5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight9 B8 Z/ Y- t$ x0 B$ R" Q U# S
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
4 ~0 W! o7 P6 ?; E5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
' H5 `0 `& T3 ?( }1 |3 k1 `5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?4 L7 x6 Y5 X+ 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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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
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: K( J' e# O* Z: f* X. b" |" Z6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
4 U8 A1 }/ D/ ~1 ]: `9 R% u6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?% ~: I, _* m2 |1 ~) d
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
2 k) \! U0 }7 Z, l+ [7 j4 L6.6. 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?
: p* B7 J( E' z4 t5 f6 P* }6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?! P4 E- l- i3 I6 _6 Q" f
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!9 u$ t2 w) p7 o; P- t6 Y) w
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?5 s7 K1 z* y$ c& M& v, H P
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
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6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?2 w: F7 x# E7 y I1 Y* Z# c
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?2 O+ a; {8 U$ a* G
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?2 d; `: v. K; A
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
6 Q4 `) U; S0 Q M! q+ n7 G. r( R6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?# F7 z* c' |; |. T" _/ m
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
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/ W8 R: i! O8 [6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
9 g! g+ O5 ?" L% X7 S* |2 z6.21. 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?
' v+ x0 S9 R* V3 t" [( s& Q6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
3 V6 w) B" a; X4 a6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
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" u5 A3 a$ p4 s$ j$ d7 J6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
$ L+ k% t4 f. q. [6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?4 q/ I [8 E) q# K
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?
0 F0 c" y: l1 g! ^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?
* j2 H* _0 n* T6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?$ b' C5 R R1 p& V% C c C
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?( |: L1 v! \- _" w, L8 X, W! y
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
) _ t1 Z4 a) k; ?6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
~' m& D9 I3 t$ ]6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
1 A' j6 T6 m, k" ^; I* T6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?# E8 [0 T2 h0 s
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
& ]0 G' g' e I& U6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?, P5 b: j, y2 v6 g' V7 m/ J
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?) B, ^5 [8 v/ F4 m9 j) h$ N
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?2 t) j! u( u, j! ]3 F1 [' I1 h
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
9 @5 q$ ?' `2 J% K: d, M7 Z6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?& c8 }6 Z b' ^0 y& Z6 C9 }
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
# _$ f$ s% O/ d6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
6 |6 d' Q% {8 i- o# Z; Q& O% g- W6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
( X4 O4 ?+ P& m: s6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
2 H) T& @' L8 e9 J7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?4 B7 o$ F5 q0 `4 p: T2 }
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!9 d; N+ @! q" O1 U# u6 _
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.% u4 l; n8 L, r/ u3 D
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?
S* X9 F$ R1 C+ X( P6 g* i6 M7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
( O% O# {. ?$ |' p% ^/ U3 b7.7. 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.0 c6 u: x c. }5 ~
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?, K6 ~ E8 L4 c' S4 o9 }' `
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?5 N) r' Q E+ t$ V. P- T$ F; D
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?) W9 D9 S/ i, R. j. r
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. u3 x4 ?& |! c7 R! w
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?7 j2 i. f6 S) Z9 M$ P d/ O, ]) Q
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
E5 E8 |1 A% J9 C* ?& Q& x7.14. 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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* o9 \- M% Z1 f1 N# _" x8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
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: l; l" h) H6 Y2 l8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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