ Q
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
' t {/ L2 J& ~6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
" y" ~' a, T9 o- p1 `4 @. x6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
' o7 M: X8 \1 {0 a6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?" n2 e# a/ i; Z* ^( C* s; N! T8 `
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?- d3 ] N$ I+ d+ U& T. S/ r' r0 c
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
' c! r7 y$ U3 E- J$ ?6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
' C+ E% K$ Q3 f. c$ y4 U% d6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
6 L2 D' {) w W) a. H2 {4 U. @, I6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?& e u, }9 V4 {/ O
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?5 [8 a, ]& S* b1 U
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
9 F4 w6 \! e# Q) j6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?: O. }9 c# h0 {, [; {
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
5 }5 g4 Y/ C; m; `- O& b* j* c6.21. My spherical panorama still has a hole in the top and/or bottom. How do I fill the missing parts to make the panorama truly spherical?) o* w' K4 s9 e9 X) v9 U
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?6 r! l/ r: W7 \$ S ^
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
* P2 x- @3 m' D* p! `6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
4 W& {$ ]7 Q" s6 m) g2 Y1 d6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?3 d4 o' R5 Y& m/ ?- k; B
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?, ~0 P3 R6 y: Q6 h
6.27. I have taken multiple panoramas from the same viewpoint, to create a time lapse movie. How can I ensure that subsequent panoramas are aligned when played back in sequence?
- m F# k' P6 l/ e6.28. My project contains one or more images without any recognizable detail and it's impossible to place control points. How can I stitch my panorama?: q- \; m* Y; z: t5 E1 M* b
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
2 R7 E z- ~9 H, A" R. w E; w6.30. I would like to send a panorama to a friend/client/... Is it possible to view a panorama interactively without needing to install a plugin first?' f( Q3 c: @2 [/ o( t
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
3 A4 E5 g, Y' ~; e4 t+ W# R6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?. F- `5 D9 ]. q/ T
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
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6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?, v$ |" {0 h( s( j* b
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
4 n( y# j8 x' V$ M6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?% A6 y$ B; C1 [5 k4 q
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?* J- c1 z! e" K* G# j8 ]
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui? E$ [4 |8 A9 p6 y- _; X5 {7 P5 i
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?- r8 O) B$ \8 S+ N, s2 q
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
4 U2 r3 G0 J, s- t: z( i6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
& e% a$ q4 K- W3 ~' r4 ~6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
' ^! ~4 n. [+ L, E: y6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?4 t+ T5 t' t4 \2 t
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/ M, X1 q- C% v" c+ z1 {7. PTGui Pro and HDR; I3 _4 ?* S1 N) H0 s1 ^ a2 j
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
; q! S. U8 L; }& g% o1 o, `8 v n5 I7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
. ~$ C& g, J2 i/ d7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!6 [3 k$ H$ O* [3 u6 _
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
% d7 V* S8 ? J; e4 g7.5. So I forgot to switch my camera to M mode; my bracketed images are taken in auto exposure mode. Can I still stitch them to HDR in PTGui Pro?
$ B3 Y1 `" ~6 V$ K$ H7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?- {8 B/ j8 k; j: l' X& `! u
7.7. PTGui Pro displays the wrong EV values! My images were taken at -2, 0, +2. This is confirmed by the EXIF data but PTGui shows something else in the Image Parameters tab.# i; L. E) V$ e
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?4 I( c, T/ A( y3 N2 u- c1 S
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
1 @7 \8 y, _- c. u9 t7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?1 C# N+ i9 a5 d# r- r% Q
7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.$ j4 u- k$ C. q. c T! n
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
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7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!8 m) `( }; G: M0 `2 X0 k
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# q; B) h, o5 U8. GPU acceleration7 n' n! @( x) T+ m, p# A3 J8 _0 X
! v+ Q0 X( b7 `: ~ p0 W; x( u! _8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?& v& j4 T9 U6 A6 o9 w
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
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