5. Improving the results8 f/ K/ E* f3 O. i' c
# a6 s8 U2 k* W2 L5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight5 s* J# \ m8 X$ A! X# U
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
3 c f3 J* ?& N4 N( [% C! j5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?0 S* a: f' i) Y- n
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?* j- ]" b/ v; p+ X, p# T' s
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?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
* o7 o* r4 u6 ^6 l0 h" b6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
' I: Z' t( B! V* b6 ~3 O6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?7 I1 M' `4 k, A5 T& y
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
* c7 B0 B# _* W) V3 a6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?1 P4 E7 U0 ]/ a
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?! u) v) r, t* P% E% r% S3 M4 h4 Y
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?" T0 @9 ~/ a1 ^- W
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
$ o, ~+ F) B1 E6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?* [& P8 U5 M( ?3 D A
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?3 o+ S3 e. @0 V/ {* \. h
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?# f3 L/ e! H# I. Q
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
( k4 W4 J- S, n. Q6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
0 u6 M: U- w; t* N# n, I" w6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?! X# ~4 c( Y0 p4 T' s% j4 B( C
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
4 O& w4 t+ [0 ]3 @: _0 F0 w' V! y6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
% L! T/ O% m6 G6 C: l0 G6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?, W& R2 I! m: A0 I4 m) H
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
5 |6 Z9 V; S+ F8 p7 ]9 n* J6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?" I9 k( N4 h: x ~9 v5 S
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?' \. D5 N3 n7 B( e+ u. Q* n
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?
4 i% c; S" Q( H2 n3 i/ V6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
' T8 I! `# |& b$ p/ N6 G! U. `6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
( I" C' q' F7 v' T% W7 j! T6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
^) ?7 j7 c& M1 T1 X6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
+ y7 N: X2 p6 N1 a+ G- ~) N5 v6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
& M) R4 e: Y! B. N. V! V6.27. 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?' D3 u" T5 p! g' v t
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?- H/ k: D" y' K3 `/ U2 t& d2 c
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
6 x0 M; O! a4 a4 I: ^- w- 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?( n( |4 J1 i% |8 h% z' l/ d
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?7 k8 S! Y! A' J0 c" I: z
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?, j1 S8 b( y u& `6 [. l& ^$ `4 M9 `
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?4 B+ f0 O! r$ V0 W5 C- w+ `
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?* O! J: t3 I6 Y" U$ Q
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?0 l$ r# b) W; j/ J8 H" M
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
3 V2 s9 Y/ B! _' h4 C& P6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?1 ~, o$ I' f3 i7 `
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?3 Q: k1 N5 H" W
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?" R! |+ z% ?8 f4 L
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
( W7 p' j4 d `8 v: t. c6 {* y6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?: O9 r7 J$ w4 p5 k, N! t
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?2 ^( A4 [) N5 Z
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
' I6 a% f5 q. X$ I G6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?3 j) G _' O {( u `8 _% g
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
! X& R/ A6 Q3 c" @" L$ [7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
! r9 @2 P- i# R# z, ~4 n: v5 a7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.% Q4 O5 x- a: b T
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?3 O) [9 J4 R0 P( h' y; O8 P
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?
) ?. f+ C( _% B1 d2 n7.7. 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.
) @3 Y5 G6 T; s( r7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
0 o0 g" e n, e; p7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
, \% {: _5 }. f3 d8 ?! p7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
9 h7 i }8 @+ ?% i. R& A/ b# K' k5 J3 T7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.8 E |/ v J2 G& v; A, T
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?; u" N: d2 _5 c4 D8 R" W
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
% X0 x% K/ V+ ?. o' {7 j1 w7 E7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files! }2 t. N0 x* {, d+ _
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( Q ?" ?: y7 B0 ]8. GPU acceleration5 u) d) L. R' r
" G0 A- x- ~. a6 t8 x, Z8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?4 P H9 b; w, u* q, j2 E
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?& P2 F8 e! ^/ ^# x# f( S
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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