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3 J& V& d/ L5 E2 Y p5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight4 ?) M" P+ O# ^
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama9 p; u* @: J0 G$ S. o3 N1 g1 @. s; }
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
* ]. E' G0 r- f5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?/ P1 G5 q0 q/ p- I+ O
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?- _. D9 Z9 W E7 a* i3 @
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
( t" R" m# P9 R9 |! P" H! ?7 Q# T6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
, y5 v; q; j1 V6 ?6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?/ M: ]' ]' }/ d5 R* s8 h3 e
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
' v+ l/ B! p2 V5 X. P& d6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?$ K' k( l" t% `) [; ^1 H
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?& M$ v$ V" V# o0 s" W2 J& {; Q1 G
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
; M; q" ~, @1 o8 g# l2 z6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!0 e7 e- A8 I# _: K# M6 K% c& Y
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?' X3 W( b/ u8 Q5 M1 V1 V' h
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
% N$ r4 D, O$ `+ S6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?1 ?+ n1 B3 v$ x) T
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?5 t& F y! x6 q- _- r s" j
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
9 f/ c: B% H z4 a# N1 Y4 S$ \7 }6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
, R1 ~8 y# o! D! L6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
]4 m# y) _7 r. @0 t6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?' Z7 x! Z% G; o: q( _# d! U
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
0 y0 k. F& h! b& b6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
; g) m* W, r9 u% E6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?: e4 f# u% L1 B/ y( _
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?. I, D* m# ~$ E
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?
8 S6 `9 K$ P" c+ U6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?2 u$ n+ D9 T/ Z: ?0 h% [
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?. ~9 E5 @" A0 j
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?' }& x5 I" S5 X/ D
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
4 c/ g0 P t) C! o, o% `6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
, C `8 K& z! {3 c3 R6.27. 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?! \; }5 E2 j' y, P4 ]
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?
: A. u- C. O0 e# j' l6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?' S1 c% G$ E' v7 Y" N
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?& l3 H4 V: q2 P$ L% k
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
! p. e0 | S: t$ p4 a6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?+ G8 \ \9 V# ~, i
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?) A/ b+ |, s8 k
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
; [1 ~7 Q- d" z. Z( Q$ c" j6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
1 A" \; r. ^; D! q6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?& w( A9 p# B6 z7 C, j+ M
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
8 s" z$ L3 f/ r0 t9 j3 |( r6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
4 b+ G% U6 T/ [. {6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?8 H; F8 X" M o+ o+ @3 t R: _
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
% Z I0 I& K' y2 g6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
$ W1 A# P' e) e: a. N w" y- |6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
. z8 }2 W+ m |. ~) Y0 S$ e4 l6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
- R2 `5 Y1 s3 C/ J$ x; [8 Y6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?' \1 G7 s1 n( h
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7 E/ r6 A: e; |; ?1 b7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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0 c) F+ o# I2 O5 J- a/ q7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
8 w% i/ x$ x& [0 d& P7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
( O% {1 t% v. j7 J1 I4 ^; r3 g3 U7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!7 u: \1 V# y/ T' x
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.# A; W5 j- m6 c; t4 f8 o% h1 T' D/ g
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?# d/ a1 x% l' w8 t1 h3 ?
7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?9 c+ c: J& C2 p" I" P# s
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+ F2 G' ?; z. {: N2 k
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?; {7 Z6 q- {* @9 Z; q4 R
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?& d# w* B8 L5 H( p1 ?
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
+ R$ j# i4 T3 P$ L/ b* m7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.- `, e/ R: n9 I
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
1 O0 E( d* _7 T7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?* B7 n$ C; ^; j2 v; j
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!- R* n3 L. E: E
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. I$ J: q! F" R( B+ h3 c8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?* W: N8 g. V3 r& q0 `4 D7 J; G
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
1 Y: g; k2 y" ?% D# K8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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