5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight* [2 _7 J. n3 {5 c! X1 z" r! G% d V
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama; K; Y2 i5 ?& t' u; Q" r
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
5 i3 l5 P% P- q4 k, `+ j% [) R5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?2 R/ v" c: O/ u+ x J
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?
% s7 L0 u8 Y9 F/ W- Y6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 8 @7 k; f0 K8 C* t3 T( _5 z i
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
" ]8 s, s/ A/ }( i6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations? e0 m7 F) T) x, q3 f% O
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?1 f' i, H0 y3 v' x0 R) o
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?) V$ I& y7 u, E( `. F
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?% h7 C- A8 T( Z$ H
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!6 T2 C/ E. P4 f* z. u' X' _# @
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?- {+ v' l' @2 m' V( _
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?+ u0 K& f; C! r8 ^# q& M; b8 s
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
9 [6 U' E! \# o; S9 r6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?5 k- j1 }2 [( X; r
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
+ E& x, P) l, A7 R2 t U6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
( i. i6 M Z# Y/ K& I6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?! S5 r3 o- Y4 G; m, V
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
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6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?. K, {# M; W q6 M
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
8 _* |" ^/ ?# s* x% G! v6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
# Y' K: o9 ~% C) c9 v( C2 |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?" B, M, J! M) ^8 j' h
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?6 E0 m" _- J; p3 c* z9 U. w
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
/ m# ^' P+ }, M" H6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
! l. p3 }: {9 Z. `, L6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?3 ]. W% f$ E% C1 x8 ^
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
0 R1 ?- D; b+ @, w! @& @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?- S) z8 a3 D6 @, `1 V# P. _
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?
& Q& G, M. O' x, ]2 u4 e0 f6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?. Z4 B8 Z7 K3 C) @% \
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?
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6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
$ q2 R3 F( m6 O* m) V6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
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6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?4 K, @' w3 p7 K6 c" S8 O# p1 u2 c
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?4 ]9 H o" ]* Z# S
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
# M ?/ O7 i# M) \: V: C* I6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?8 {% ~0 m3 L6 I: c' @
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?# X* ~( @$ S" d+ \2 C
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone? j) ]8 B, P0 L r' h, m
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?$ A! |# `0 q+ @- i+ V+ {
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
! O6 t9 V! C$ {- U6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
, h9 u3 f! S2 [% e! n& r, C6 t6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?' D2 | a$ ] X
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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 b2 ]. | p9 R: _7 e# f7 `2 s$ W9 l
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
/ H7 a: P, }6 `7 d$ t0 c# e5 H! p7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
! i) V( X& h8 X$ z9 T2 U8 E7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
5 @* G$ }" Z# Y& a2 e: ?, I7.5. 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?, J0 e( o$ i6 t7 K' N
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- Y; N& y5 F7.7. 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.
$ Z- y* B% f7 t/ G5 g9 e' h7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
( n& s2 d0 s4 ^) b5 ]$ {7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?3 F+ |5 ~+ Y; g t, e4 b
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people? j' E$ ?4 {$ S2 J u/ k
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.
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7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?! U' |# |8 ~% e. j6 X; p0 R z
7.14. 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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6 n5 s: D" G, y8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?( r/ q. u; J8 k
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?" M- m) V- V) }
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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