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' D3 M9 j, T" }6 X8 U( C9 a5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight( c+ }1 Q% l- F4 U3 X. t
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama3 D5 @* X! o, ?
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?5 `6 t4 {: X4 g% b9 w8 ~* S L4 G
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
% T- Q) Y0 `7 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?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?& G1 v4 k$ P- Y
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
8 |, z7 T+ g& ^2 C V, f) |6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?7 {5 }) p! b# W9 Z; w
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?8 e7 ?5 i4 B) q3 [& o( ]4 ?
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?" v0 @5 A$ R4 C4 i. i
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?
, c! B( |7 V$ P! _, S- }) k6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?7 i5 B- h" n7 p$ F+ a
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
0 ?) I- L( N# o) j" r6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
" m$ z e& ~- s' X l% }2 t6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
( T0 Q( U( ? `6 I! Z6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
6 ~3 h7 |0 J6 G6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?6 W# G3 `# x; L+ g& w7 _
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?$ E4 b. ]: G6 I [8 b/ y
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?2 h9 `. H+ B w' X8 s
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?6 D2 j' j J$ a1 {% N
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
4 `1 M6 i# ?4 W5 _6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?9 ^) s7 B' x* o, X
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
( w! a0 ^ ^6 u, t2 m: d; ?8 |6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?3 p1 d7 `, ^, k9 c" c" Y
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
5 C( L. W- G5 S6.21. 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?; w4 U1 A! y ` S4 @% q' x
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?( `4 V5 Y j/ R6 t+ y, A0 |# i! B
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
8 i9 L' r! I3 u) M6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?, `2 U. c1 y# N% b, }+ G( ^* k2 R
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?6 V3 a5 }" ?" B; c
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
) J0 ]7 k( n! N9 E 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?" V# p u- U2 a+ t* W
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?
) V! I: }7 o+ j% j; a* @3 [# c: k7 H6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
v! E: F H' X3 e% h2 o/ k& a6.30. 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?
, r9 v) S+ ^8 h/ r/ k6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
2 O/ a' U7 y- i+ ^+ Y6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?7 u: E9 W' U& M- A* Y+ p0 N# m
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
4 O. ?9 d E) [9 `6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
q6 }- Z( B9 H; p/ \6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?4 g, [4 K9 j" e' H/ j9 e- V
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
& C6 G% b& |! f* _5 `" p' V: v6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?) y- c1 q: S; I# Q
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?* O. p/ L: ^! J* R
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?3 E% `. g0 x7 f" D5 w
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
8 v$ ~& C- a' t: M4 S; i' w* `5 V6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
, x9 Y H- U- I7 r" m, Y7 N6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
9 `" o) N2 {+ q( f6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
# n' _3 ^# R0 g0 T0 L7 o6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?7 W, e0 d3 t8 \* R! X$ b5 z
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1 G, c& Z C7 u$ z! H- c7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?* r; k+ X( t* u0 h( `
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
: t! j: v4 n8 a8 L: \0 E# R/ C7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
- Q! y, e: n. ^; T/ C" G/ N u7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.# X9 c- `7 v% A3 ?: N
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?( x6 G: W8 |3 A
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?: Q) ?/ t' ?3 Q# ?
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.# W k: g8 N1 K
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
8 X; B9 x0 o$ @( D) J! u( S7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
7 a( `1 N- @/ Y6 D3 q. ?- B7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
, N$ m5 j; R; G, u% Z% i7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.% F5 o j+ p, P! T4 F T
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
% z# W3 c ?, E, k& e; R% e7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
/ q+ C9 Z) \! U `" x7.14. 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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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
4 q# @6 ?" J( [7 Z8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?3 X# _# x% \, |9 X: n0 R
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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