5. Improving the results5 C! |3 Y* K0 u! \
o7 }6 S2 i! o* K0 z8 h5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight- ?, `( _; D7 Y/ I
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
2 r. h5 Y/ B B0 ]2 W1 b5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?' i8 v) {4 T. |' U$ @+ g
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
- d: `. N6 W4 e1 A- E 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?
) Y( O: { d- n8 u3 C9 o( v0 u) O3 E6. How to...
& X( w1 K- L- S: g# }7 Z& `8 O! C; K9 Y$ _& x& \
6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?1 d! x7 ^" {/ X5 r+ |
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
, ~. ]* w$ |: r+ d6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?, N; z. A% ], e# ]- \$ x. z
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?; K8 {3 U* m: x+ t
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
3 z+ M) h! o0 F3 d/ [, P6.6. 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?
- _& t1 j) }! \8 T4 c6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?5 O2 ?& M7 V. p. R" k) o7 I. ^
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!' N b$ D" l r1 \8 ~
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?: j- ^% z0 v# @% C: o- }- { h
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?4 |3 m# `2 @8 C( T6 F
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
- D' ]; _8 V0 h& _% r6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?: K1 v3 N9 x& w9 e* X) |% n# w
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
6 L7 W6 B" N$ S4 c f6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?+ |0 m( \2 i9 R0 P" u+ I- m+ ]
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
4 t, e; S% l/ T5 p( e6 s4 `! m0 X* d6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
9 ^3 N8 N# {3 L3 B6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
* s4 Q! C ^) [ F6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
$ E* k& G7 M# f9 H* h* ^7 p9 @- F( M6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
( e$ u5 J$ F: i6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
4 k6 h/ @* @: h# A* P6 |* E8 i6.21. 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?
4 o8 ~! {4 I* I+ U" G6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?; u7 {% e+ l3 U; ^" M& p/ x
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
0 e, _ ~* C! H6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?# ?0 ?9 y3 d8 A; N4 V5 S
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?* C% A- F0 S1 @' e, P4 K
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?: u t6 L7 ? \3 Q& N
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?0 \' q( h6 ^$ e8 R; _7 d! c# R
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?
9 u' B( q& F6 ~& W x$ l6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?( C: E/ D* O N5 y1 h
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?# q f4 m( E2 ~0 f
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
# Z; p9 _. T: ~( i, R, k+ H% d6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
( _9 o A \' y, T0 \. c6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?# {. i w$ P& N) g+ r' S5 g1 \; ~7 A
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
- e, y9 A% e. h. Z2 w% n6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
$ C- B7 X6 n3 E$ T' U6 Z6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?, t6 w* U( G% L1 W; d& z, ]8 Z; j
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
6 g( D) N% _+ {& h' a6 A6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?3 N( m" U9 }+ B
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?. |9 V: q. \% R& f* q
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
, U! J/ m* P( G7 ~! m) o' W4 h6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
( M3 o8 E9 y% c$ L' ~0 J) E6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
1 S7 a% I" Y- i" X, ?* w6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
* U# ^( R% [; O' b6 c4 B6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
6 @/ d8 x7 m( T! u
7 z' A, v" p3 h! i% {6 c$ z1 t S
, Q6 j5 F+ B; I% L; d& }7 a* o: p; r7. PTGui Pro and HDR) [+ `; w g" ?0 u0 w, Q& p
+ r) y# q" r, q2 l9 Q. n' L/ F% w
7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?# @) ]' S, \( N: k
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?6 H( ]; n! k P9 K4 S h* t
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!" K5 x4 [5 \: U% K) b& f
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.9 L% E8 Y" y2 R8 Y: K8 s
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?
6 h( V2 r2 ~: k! ]# y7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
! N# a7 K+ q; j: `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.
7 A! ]* B; u' S3 E; A4 H7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
% ~3 \7 j3 D5 D# a7 M7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
% }/ B+ }& b ^0 r) K7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?6 b8 M2 o, ^$ ~; }6 a8 T5 B
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.
1 K& l l7 t/ n7 K7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
0 |2 {+ _. A6 n7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
i2 J6 ]( \1 X# N7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!! e; l% O3 @0 l( g1 a6 I6 P/ E& }
% G: a" [( A" X }
5 _3 c0 D, E% v8. GPU acceleration! r6 v+ f# y: S" C
, G% Z# g' l% }2 i
8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?, r% X1 `8 [6 y g8 P/ |
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?# N7 U& f- L6 b. i
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
8 W, i. z# [8 V2 G/ o |
