5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight. B/ ?2 Z: l5 K
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
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A& d, v- e7 T' v5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
( L/ c5 E! n& P& F% e3 e5.5. 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?/ O q n/ }- O: |
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?, r4 \3 g& _* f
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
1 U) w0 B( n; B4 o6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?9 d6 r N1 t. |3 ?
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?+ ~; J8 L/ T" j$ |* w
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?5 K: \- Q' D% h# o
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?7 g4 k7 j4 R* ?2 I1 V
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
; q6 y7 g: K0 K9 a. G6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!% M9 o1 v9 p- h4 K" G% T' ~; G
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?6 ^; G: W" m3 a1 w5 @' M1 ?- I& T1 x
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?8 _- s8 S0 ^7 m' A: }# J
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?1 b& [ _: X% g5 W/ i& c
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?& n4 Q* P1 z) S0 e
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?7 g; V3 Q9 N1 K( C: j
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?6 M& ^0 A8 f& a) {& b
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?; |+ G* F( z9 c7 w$ g
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
0 w/ X/ ]: A( c/ [! v, Y6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?$ P: z# X9 n( j) J9 k2 O. h# F, P7 m
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?; }* e; U* y7 v: x3 G% h: {
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?$ h! ]9 @ V2 t9 Y6 M) t% ~( k; U) D
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?2 a' s3 K- Y! D: u5 V: ~1 U
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?
- V, m f" u) H" B5 a6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
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9 M) f7 q7 w$ t3 `9 Y6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?' A* ?1 ^9 |6 a1 l! o5 X I' A E
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
& c0 F- K0 B3 X2 r6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?8 h; q4 L7 p7 S! \
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?
) Q6 }" E6 Y* j' j6 w9 B8 `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?0 \8 X7 m9 Z+ ?9 i; [6 B' A
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?9 s2 `, h$ i8 S
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?" M$ M6 A2 C0 y- o
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?7 [% N9 m' D! g7 b
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?, E3 R' s/ ~$ U
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
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6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
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" v! N+ v- v6 D6 y6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?! p) p6 Z0 ^4 j* M
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?4 x7 c. w S- Z% a3 B
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
1 `! n# n2 Q6 U6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
6 _# }" p# T/ p0 o1 ]6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?7 A6 z: O5 R' Z0 I% c1 T
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?/ x: U- i, c" [1 P7 H
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
3 a: V9 S% X. G7 B7 [/ d7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?. s# c9 r8 e: b# {# X
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
8 E3 [7 [. D7 G, z7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
+ {" L6 Y+ U. ~; t9 d8 x7.5. 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?% d* O% ]7 {+ U# q6 N) h* h% c' Y
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?
3 R, c, P M5 @4 C G: V$ a7 A+ }" |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 g- q. Z4 z# V( F# |7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
6 O3 P3 P9 l9 B, Q( V. k7 q7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?; w: N! m% Z9 U& @5 ?( H9 q$ o) x
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?( i* v/ I8 e) b! [/ _! w
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.
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7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
1 G; h6 n% P& p' P+ l o0 i) m; Y7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!2 A7 o3 d% h C/ x
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?6 h2 y/ Q( X+ S- j* k ?5 @9 C' q
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?, M+ O; L, S9 U# C# K
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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