5. Improving the results
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: g) z) f) i# n: ~, k( m5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight* R0 A- Y7 J8 h7 K8 j
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
7 Z2 m: [% S f5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
* u% L) T6 l) [1 H5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
( H' p8 E$ t- g: P w( k F5.5. 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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7 l; I- o+ t9 g. L( T0 m& ^) K6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?" b. |- U$ P6 r
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
8 o; h1 s$ ?2 t6 J R: q; K7 R/ i6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
. w, E6 ~2 G. g& a. q6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?4 i4 M6 C& F5 Q2 v1 E
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
5 v1 S* @/ u) S6.6. 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?* U2 [: N! o# Y3 T- P3 G o
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?$ F2 G2 L: |5 S1 _
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!4 `4 s" F7 B3 E3 [- m% M9 _! X
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
7 f7 A& q8 y. Z( E, D6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?: J: L& m. a- H2 I8 j
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
. M3 u& j+ |/ d6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
2 @5 m% N, A/ K3 o+ \: X6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
6 V2 f! Y9 ]% e& a6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?" B7 j6 p- X7 p# t7 G9 F9 {
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?# d* R: Q% M' S) o5 Q$ o) q7 |
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
: U/ H4 s; g" ^4 I; p, U6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
+ ]; {& N: f4 M4 G! \6 M7 g6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
5 G$ E. q& t, \9 H6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
3 H% ~7 {) f5 ?, C6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
& I- Z+ h4 Z7 r2 \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?
0 b0 [7 B. m9 Q8 B4 Q0 A; w+ b6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?* d' R! p O/ v9 X& E5 N* a
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?" s8 d3 h+ _5 [/ I" p& o
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?. X2 d/ G0 x' M. B: o
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
|3 A! z) a f6 G# V2 q D6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
/ [2 X M+ w Q5 c5 t9 m' U- u6.27. 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?
`4 F" X; B5 s4 m Q6.28. 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?
- N3 B- T+ q$ j7 o- [6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
- u) k5 A, L6 S" j6.30. 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?
1 U! F' y$ V. {0 R3 _8 j6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?+ P9 N0 @( F1 W3 D7 f4 u0 X
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
9 a4 x) c- P5 m, S% M1 _" P6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?4 V( \; A) S5 r5 D8 t5 x+ p
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
- x' h3 \ D0 ~/ v6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
& P2 Q0 n# o7 v* O1 C. I3 z6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
4 Y1 b, d K: a6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?6 t, _/ W* o( P9 N( s4 H( w# U
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
& j1 W2 q/ H! B2 }. G6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
# @* a) c; o% F6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?; V0 k5 e& ^5 J. H& z' i
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?' }. U2 b4 T& z* k1 }
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?, ^* C* H: r% t) ]+ T6 S
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
5 d/ {. s! m+ r6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?; r5 Z6 k6 {% A, E8 c3 ~
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
$ H3 a( o. {$ S, r- _/ T7 V# S7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?: ?1 k% _* D- p8 x1 f2 j' Y' A
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
5 y0 }; v; q6 A. Q. D# a+ [7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
5 M! A4 b& c3 Z2 ?- W& h7.5. 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?
Z/ ~2 z- ^2 |( x# k4 R3 W7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?6 r; K/ s8 B! X- _
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.
# A W+ [5 t! S2 b& K7.8. What's the deal with linked images?1 O9 P3 v! l" X
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?6 x* w! H* N+ P" j: Z1 r5 d) U* [, B# r
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?% y9 ~; ?( H2 A0 r8 @
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.
/ x# r& B9 c8 w' e' A6 L* r7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?: Q3 l2 o! V4 D+ ]& o
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
' F& E$ h8 N+ R7 U# a( R/ J9 v7.14. 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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; X+ c1 `# }5 ?8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
6 h: g! o% W+ d$ {! P4 |( p6 f8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
S d8 R) a* f8 F- C8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?% Y9 V( L! g9 C% K+ e8 Z
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