5. Improving the results6 C( {/ p# X& z' }+ A r
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight0 r |3 Z7 w% J) Z _
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
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5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?( _, h% j j0 F4 ~# a4 h' |
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 p( @" \' n6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?* W+ T3 x) F# V0 P9 {8 r2 p: H4 U5 S
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 1 }1 V# A w/ @) `' c- |2 @
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
! k7 l3 a9 l. e6 B0 P1 ]6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
~3 Q$ ^7 Y$ w6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
! k4 ]3 ? [$ l$ l- `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?
! @5 {0 D$ J# G9 x9 w( c6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
a8 S' B& d0 T4 r6 ], W$ f6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!. N. j8 K' n& l, v7 [% L3 R
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?: w9 f' z4 @: ~3 a, p/ O+ e3 X; H
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
Y/ I5 i; ?5 x2 g6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
( p: }. X5 i8 M, w: q, S8 c& P, Z/ I6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
- r6 M( V! j& Y6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
/ e6 ]; B9 |: h% d6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
6 m: F/ x" o, c& _8 Z3 Y6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?- Y a" n" t6 Z: i5 `
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?* n$ u1 W$ g5 Y3 o( }
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
( z/ X @0 O9 k8 O7 q' Y; x9 r6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
" Y, e$ z ?1 M( `9 H: ^6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?2 Z/ z6 g8 v! W) M! L; w
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
; @: M: @$ ^7 J# z7 f! f6.21. 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?' e7 |/ t5 g" Z7 p' ]
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
' D9 |& i4 J( _4 v6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?2 y% k2 i0 `8 H; W0 ]! `9 @
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?( N E+ G! G4 W( t% a3 p( S& j
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?0 g9 @) t/ x: q- |9 |5 }0 A! k" v) S
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?( Y* Z" T6 ?) m3 e% n9 U0 e
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?
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6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
% @. X9 J$ S& ]9 l6.30. 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?
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/ v# r7 u% Q& X1 f' |4 C) k6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?5 I5 z" t; J; x
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?. D5 R6 o) B2 g' q8 U: h$ e7 v
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?# b) B" \# {8 n* Z7 N$ E( k; C" |8 A! P* I
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
]: v: `6 B w6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?+ \* V3 g( u% {0 j1 ~
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?6 S/ K& x5 y; ~
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
8 _% G* d: I0 R: P. s3 \6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
( `$ `. h. m9 K1 v% h9 C, M6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?: R& U7 v6 B5 g% _6 m6 V
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?5 ^4 i: l9 A6 P* h, d0 k
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
8 u# G j4 T6 J7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
1 }3 t; D6 n; z7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!/ ^3 |+ e$ F* {0 f* _2 e# S
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.& W2 p) x1 y; ]; |5 A) `! j$ n
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?
& I& G. U5 G, b" M5 q5 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?
) `9 E9 F' a7 } j7.7. 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., X' u5 ]9 F, X: F/ G% w1 N+ r
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
2 j9 H) W- j6 w) C( W7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
/ W/ s3 O1 i$ X# U" o7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?7 Y8 Q7 m Q; o9 e/ A8 h
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.
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7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
! L5 E: D1 _0 M7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!, J: z* P( c9 r3 k$ @
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
2 i! l) c. v, {2 F! s8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
: r- I; _+ W2 X! u8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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