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0 `4 G8 d8 Q7 f- O. x8 i- I8 X5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight% ^/ h3 X; A/ t8 s+ X/ o
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama0 t" }9 D" i* c+ C. `% E$ ?
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
9 u* Q& B& \. [3 @5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?4 h) N, Q' a0 p4 f0 [
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?
3 W$ I3 H, U, y* Q3 H/ l6. How to...$ B B" c7 L! @0 G- F
2 ?$ P. [/ X) s- `0 W* S0 k+ ]5 V6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
# o3 Y" G7 h* b5 g9 O6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 3 \% b1 Q7 g7 Y! N a
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
% ?0 S ^% C5 C8 h9 K6 r! r6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
/ u! ~& _& |; D9 C2 t6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
# j7 f5 x8 X& w! C. V+ O" C6.6. 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 \' M; q2 X* [ Q
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
& I: z2 P3 {1 }# I( R9 c5 z9 P6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
8 F8 L: D- V ]( H7 p8 y( x6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
# E# t9 R6 k( l0 d1 C6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
5 R+ J: K. E$ M1 m g5 z# @6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
. V' c* |8 B( v& w6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
7 G! g/ H/ }9 N- e+ x; x2 J6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?! B) \( V% ]4 {
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
4 G( s V+ K5 j# y, p- g, ]/ [6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?" W- n, z" j1 t( }8 J1 C
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?0 R. W {9 r, ~/ M
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
2 o- d! j3 b1 u/ Q- J" M) @6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?; m0 [ w X7 Z( u" i% |
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?! M6 r) q8 a- N; x/ C# |( C
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
3 W( V& g( H2 K' _" g6.21. 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?
% d! q: \/ j0 Q6 l2 L( k$ ^5 M6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
3 ?* n( z" H0 e$ w) a6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?2 i" I' }; X* G/ o' M8 j% ]
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
9 [$ i. h( b- T' g$ X6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?) R* {4 n0 B# N" \1 S
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
: U& H) q$ @& \8 ?0 z! w6.27. 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?+ N& N2 ?; }# f8 ^5 j( r
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?
$ U' A" @! h" d5 z; |3 T- [6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
4 L) \5 K3 B' g& Z6.30. 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?
# N. k/ f+ R: s$ _$ ]* T6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?5 y* w% k' V: t H7 c
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?7 x( D4 [! l* r# b( K! Z' A
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?1 [7 F [- p# q
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?/ ~. H5 X! }/ y+ c: p; Z$ ]% \ ?
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
! i* B- d( g7 D% G6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?* G6 G: M4 h( y1 e0 w P% Q
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?; e; H. N) S& T+ y
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
9 A) K! K0 @: Z# T4 y6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
2 n+ B, }4 J5 M; j/ Z" a1 A6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
& g" ]6 c+ X# {. M% U) r) E6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
2 `; U) d9 r; ?# g6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
G2 B( O G) y/ C6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?: U; y" s8 b3 f: X$ E
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?7 @5 m, ^1 c; ]" z M" W ~
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- h( Y# J" [* |! U7 U7. PTGui Pro and HDR1 s9 v+ o a V$ ~
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
: m$ n' q7 v" l0 u3 G8 u* w( q, @7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas? O, E8 o0 S, j" ~! [$ T6 P6 y
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!$ ^- n8 I) F$ q% z% B" t
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.$ |& n, q4 L3 S- v4 O# @4 a
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?
" E2 y/ j7 A. B' k9 z' R0 |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?- c/ s1 C' U. t
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.
1 w0 s* E1 P# Y3 G% ~$ h. ~# V7.8. What's the deal with linked images?5 w" h8 @7 I7 m) H" w% p
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
2 m) y/ C9 q' ? F; t; x7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?. Z8 o' l( y7 |: p
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.0 a/ p7 ^3 ?8 y: p9 u4 v" @
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?; k1 v3 {% @6 \) q( T4 o. m7 s4 }3 j9 D
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?- ?7 [+ r( \, D- l3 D3 P- V R
7.14. 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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! \ v7 n6 X6 b7 R! N% _' u8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?9 j% i- J M& J9 L) v' J/ E0 j
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
9 C1 w, _0 l& D9 E* w9 q3 z5 V8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?" T9 [( T# _' F4 n4 U: b+ g
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