5. Improving the results' G' B9 P* a1 {5 o: W; I
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
8 W. [; D6 [7 u: I; s$ Y6 a" _' Z# n5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama0 x, D' W: h8 d. s: G
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?3 _" F7 P% \# Q" @3 D) d$ d
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
) { ?/ D, H4 g/ g8 Z, i$ 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?5 ]0 z. Y% ]6 S4 V/ ]; [
6. How to...
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, V- V3 Q* y; t6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?. J2 V0 m( h; b4 u' X% b
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
; R1 G$ e [ h8 x' ^6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
7 t; _1 m8 K# n3 R: d0 [6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
) u& b& H* A g$ F3 ?2 v& ]6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
' G$ W9 X( _3 O3 s0 e4 |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?
+ p- I# @$ s! _0 \8 w9 G9 {5 C; g6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
9 R! J8 ?7 T1 g% ~! b6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!8 C. ^0 T6 H) L2 M' U) V
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?; c/ _" y. }4 E4 r6 W
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
$ h' L0 P Y$ ^: W$ q2 Q6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?7 k& w! o8 N+ k
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
3 n; L& r( @" E; s! z6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
2 n; D% }! a7 q/ t& T6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?% j/ k/ T& z. S
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
- X$ G9 [6 b% X) K9 p: m# W6 c6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
7 P! j# Q0 j u4 Q( T6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
! s5 i. ^& M8 X5 U% Y4 O9 X6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
- x& E! F. k& _$ F6 R9 {6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
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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?
3 j4 C; R& ^ d7 k2 ]; }" ?6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
/ Z: V1 j% h$ S. i$ k* |6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?- `: b8 k9 G, c9 c6 x
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
$ D: Q2 @3 R% u* Q# m, F( i" Q6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
: w( A" k; B* R$ @6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?; n- I2 d9 u1 q
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?9 K7 o2 |7 I2 e: ? a! N' E, M
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?
. T! c3 m7 L, ?0 F- W# W2 F0 Q) P% Q H6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
5 @9 h# P9 x- Z& 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? x* C$ d: g3 {) y. w
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
% ~9 v* r# ~ c+ }4 f6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?8 F5 f" k$ a2 S
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
% _: }" J4 y/ K& }6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
, _) G* M& C6 U( h6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?! m/ z7 T$ t& c
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
& k2 ]. j# T4 u& S6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
+ f( s3 C1 { Z) u" C' m6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
3 A. v* ?6 [6 C* o" \6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?( H z6 u" ~- B& I5 G
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
" h8 {$ M# [" h4 Q4 Q3 O0 l; ~# g6 }6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
: H6 V7 {, F: {- D- ?$ C6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?! i7 E/ [ ^4 a$ M1 a
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
7 E* y7 _* d I+ a$ k o6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR4 f6 E5 Z7 J% N5 N0 c8 g4 A2 ]0 o
) c+ A$ M5 U/ b1 ^- o7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?" ^# H" v/ j% {; m/ l4 F
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?! |6 X w, n: ]% R9 U( G- J+ y( h
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!/ Z" m1 c; E9 c W; Z7 I" w0 M
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
$ x( {& I, R- ?7 Q( X7.5. 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?" ]* u/ ^$ ^. j9 I {& o
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?
( S5 [5 e% C0 h, t& |) o) b. m7.7. 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.( F2 J4 ~4 Y) t+ R, D: T
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?) m, U, j r6 D
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?! @$ G: X9 i7 S) T
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?7 R8 n3 g/ V) p6 c
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.
/ n3 C/ `6 G$ t( K7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
5 y; H- n2 c: q7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
6 r* t: E5 g# M6 U9 P# O. ~4 @7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!) P/ B& s+ c* t& S: A+ W# X
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8. GPU acceleration
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8 Q$ ^ k6 r8 G- k5 P( V8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?5 E$ T7 Z7 `7 j) m
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
( `0 R+ t# Q1 P1 E$ c6 S. S8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?9 @ [/ ?5 u7 Z0 ]3 i4 X; }
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