5. Improving the results( m! l8 v# U5 X2 C/ }0 d
5 [5 A M& u" h5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
* S) Q5 W& x# C4 s$ h5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
1 R* I) \, Q2 C5 g: ~7 S u, i5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?' y5 \1 e5 Z- x+ A. E
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
h7 M8 ?5 S2 \0 @# u9 Y) D% m5.5. 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?: g! `5 R! w* H. I/ V
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l: w7 l4 a$ i2 {8 X" b: |6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
: X* P! t& H* P1 D- w6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
+ L7 ~9 h f4 y6 D; z/ J6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?+ o! E* [" z% \8 G7 B7 H9 |
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?# l, F( N: s3 i( ]! g" z* D% ? g
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?7 x# T# Y2 A h& S" Y
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 X8 U! z% ~5 H) ]# s
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?! u; t( k% }! Y6 ^. R) a
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
! U5 i* g: K$ _1 m+ s x9 X' p6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
" c- [# L% F( S4 Z6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?8 J6 k. @5 Z: ~% G6 g
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
" t6 C U- g, q/ g' S6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?" n: l6 r% a# D% a
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
6 g, u" @3 Q4 n. O5 H$ q& _6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?1 N% Q5 r2 F, p/ S
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?1 f. B) M1 S @" Z0 b: O
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
9 u" f) |: _2 l6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?; J1 p8 J' I" a [
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama? j S0 z6 C$ K5 r* y" `
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?9 o0 g$ |' W+ ?, B) [! ^
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?; H4 u z+ t" \- a
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?
( s% `4 {+ t7 M6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
9 L; A6 y; J( n) r4 Z! p; M6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?% x, T* w- z V9 X& f7 r# K, K5 M: W
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?/ G3 u) F0 t: G
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?5 P4 u1 u. X' ?' T; |; O& J5 S' N# x
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
8 r. N, E- T3 u$ O; q6 N6.27. 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?9 u. N+ E$ K E0 c8 e' k
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?
2 }; N h0 s& Q* W- C# p$ Q6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
, ]5 j0 ~3 S& w" p5 ^4 x3 f/ R6.30. 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; t: u6 Y* U* U0 h @ |
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
2 M3 k4 s0 z& D0 `/ E; x1 K6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
+ d/ w- d' o; y- i$ K9 I9 l2 G6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
: w" L* [4 y5 S7 q5 }6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?* R3 H- [( l1 r8 X
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
: t( U4 m! r8 K, f: V6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
; U* f( f! n( z8 w: \6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
) C( n: o+ Q S( b& l. c$ R6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?5 Z7 e* Q0 T5 V
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
1 i$ L* e0 a8 q( s" v/ R6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
2 z" X: `5 l6 H& Z, ~6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
7 w" `# `% d' D+ A7 {7 N4 A6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?' ~. x0 p6 S! E3 A. f0 X# x. j* F
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
& r( [4 o* o' } i; g0 \6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?9 E) J2 v& p6 w. |" B' n
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" M4 n! C4 n/ J8 |0 ]% G3 |) r* e7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?& v. J6 k0 H- I0 r
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?: U) A* J7 u) }
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
% R# I4 d' V2 }7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
) M& X" e/ ^0 _) _) D1 e6 w3 J7.5. 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? n. i' g1 |4 X W0 c- a0 M
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?+ `. B1 q" Z& l+ r9 v1 t* _, R
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.
2 x+ O1 [0 e: j' \* A7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
* x2 j9 H' f5 F. ~7 v7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
; T3 m1 G6 j& \& a6 a) G7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
2 b Z+ |/ Z4 d" g7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.: |7 _. B- J% h
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images? [ k- h0 d9 h9 e* x
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
9 S: D4 I+ J8 X$ S. ~5 t/ ?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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+ ~, s- Q8 l! H V0 ]+ h1 p ?4 W8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?7 Y. t: ~) E1 j8 J) O+ c8 |* ^
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
2 j8 r" ]( w" \4 X8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs? z1 i6 g$ K$ C
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