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0 ?5 \ y% O4 n$ V5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight0 @& F% A5 e9 @ }5 u0 i
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama: z+ I# D/ c0 H7 p }
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
. c( U0 v( O1 f+ Y& ?* ^2 d- v5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?6 ?: M+ a& @/ r% K
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?9 N5 V% K7 ?: z5 M+ u6 D* o+ M1 Q
6. How to...! ^% \% L: R# A
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
! q9 i* p$ d3 B6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? ( l9 {' |( H' U! P* {
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?! y1 O/ U' e2 m( F
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
2 a5 t- x8 V8 |: R( s- e; e' P6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
/ R6 b" R, y' S3 \- r6.6. 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?5 f3 ~8 j- L x9 v, y& Q
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?. a7 I! Q( [. U
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!. L4 J: _. E0 w. u
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
' H1 H; F5 Y: U5 d6 g: h* m" A: V% `6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?' Z; I, q7 a! ]4 B. h3 x; j
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
* v/ n( ^$ k2 @: [4 n5 Q( ^: o% Q6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?* _% G3 K0 r6 O4 P
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
3 K5 X0 O& ]: g) `6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?9 y8 u: R. _; j. t8 m4 J& R
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website? F; G# p4 T* K8 U8 f
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?. t# r1 M: H# C0 u( R) S' |6 {
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?) I% \+ X; Z: L+ e0 S$ \# g, s
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?, z& x+ s3 j s
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?5 H# v2 o( n) h8 R/ n
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro? e, F1 p8 X: g
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 U g$ M8 j4 ?( Q) Y. h/ M
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
# [5 v$ P3 O; I$ Z9 i0 O6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?9 X9 {- C/ Q, a# m3 p9 Q. |1 w7 G6 t
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
. j( e& D. Z9 J; X P+ u; T" i6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?- g! I: E G; f+ L% e- w" H
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
4 T& ]" z5 U( H8 O! T( E6.27. 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?
7 j3 j6 A e2 j% _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?8 x( T7 ~; V0 [# o" v' F6 W
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?! ]9 j: s+ I" S) I& p2 @
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?
9 G+ |" T' x& K) V6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?/ M$ c$ ] q7 n1 f
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?% {* Y$ P% [& C8 t; F
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
( l# E# M6 ~# Y- p K6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?: `% _. m c1 t5 q* ~
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
0 l3 O) L2 C' _$ h6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
( J3 h6 C& e! n, ~/ g& b& M6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?7 {/ d( k6 f7 h
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?7 o" Z: _! k' W9 |
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
8 R% y2 C! h! C: x0 V- }6 P$ E( b, K6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
6 F& f {' X7 n; S" ?' S! J6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
2 S* `/ [. Y0 \; M9 p6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
. G( V* H5 Q3 c, A# p- X, g6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?5 r+ U$ g, \' y7 Q, b
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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9 B$ F7 D" e, J* H0 n7. PTGui Pro and HDR9 [, p& m3 O; q* t. S
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
6 r) s7 [; e$ u, s/ i, Y9 v7 d7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
/ u" b% Z- M' x" A2 b# Q7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
8 K B7 k) `6 E3 X, t( G7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
; h9 B4 c x5 s: H7.5. 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?
2 ?4 N0 T* c9 S5 r7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
5 U# h0 U8 ]! y2 A; H4 \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.4 I" B/ ]2 p3 u: x% l
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?- n# }3 q4 j6 q
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?# ~" [7 K+ a( Q0 n( Z' S
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
0 y, m/ A$ _" L, j6 z& E2 ~7 z3 N7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.! F$ ]7 Y: t* ~+ V' h
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?& u9 J$ n% }* f+ `+ C% Y A
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?6 _1 B6 J: N* }; c t
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!$ d$ A" u9 R1 u2 l# `6 @
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7 A! b j! N/ }3 _; ^ f3 t8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
1 u |3 ]: f4 W) f; M8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
; {2 R0 h* p6 Y% G1 q8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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