5. Improving the results5 s. m; F0 n; x8 Z. k6 u
) ]# d T# c% _3 O; b" ~5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight4 y( l4 c+ X/ y& N ^* I# M
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama; H2 ^: z* W# X
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
- _5 r: f& K, S) p9 a- Z! X5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?$ l$ F) R, B( q" p4 m% x
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?1 E. R! K: \9 c% x5 ]$ J3 b
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?# Y; f2 G0 j1 Q* c, `$ U5 i4 s
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? ) D5 a: ^+ S" U ^2 X
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?3 m( \. k% C1 @8 L0 c& p
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?' r& x: e* n. y9 y
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
5 J) B+ }; x. b& D6 I6.6. 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?# w. I( `! E- @
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?7 F; v) r3 x; f# ^
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
% A% Q' L4 `5 A# B1 O6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
* M0 _! p. D" i6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?& A5 z1 @* `8 P% ?4 E$ a9 c
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
5 n. @2 B" Y0 N/ f* D9 s& x9 ^; z6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
w2 g% J. V1 [6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?7 o' {, K( \+ _8 y y# h
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
7 Y5 l0 E$ r% }2 M! Z5 _% k, O) h6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
4 S% r3 a1 N# b0 s6 a$ W6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
" A8 O! u1 R% t0 ~. w2 I. Q6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
% D% m& P- b" V) b% X: i5 l6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
2 M( f) `0 ]6 `: C% r! Y6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?5 A) Y- j! S% ^: } K/ n) o
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?: G3 z# i% q6 M$ t
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?
( y4 i1 }' R* A7 D B4 p& M6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?! G' l) Q- F4 p- C+ S
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
3 I t! s- w7 y2 {) q( |6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
$ x/ X, r* U( T# {# M6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
. E$ c7 D; R! F- ]6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama? j' s+ X5 K9 d& P0 |' m! K) i0 n
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?. `; B: J$ g! i$ H# a0 e& 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?$ O' e! X; M, w
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
* E3 q' r- Z. V6 d6.30. 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?
" B8 l* V" {; n( j6 d0 p) C6 r6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
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6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?" u+ f2 K% c3 c8 \+ M7 s9 e
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
$ B* A$ f$ C4 T% g& C) n! _6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
- O2 k# Y+ G/ Q, ~* {$ m, [' M6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
7 h v, j& E0 l8 K0 _) \3 B6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
! s9 X% G1 T2 ]1 _( y4 ?- n( R6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?" E8 `) e- c' O+ Z# u
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?: a# o8 x' i7 U5 o' \
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?9 ^4 s! q Q& i( a3 t, `) [
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?+ n3 F {- a/ C! |# T* T, w
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?) Q' t" ~0 [5 f
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
. ~9 C5 ]! F% J. o6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?* |# ^; M1 h/ g
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N% r: J7 h- `' l' [7. PTGui Pro and HDR5 F$ t9 n. {( j; B! Y0 u7 M. M. ~
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?4 C6 V- m! {7 O0 ?, \, R+ ^7 A6 d
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
3 C- o4 U5 d, o6 K0 l/ L7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!% C# T/ D" B+ R# ]2 h
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.' n& |+ R$ l 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?9 A O) F# i" J) m9 v$ A3 ^
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?
' z T! O2 y: L/ T1 B+ ?, V7.7. 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.
6 n7 z, d. j% ]% j7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
, A1 M/ V# x8 L: n$ G7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
* E% ~% C$ r7 ^7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
# T( b6 t: W) |( G7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
! W' P$ F/ J- M6 j3 Q$ H7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?0 z* N$ A( A" v
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama? I2 x; v! i* L8 [ }: B j6 U3 ?* Q
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!- {* A* M7 W* o1 _
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; K1 f' W/ Q. F6 w! a* K8. GPU acceleration3 B. ? u x3 H$ J8 D4 b0 T: R, p
$ x/ m: o4 p2 Z8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
% @: y' E& q+ Z$ s% q; E8 B& h8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
2 n; m+ T: q# I8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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