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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight+ P( M0 R2 ^5 J5 S& h
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama* `1 [! f% e0 l. I- O% [4 O2 z+ F
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?# U) S4 y) o3 B* o; L
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?: {6 L2 b. s3 m+ A5 s6 D% P
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?8 F# P( F; N1 q; C) m( t0 u$ l
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?4 I7 c8 M7 T" _/ N0 r5 t
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
( ~; m* @9 D, k) v9 o6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
4 N9 J9 A4 m6 ^! { E; M6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?) z- P2 B6 N0 M9 {
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?7 v v% X2 P7 p0 R4 X
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?4 A- s) O" [+ D& x# V
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)? b. ~6 V0 Q# l4 V5 ~
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
4 ]8 j4 k' _& [+ \# F6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?. d( W N# `3 F! G/ J
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?+ [8 E6 r0 {! \/ c
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?: X R4 V( i" m0 _. @+ `4 o
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?; o w6 S, {2 w: d6 m
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
! A4 M' M# V! P% F) {8 |6 q1 @6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?0 D/ ~4 J6 d- L4 h7 F2 h1 K' `
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
2 l4 Z) s$ S. p1 w6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?. N( g# w. x& M) b! L e
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
* b( D7 w8 @$ @6 t6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
5 Z) k, P' u* J3 x/ t9 q) ?4 [6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
9 g! p. a+ x1 m$ g6 T8 \2 F9 L; k6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?7 I1 P8 u# @& I6 L2 J
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?
* y* Y: E. K. J! z6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?" f, [& g) Q* \! w, M1 n- F
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?& T& w2 y' @; a# d% F3 ~
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?( U4 ` Q" G& \/ F' l/ E, V0 H( p. z
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?; w( I9 C B! A7 u6 K8 e
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?; n: g { I7 b1 I H3 N( j7 f
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?' J7 H7 Q; ?3 x$ Y# p/ m- B
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?
7 Y8 |! Z' c! p6 A0 X+ D+ ^, }) q6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
* f& ]! e% u9 X- p$ e( U6.30. 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?
6 r. R: v- n4 i7 b6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
; i4 I( g! @: Q( l. ?: h6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?+ M8 R3 R5 C q- Q
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
$ B" F& g& ^' v0 R6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?' R3 Z7 O, Q4 R ? M& }# u
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?; }' D S; H2 `+ S1 C
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
& z3 m- S4 A E, m6 o1 c6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui? w* W5 H# G7 {+ i# C; V' E
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?$ W7 x6 Z, t" L- Q; h
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
3 A; w) n3 {) P. t9 i6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?: g! P! d6 o& q% H
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?2 r4 H$ M- C7 I+ G
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?3 j, {, s9 B9 C, Y* `9 L
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
: X8 ?* G: F6 R" z. @6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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+ U9 w: j$ ?2 H% g, L7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
6 i4 ^$ R4 o9 Z% f: z" B7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
4 \% {) Q/ W9 R7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!4 N; h& E: R [' \" F$ L9 z1 b
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.6 i4 H8 A2 j5 v6 L, S9 m
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?" ^) M1 ]1 Q. I! I1 ?& I) C
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?
G& d+ j0 Z/ D% j2 m8 A1 [6 I7.7. 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.) I; f6 @! ~3 W5 ^
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
# v; Z" w u5 q: F, c/ d. B7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?" y) r8 h5 y8 ?% T/ Y
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?: F' X, e# A# z2 H; x
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.5 f: r5 }5 x3 }! N) _$ C
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
6 i' a" H+ C( y7 V, s7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
* r3 A* f. e" ]2 C$ P7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!. f1 W" j' W7 ~
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8. GPU acceleration3 L5 O9 Z1 o6 q! g
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?. `7 k2 k* ]$ }2 k8 P8 u; S
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?, q: b0 n5 t: z5 q
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?, b% _& ~: w: x n+ j9 c
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