5. Improving the results
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6 _9 H, K4 Y6 Q6 z' y+ I7 B5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
& F+ Y' }. Y2 r, D% }: U/ c3 Z6 D0 R5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
) |4 m. j1 W! y5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
# j9 I5 f4 z* F0 M; S0 I5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?- h7 F5 H6 v$ Y) w4 H( R
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?" `/ F. a7 y( z' q4 }: E( u
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$ d6 L1 C$ E8 k) m- w* y0 b1 O6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
* u. T# n3 n2 l" T: Q M6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? , h: m( v/ N1 J6 _ t
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
# Q+ ^& U5 f1 z9 l$ ]6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
( k' G1 r/ j; x4 K4 M U6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?( p" ^% \1 _& m; s, M* E# @
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?
$ B% M' a* I- x U( W4 R9 D+ Z6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
) j5 W4 O0 u" o; U: u6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
, d+ I! h' S' |) S) Z6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?4 i2 h P5 i% |
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?& H! Z/ |7 q( p
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?' c* X1 }; Q# W; ?1 M b
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
# S; R& h; p6 n8 v( Z6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?2 P6 ?3 R9 X) O6 V
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?) {5 | ]5 J5 e1 Q
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
1 f2 p9 {2 g% ]7 P6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?. `; z, i; [% B6 z; n9 R
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?5 B5 z4 L/ P4 l7 M, ~ Q* P
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?1 _1 r7 w$ c4 m" S# ? {
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?+ Z7 c' m( f$ I
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?" L7 W; _ i6 h. n& l) b
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?
. E) E" g# ]1 [6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
+ X6 T0 L0 \* s( \3 _6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely? }5 Y1 F0 U4 N1 g8 l
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
7 ~& Y) f. H0 a5 j6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
" |% D% F+ l* g2 Q. X6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
1 E! ?& T& Y$ R1 j) B" m# W& T6.27. 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?
8 x# A8 K- o P/ i, q( c! L6.28. 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?
+ w) V" O1 `1 F% r1 j7 b$ B6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
. ]8 g- n# N' U4 S; Y6.30. 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?
' t8 q% Z- W' |" m% ]" n+ `3 \0 M0 K4 h6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
# R0 s; h& E' r- G$ k6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?: \" a$ e: L% m" w
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?+ ~ V0 C* v! t/ b# ]1 W+ ?
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
+ u5 r. `+ a; ?/ @; F( [/ F6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?% J+ t- D# ^6 \* @% s
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?5 z" N7 [1 p/ u5 b& y1 h
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
( o/ O) }4 h4 h, f; Y/ L6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
8 ]0 H, I! C2 u6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?+ N+ s# L q# n0 j c d0 P7 Y
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?+ V+ r: {$ M! w. p1 t/ A
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?4 y B1 c( J: T$ A7 n
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
7 M" i& d& m3 J) f; s0 B i6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui? T. ~6 w, k# c* Q' `
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?+ |) U$ ?. J' S# z. |8 G
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
* |+ d) J V: X }& h( w7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
% O5 w4 e5 L% g, r7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!9 U! [! t Y9 s# b( S
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
% c( C8 }- a5 _) M7.5. 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?
( t) t; ^, z+ B5 b+ f- j! j5 T9 i u7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
; i/ V- ^1 w: W7.7. 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.; ?' y" r" { U6 y, S
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?; z( ]" h8 ]2 W
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
6 D* T/ Y$ ~0 ~" }+ @' s K7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
' D+ y/ A- r- Z6 c ~8 ^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.
& c7 L. @9 L- f3 w( e7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?2 X* K! T/ F; o Z2 ?" P) `
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
2 Z4 o$ f7 r2 w( t7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files! [6 k, l! A( j1 w4 t3 o
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8. GPU acceleration
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+ O, C1 B( A: `" p& s2 ?6 C8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
, @$ V; M) J* [1 c+ N8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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