5. Improving the results7 F' M1 h& F2 k: M3 q5 g V
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
* w$ c- C! A* o* @8 s( w5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
G3 I1 Y6 D' ^0 ^5 U5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?- P# Q: k- r. x2 x1 d* \9 G
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?' l6 e G. c# d9 F" @
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?
p' D/ H8 e2 U9 g6. How to...
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
+ c4 ]. v, m3 d \$ ~2 O9 X% p6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
/ u# k/ ^7 ]; e/ {% a! | J6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
+ x7 O) ?9 ?, j% t1 x6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
8 o: Y- s/ L! A. ?& l( ~1 W- Q! ~6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?' ^- ~$ t: a. }# Y& `) I5 L' g
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?
/ F p% b$ Q3 l ^6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
9 C: y1 M; A) t, U6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!. t8 D/ g: e7 H: d8 E
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?% V& e: |# R1 a- E4 L: S4 c
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
# g$ K4 M! y+ D5 K1 B6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
" v1 ^1 I1 M! s! G! j9 I% B" h* X, ~6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
" N) @! G* u! e( C/ k$ [8 f) |6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
1 M% d+ b- x0 m+ K; C+ [, ~+ W6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
2 Y6 A# i" ]1 m: j6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
6 f! e. b" m! }; d$ a6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?; Z: K4 L4 }, N7 D. o1 m
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?0 a, T; E( |7 W A* B) C
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?+ [4 a c$ \/ w& ?
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
, Z, M: p- `) G2 j! V9 i6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?7 S$ ~; c( `4 W; L v k
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?
# I3 M. v0 N U4 U6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?7 F8 Y6 ^7 b: Z, E$ P
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
* L! N1 k4 r3 H% E! d8 r$ {6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
8 N! f; P# Q4 J, c; p9 v6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
( ]* v1 X1 @; c+ V$ e6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
& a/ M+ v& D8 C+ H6.27. 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?! R) @" b' i4 u! x5 c0 `9 r
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?
, w5 o A* O7 \5 h; x$ j6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
1 W9 D( z9 B1 A) D6 B! t$ f6.30. 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?+ m- ]. V8 a' y. x: A. ?
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?0 Y Q- r3 U H3 V0 G" g% F2 `- a
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
' Y# T* V }! w2 v$ ~8 x9 s6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?& i+ e! V* i) p* g6 G# l- }
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?4 W9 e$ N2 U: f: l5 _
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?3 m: |2 {* `2 Y' W8 U# I( e+ o
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
0 y. N0 g9 L) l& N4 }6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?. X0 A$ v" L8 S% M; }. W# f
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?- p* P" J$ M9 n# `; e
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?+ G: {( N, D* M" J% Q4 y
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
8 U$ E6 x1 ~4 x5 m6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
+ [: M( x. m9 n" L6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?2 a/ Z5 S& v$ i' Q; W2 i1 h1 m8 p
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
, H8 }, `% P4 _3 g) |6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?0 P3 _& h6 {; p, G! Q& E0 U
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+ H% z; G! E2 J+ p% Z! k) j0 ~7. PTGui Pro and HDR8 a0 y+ |! u4 c' \! e' z
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
; K# m9 J7 ^! ^7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
. J& M1 N, |. x" I+ Z7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!# Y4 f6 y; ~$ E* @& p4 h( N7 c w
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.4 g2 Q" a9 t' T* ~& C; P) ~
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?
8 ^9 h, ]/ R/ i) b1 g7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
8 b% V* ^* r6 o, H' O( ]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.
6 w4 @3 E7 E' q- W/ L, J7.8. What's the deal with linked images?8 i+ E8 }' }7 D0 P0 E. @1 [
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
n9 d5 a: K0 r4 M1 u* s7 I7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
1 t- u7 {; M; S& z; ]5 i7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
' R4 _9 q6 W5 E7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
7 _5 |5 \( I" A6 o) _7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
( M/ H) Y* p( g' O7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!+ q( F3 j; L/ O5 B" q( m
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8 K2 B( I U. o0 v' H8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
: r! c8 D) t5 H1 A- y8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
( X& s/ s0 V5 M4 f" F. {. w3 n5 l8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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