5. Improving the results1 o/ o7 f0 K% f1 L) w {" Y
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
/ S" I# S$ [: A+ H( d' z5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama6 a% ?, q) W" \" W
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?" r6 P& E* z1 H: l
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?& R. _( Z7 E# H5 S }! w
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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& p9 t6 D* b5 R, G; a* G/ Q6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
" V: s6 j' q+ d! Z" F3 o6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
, j# I) Y/ Y/ u3 Z6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
% _% ]) Y: f, S6 Z' l# D6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?8 J V$ q; p" @
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?2 \2 _# u: u2 a4 j
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?% {; f" x2 b/ h9 Q
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
0 Y1 S' B( g$ f* F% e/ }6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
5 r3 \$ F% k4 _3 n$ `: ^6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
) k" ~' N( x% |6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
& M8 ~6 ?! ~! t: Z# L6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
8 F* t0 z! W' T& F& @- K' D6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?( k2 E+ {# ~+ J, l. t; j% L- t" }: a$ Z
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
. M" g" _) m* J$ H o6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
* G u' \1 k; M$ M" z7 y) F4 j6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
9 Z' R; t7 O+ j, l& X2 r6 e6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
7 Q" E/ v' \4 a5 _' r5 W6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
! ~+ m' \6 l; V6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
5 K; q3 y% `* n( M5 ^1 u6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?( O# {" ^1 n0 c$ M* a3 X( }
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?, y: @6 i! N; P2 ~" |0 v
6.21. 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?
1 d8 N, m2 u9 J+ d5 Y% E$ f' K6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?- ?6 E3 @+ f# X- z/ ~
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
2 J# X& A3 q! n; y! F, I8 [6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
' m6 i# T! J, E: P/ }/ V: N6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?, j% ~2 @4 |: [0 \4 ?4 s
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?, S. l5 g% I! a4 `! w% r5 W
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?
/ `8 |7 n, T- ~6.28. 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?
- E4 u7 ?, o" Z( f8 w6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?, J, u/ g3 p3 q! R
6.30. 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?8 q( G6 C0 Q0 T9 d
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
- }1 w( z: ?! s6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
$ D0 d: ?$ k- R ~: P6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
# t9 |) I' X3 I, U& U/ F6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?3 s, M! u" F/ U- q
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?; a. c, Y/ j% ]3 L/ g2 [
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?1 b) p( G8 t$ U
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?$ l7 [" i/ M7 s. S$ v+ T4 g
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
) |- M' V: U) L5 C: v) e+ a6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
. @$ l7 J! |: U6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?0 n0 @* d1 Z4 Z# a( O7 U
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
7 r, U8 Z4 ]" }6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
7 j# J% t% o# e6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
7 [( T4 B7 J% D1 T! T" b8 _6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7 o1 W/ u5 @# \; _5 t, D- {8 O7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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& ]* ~* @! c) J# X$ V+ d: j, x9 c7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?, o1 W" k" I! g
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?: {( {$ D0 u5 n/ M5 L4 f" O) w I
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!. U- w2 L' i- m% o& F* U, m$ S
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.% y1 e3 g& `$ A4 k
7.5. 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?
4 }9 r! x% i, u4 y, u s5 w' l2 v7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
8 C. L8 ]/ v; W% _1 \' @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.
; o1 V3 `8 B' a; L6 N7.8. What's the deal with linked images?+ t: o2 {6 x- L$ Z& l- q
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?' H# n( U! q1 C
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
: L: d o: x0 G, N+ P* p6 J7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
( H5 D4 A* R% z: p8 u% }6 W7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
$ g( b1 `# S- E9 j# p# ?) }7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
. q- T0 P* c( l! |0 P, c7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!
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8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?2 ^) F' A$ C3 I) N: ?/ ^
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?' G7 V5 X* q W0 ?# F ]5 I
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?8 n: S& @" E0 w: w' P, m, t
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