5. Improving the results
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; U" C# I8 Y# V0 W7 u/ E: Q5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
5 ^: f3 e# X) m/ w4 t1 r5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama w( z5 X$ p2 E
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama? d" j& H1 ^- _( {" ]
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?& R E. e/ G* a: a) }
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?! y2 v7 z' ]7 w/ P$ k7 c# S
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 8 F* H+ K: \$ h
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
3 o+ y6 z( l7 u8 N4 ]6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
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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?) n/ e T3 U+ Q
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
+ p8 X3 \$ D% X+ I8 Y6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!" L& a% A$ @/ h' c3 P
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
! k$ h+ c& r) }, u6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
5 l m, _# \5 E9 A6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
, I2 i$ u, W& w7 I4 t6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
8 L& C( m1 S' O1 w6 Z4 d7 m q: h6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
! e0 P* M( E) ^2 K6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?6 c. |. U3 q$ Z+ D7 I
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?0 T) B. d/ c: a4 O7 z- e5 n
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?! P; v D) h1 C' x/ H$ b) W
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?6 T. P j' Z# Z
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
: {3 I& |; K2 n4 x8 P" E' N4 H/ L h- } S6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?/ r& M4 m- X$ l7 O, [6 M
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?7 C# I4 ]0 t2 Q6 s/ j$ a8 w# @
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 w' T( P0 F& T
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?2 S# o" R3 e( @: S9 Q
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?: K l/ M: k0 R/ c1 N
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?3 m6 R# X1 v9 S/ ]$ S. R* U
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
5 c/ t, ]: S1 }3 W& M0 R9 @2 Y6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
( k/ c) a" b2 r' V5 Q4 K6.27. 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?8 x$ M0 ]$ {3 f8 ?) A& J3 u
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?: `- E- ]+ M( d0 h
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
4 {8 `# S1 C N6.30. 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?+ i( P( }4 t/ [: b9 c& m
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
9 H" n$ a9 X. X$ c C* F6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
: w6 S y- N. a+ B6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?) v/ \, ?: A2 h( | C- P1 y! c
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
3 Q) u+ L+ F7 _; y5 @2 A6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?+ J5 v* S' ^& J; Z6 ?+ d1 T( k
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?5 n0 j. B+ c3 G1 ^$ H$ X9 X" ]
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
7 F# i @9 s* N0 p; n6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?! R6 B# y( z2 C
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
5 M6 b* F4 b- A' [6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?% L; W; F7 q" t/ y
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
4 n" _+ ?2 l. D: X! {1 ^1 y6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?" J) U( I' `! }( b3 Q6 a
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
}; u% ?' x( P9 m# v& k6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?/ |" W: M7 x) f
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR& C3 M) Q1 T+ o1 s; p# d0 O; d
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?$ B5 m" B5 i. y! K& p& v
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?, n v! L0 x: h
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!: ^6 _8 z( ?3 R! l$ o- ~! v$ ^
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
7 e0 y: _; g0 I3 Z, x% m4 |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?$ _! n3 }5 f1 ]0 O+ }6 H, 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?: ]8 H" U `5 u" B6 C9 f1 Z! ^
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.* `! c2 V2 J( |4 i6 ]( k! t
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?$ Z, T/ C! ~( P& Z, e7 n
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not? P* D% G0 f1 F9 E3 R+ r9 r+ j
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
! x8 e( v3 o" v/ `, a& T) ^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.
) ]3 C. M6 ]- n& a# Z7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?" C! r o% Z& _* E4 j; N7 j0 n
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
3 x& Q6 t E1 E _" V( I7 a7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!) {3 p; f$ Q/ A% Y- N( B- q8 K
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5 Y! @* v g( ~3 W5 ?: {8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
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