5. Improving the results4 `5 A6 U d* y& e
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight! a* q6 d( f8 @1 D4 s
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
. ^5 r* N; M8 @. U; c5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?: n, x$ T. y; n1 m$ R
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
2 ~. i5 b( m; B* R5.5. 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?5 R2 V! _( @5 ?7 A6 M' r" h) |7 T
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, S; d7 L0 `9 W. u4 G r# O8 X6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?7 i, G4 t8 R! Y! i+ J
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
9 G! G0 J' ~6 ?8 b1 @3 d( y6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?% f+ Q# L+ Q" n5 }0 o* J, l X! p
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?; ]; P6 b4 c! y% t. J
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
6 G! S5 J* w) h6.6. 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?7 v& p3 ^" ^! o7 `) A6 E1 y6 n
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?9 l# n) f$ L5 Y% i1 r2 b
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!# S( F; w* {9 S: P4 H% b& X
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?9 K8 m% X3 ?3 E
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?$ p% f( l5 F2 w( ?9 E( V
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
) ]& X9 A/ `# U5 n7 G t4 O& @7 U0 e6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?4 }# ^/ e. M6 o) A5 W$ I
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
) v6 B5 c: J+ j: ~: x6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
- T3 t- |" V9 G% R; @+ f0 a6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?6 ?) D7 L9 e+ l0 @# c2 H# \
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
% R \1 m3 f$ B/ k, F6 M( h1 g6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?# |' c3 ^6 k) X9 K
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
/ _; S( |) ]: i" S5 h6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?) U$ \/ y# \6 D% F* c, }: q9 y
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
/ Q0 u0 [9 \" I' v/ {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 P7 ]/ c0 C* L! Q( M* Y
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?+ C+ g2 S1 \) \! C7 d5 T7 r) F
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?% V" T. K: \ B5 \0 |
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
& O9 n8 B2 D# ]$ r2 R6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?( s8 @+ [( a8 ?. \/ | N2 H
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
! i2 u, P! k: _5 C/ G6.27. 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?
' W k! b2 z+ I; h6.28. 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 Q! h+ n9 t) ^& `
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
% _7 Q! J- N d# ~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?2 {2 A' }; i/ O) O* s0 V% V
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
$ A8 F7 b2 _; z; }6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?6 ^( g8 @/ C; }: ^1 C7 s: W
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
$ C) p( |$ T Y d% K6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?% k. e: H/ `6 w) l& g1 B
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
0 P% K2 M' A, z; N }6 m( b/ v2 I A6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
3 Z! E7 I/ r7 Z0 ~7 h7 Z6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
# q a: b O4 ]; H" K# m" G6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?, m8 m' y1 l% I4 q5 F
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
9 e3 T6 z- H' N p6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
% m0 u. l# p5 f5 m: X6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?7 y8 C% M' m. k3 e: f( C
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
& q* w7 x8 r7 W" J8 a' U9 K6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?" ]$ z7 E" `& T+ {1 D) I) T
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?- l, Y5 R4 S& E- }3 P
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h7 @( Y& Q' n9 z7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?0 m7 _* v9 R0 t! D6 D# l
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
/ F' ]! X5 ^3 U3 C4 g( G7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
- u5 A9 `& h/ @ m7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
0 a! v! j* |: Y' B5 ?2 w) [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?' d0 f- W( e( ?: e% y; {/ d
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/ L# }+ { o- M) 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.; x+ s! T2 O3 F
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
7 [4 j$ V) c: C Y7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
! @! b% \& p P& ?- t7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?, Z" ]9 K0 h: x- T+ u; A4 l
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.8 ~3 E2 o' w, w l' A* g/ { i
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
1 |0 T; J3 G; z7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?# O; C: o* o3 Q! V% o+ E' |
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!$ R$ x9 z* g# y, B) P/ `
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, h2 S0 s% z1 {, t" t8. GPU acceleration
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: Z2 a9 E2 k& \8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
7 t' k" J S" H( B* E- V8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?1 ]4 r9 X; [ r1 m
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?5 \% f+ e& [9 U; C3 ^
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