5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight' J6 z* L4 M2 m2 b& q6 E h6 y& v0 A
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
3 ^2 ^/ y1 D2 V" ^. G* }5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
3 }) ^$ S+ s& ^5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?1 R9 W& M/ b. j f3 t: ~
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?& n$ k) }# p( w" h) Q* S+ ?% C
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! C( I9 c% c0 h! g6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?% C0 E0 z& l6 z$ E
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? # G- @7 z1 w. Y6 _( |# ^. K: O
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?, s- l6 {7 o& z% @/ D
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
0 K* V' t0 o- i; w6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?% f3 R) b' b1 j4 b
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?2 v1 y7 T/ Q- _* q: S' _6 o
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
0 i. M o1 ^& R; M6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
3 S* i/ x9 l4 p4 L' N6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?! N7 u$ j; e2 d( L3 q0 }( }
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
5 Q* c* d0 X- c& L6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
. P/ H# Z& e5 q1 I1 ?0 `: V& I, ^6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?4 [+ Z' E2 g# K$ _2 |
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?( o& I, Y8 K4 [. q+ k% A4 V
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
2 x c4 q* b5 t0 {- x+ I( ~# j6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
' p5 _# F: m; W3 B( I6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?& G5 i% {$ N" I( T% c9 S% S& W
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
# d: l# s5 j6 t1 d( Q/ D, R6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?; f9 t& p) N+ h; J1 m
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?9 M0 v3 B3 |' ?7 g F: p
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro? p: O6 r$ {) S
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?
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( c c. I$ l" q u* \6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?, R0 s0 [5 J& B
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
( m' R6 B4 H( D% T" N6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama? A# W! b4 {, b" u" 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?
8 ]( z+ l- v6 b4 @7 |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?% C9 a: R: k* S
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?0 ]7 r" f9 s0 x( h* C/ U
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?7 m: O' r2 U D' n2 a# t( J
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
/ W/ R5 e" h. j6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
/ R3 b9 v/ j, u% y/ c0 E, Q6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
0 o$ S3 n+ e, x. F! F9 o6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?1 {5 T' g+ J' r0 o; N/ n3 [# f
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?5 C/ z X+ T. ]7 j
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?" ^; H# {4 x X: `9 D: ~, }& T% k
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?; p( K v; a7 M# f2 B
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
& ~$ K: z+ C$ g* i+ t5 b6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?6 t8 h9 N& a; ]
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
! S5 n0 P% J ]8 I4 v7 i# M* m6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?* H$ q$ B @, \
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
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+ e: }! v# [' T& h; A6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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. [! \( R0 A4 e/ v/ L! h0 K: z0 p7. PTGui Pro and HDR/ k8 Z3 A, B, _* [. p
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
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. g, t! E& z" Y5 a1 s- h) r3 K2 _7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
8 r* r# E5 W% s7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
8 o7 H/ {& n7 [0 N' A7 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?7 X" L0 n, N1 X. H8 }5 o; v
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?
* J: p7 b2 J4 v9 A9 W; ]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.
8 Y' r1 E+ ~2 b4 b* ^- Y7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
/ Z. n: y0 [5 Z1 C5 Y7 g7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
! o' d' H. a0 _- N0 I7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?9 t$ R8 W1 M% |; X2 G8 u5 S
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.# h' ?7 L" @1 t) W @2 C
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?2 F" z2 z/ K! {9 C3 X+ D
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
+ g- \0 ^" [% ~2 J& B' d7.14. 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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: p# L: y8 {( ?7 [8. GPU acceleration1 h3 }! S, q5 i9 e, G* a$ I$ K
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?' R } R/ |2 v1 a4 I/ F
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
7 j& t0 c/ T$ S4 @1 q8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?. L$ `. U9 {$ k, U1 ]; K' g. U
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