5. Improving the results0 F* H% y# X# X
* h8 M$ j# u- j& h* P5 j! k5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
5 d: @6 N+ _$ @/ K& m" r5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama! D* k& ]9 g0 X; F+ U V
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?; w: a* v) T- m4 w( }9 E3 r
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
1 n# i: Y5 F2 K; E7 Y |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?( a$ _" H# N( r5 c/ S4 P7 o
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1 g/ ~" J3 F! ^, A5 s& B6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?8 S S; K& b' W1 p% L/ h4 N
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 2 E% A$ S R+ N/ ]0 Q3 t* h
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
/ _, x! E! H/ x) B5 j6 e6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?; D6 o5 `5 M5 E- t5 _
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?: z( O9 F' [/ T1 {0 {3 G6 Z1 t
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?
: l: T. ]% P' G1 R6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?) D4 o, o$ c* K6 M5 v e9 p
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
# t7 }/ T' c* q$ n* m1 G6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?! p: y X Z2 y& i1 q. E' y
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
& U' h; a. o6 {! g6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?2 O" g1 X) S1 h3 {
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?( p2 I: s+ a, }# H: V
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?, [ o/ ?6 K5 g% ^
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?1 A" ^# E+ d/ F5 X7 \& ^: k& o
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?$ u( X# G r- \& j9 S: q
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
& u0 m. w1 y" S4 Y- F3 a% U* v- x, h# ?6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?7 Y, A; ~# j6 Z* X8 B
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
e: ^. G+ x5 t) S0 {( _7 K' [0 j6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
8 @. U* o, u. {2 }# [6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
+ m8 l! X3 c/ o0 r6 F% Q; 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?
1 c: z6 u- }6 b7 y- i6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
: f% @& F- g# }' v6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
3 P, a& ?* R( Z" _( y* v# h" x9 t6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
1 u1 E) Z) B$ `7 Z) j5 F- ^6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
7 s, s! O! U+ F, }" x7 d6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
& {0 q9 P) \2 V3 b4 @% `9 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?
" Z4 Q/ m, v4 R* T* B$ U1 V6.28. 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?
) c% O+ @6 f* E2 |6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
9 p" A8 I8 L% x X8 A5 {) Q" |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?" e6 @& _! V5 `& z
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?. |2 V. R- g/ `0 [
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?; {! J0 b* U# ^: k
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
0 N$ c% t: j) f3 I% ^5 _6 T6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?. X2 r1 y# c# f
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?( f% N. p$ _/ L! ~9 o
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?/ }+ E6 l4 ]$ u4 n; S# ?& F3 Q' q/ g( W
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?, K6 p$ `) b6 o2 R- \1 d
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?( x! T" b m( V7 I/ Y, u5 {
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
6 F! X! ]5 c2 @6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
- U" s) H( R- N/ C6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
. w2 @" Y1 L) R2 L) g" K! O$ M$ d8 M6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?2 K& E4 N- D2 B' l y+ R
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?( r; O" c( B$ z0 V3 D& D
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?/ @9 A4 U5 n j$ i
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' j3 J" \3 r9 a# H7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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) o h6 m# W- s1 U7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?4 t- M, t/ t/ r2 `8 X1 t! J2 [; t
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?% r1 [3 q6 F: r& S4 i
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!( e( P: p0 ^6 P0 R: x; A2 M
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.6 B0 d3 r# @! ^% _0 |
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?
b* t6 h- H* |7 }' a4 I7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
; n% s* t Y5 @- B, _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.
& n8 s8 Q, D0 a+ A; h {$ w7.8. What's the deal with linked images?( S0 P" m# }) k* [
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
9 [ S: F3 S+ ]/ t/ l7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?8 B- u$ a- {' |' o# }
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.
) X6 p( ^# O# P) B& g7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
6 n5 ?2 Y+ K) t+ `1 P/ R7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?; O6 Z- A s ^. o$ w9 ] 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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8. GPU acceleration3 u+ o/ D# _6 N
! i; N5 a1 q" L6 w( Q$ z8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui? K& Y' i2 \5 P8 l# T
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?, B+ O* n; ]! R; G3 U7 ~
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?3 R# y" g7 ?" w: d
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