5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
# b2 J- z- U4 H% J% r# E5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama6 N5 z+ Q+ F- r2 v( W1 N ~: g/ T: Z
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
; M4 g( p0 H- W y# M5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result? C& d- @" W7 {8 f4 h
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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0 i$ L% ?. G" `$ X0 O1 P; i5 {6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?, q2 y# r$ y& Q5 ?
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
5 _& Q( R8 B7 d }6 n0 @$ y6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?7 x3 M1 [$ o1 w: j
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?5 R' d1 Y4 ]3 s1 ?
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
, u+ g% i4 o N) A6.6. 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?& d" y+ c5 i7 N0 z2 `$ O+ t& J4 r
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?! x% X6 {; I% r$ G* n" w. x% S8 U0 O) ~
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
8 B# {+ z) Y, }% `9 _% p8 B2 J" s6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
. _( @; E: X! M( B7 ~$ ]( R2 P6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?* S2 t/ e, `9 ^9 t2 a) j
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
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6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
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6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
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6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?% m+ v- V" a/ B! r6 |5 k; C7 z6 c
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
7 I6 d0 f2 m2 j5 _, V* Y6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?$ `% H- L" f. Z3 b
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
' d1 A3 A; K/ p8 M* o+ z6.21. 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?
: y1 v, F0 r3 S$ d+ G; [6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
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6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?% R( L" J( m6 v" z
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
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$ r ]0 H5 v7 v+ Q6 a4 O& V: D6.27. 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?
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6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?. _' ^* V$ k) J' I5 ]+ I% ^- 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?# g( k( q& l6 w
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
2 X3 R* J) _% u0 o( B$ w6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
# D4 A0 G$ m4 B+ E5 d6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?* ~7 U) @% s& U8 C! M
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
! X% T7 p8 n+ z% B6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?% K( y$ i3 k" }1 j) N( e0 Y
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
* s$ F: t) U/ c- S' @% S6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?- h) c& o4 @* T- M! V# x& T2 t
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?& f! z' \3 r4 x/ m
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
e" b4 @) \0 z9 ]$ j) Z: F6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
) H6 X& u/ [5 u6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?2 `: S4 ]# t2 f, ]
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
) e0 B9 e9 v8 s2 ~- J/ A* t6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
9 \% x C" Y; n# B! `6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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; @$ f$ F& Q0 R; n* \+ ?! {7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
7 V: R3 {" S/ P9 V) J- Q1 Z7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
+ M, M2 A+ d( P* |7 H7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
. @) [; H; c: l( P z1 R7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.0 i7 z0 r- B, p3 W; h' P0 x) i1 Z
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?" P1 e/ r& b& ^. Y0 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?
& r+ j" j% f7 N( L7.7. 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.! C. }- ?$ y1 t" @
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?" U' t k2 g) |' ^
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?; q* X0 q4 o4 I1 N1 J4 G
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
^% _& e( s8 H" [8 O W) o7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
* d' ], H5 }5 B" {- G7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?- p4 }( }# o+ {; f
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?8 \& U" r$ i! p8 \6 n
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!4 B- i/ J. _" o% a9 |1 U, L v
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2 }$ h3 Y0 W E8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
. Y! A1 s1 j1 R; @, X& Y8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
( |8 J3 h5 V& J8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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