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3 M. J( X" z: ]7 ~& P5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
; ]' P8 k/ v6 o6 ?* o+ @9 C5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
+ A; T7 Z2 X+ l( {5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
, ` P& F* @# W; q2 n. f5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
/ s2 o% Q5 @' G# a, s5.5. 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?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?8 S2 k+ u/ _' R( q7 S# Z
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? & ]0 T) a! i5 ?5 M* G8 ~
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?; a/ Z& z8 D1 D
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?0 q; b0 W( }6 L7 @ k( _4 j+ W
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
. b0 S { i( E K* C6 \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?
" S H/ t2 O$ z5 h8 O+ X6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?- ~2 Q0 _8 K/ r
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!0 a4 v, l. P4 Z8 q/ { h6 ~
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?4 ?3 i2 H3 N- ]6 H# V( o
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?# q- x+ K! v' c0 _" D
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
% l$ ]) c- Z3 s8 h1 n- P1 {+ t |6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?, I4 M& {. c- P+ r8 u1 c( ]. _
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?8 J, s1 L! }0 K$ }; i
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?8 F$ M: R/ p8 x. J }; d* r
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
2 ?' p" g) o; @0 w- T& `6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?' s( A' N) d% p* h: `
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?4 c9 K* j3 P3 z. q/ h E
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
7 A5 f1 D5 B& O6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?1 s* {$ Y* U$ A _6 h9 C& q# P2 {
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?. }+ M# ?, M* B) u6 M& ~
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?1 X, k: T! I x/ N0 O
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?/ T4 L. h8 ]( e5 ?
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?6 ^" |" G6 L- e1 u
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
! h* s/ ]2 j4 |6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
8 I- ^2 P( z1 w2 s6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
- ]' I, B1 j6 U/ f2 W1 p1 \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?" {$ S5 ]7 e- m1 p4 {. i
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?
3 R Y) X7 \" |6 H! `' R% W% q6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
! c& |; C( s, C7 c6.30. 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?% s: }1 |5 K7 [$ w" Y( ~ \5 D8 |- d
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?3 [6 V2 R @3 B' t, P) U
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
3 ^6 m9 p/ y( W: ~6 ]6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?/ j; ^# f2 \. W- C U# Q8 J& l" V
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?) w. I3 t% ~1 d% u2 ?. w+ ]
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
5 `) w( e8 _4 N% i6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?. F# \2 q" ~+ D/ R. S$ \
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?0 J( c8 w1 C; O3 J7 H' _
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
# ?: g* c! L7 _3 t; J9 b" f6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?. ?' H1 ?' m" l& A4 i
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?+ t8 O! A# e8 _# u
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
$ j* H) Z+ ]: F* {8 d6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
* ]3 h$ ?2 B. B6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
1 K! ~6 b! {1 ~9 U- X6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?* E- \( }5 Y8 l
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( ?0 {/ i% t+ f: k# [& f/ ^7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
) G. h- k9 W. x$ k7 n7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
' T% Z1 C9 o8 Q1 u0 H7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
' I9 u6 [5 ^8 r' \ l/ |! ]7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.5 B* E' }- _" H% q) N# p* f
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?
0 [; z1 E# x8 N. b- o7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
% k3 n+ C, A: K: t& C6 N" Y: y7.7. 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.
7 V/ v3 P" q5 {0 _' V7 Q. M; ~7.8. What's the deal with linked images?4 H1 I5 f, ^! f2 } u0 G2 Q
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not? F0 L2 }( @2 `; I: t
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?3 [2 v( j( s: s( @
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.7 p( N$ o4 a; k" \2 @0 G% D2 L
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?( I7 h! e5 T$ {, ~5 r
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
: m, H3 ~ x2 [6 w7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!1 f. h- S) L1 Z5 X
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
2 Z% G# e6 H ^% }1 W2 [+ i5 i* o8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?, s* r$ u Q; _( e, m' k" `, Q
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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