5. Improving the results9 ~/ Z; G3 S% x) M. a/ K
# O) t2 @1 _: r: B' N5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight# g: k0 f: K* U7 {
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
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d3 E/ i6 f2 E$ `* i5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?$ D7 J' H* V9 Z. X
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?! x1 v% ~3 E. u N- J" _# ^* v
6. 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?1 E! Z0 [( Y, V& G( B! D- D" F
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
' x" ^0 j- d5 L0 z: P6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?' k: J. F" ?( U
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
3 a3 O8 q' i; Y. {2 t6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?8 t9 U- T! x2 n. W8 ]
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?
; g) z$ P4 ?1 n9 T0 Z" r1 H) A6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
7 p" s, g. u% A6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!+ l) [. D& }* Q2 K# ?1 c$ d
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
+ ^; a0 Y4 Q& a9 @9 z. Z6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?+ n! i& Z5 e9 Z3 v+ s
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
( x; `6 J4 K. D6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
' n1 y* F1 a1 t# j8 y6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?$ s6 `( s" K: Q& L) k3 j4 `$ ?( G
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?- q1 i+ \# [$ N. L
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
/ ^8 p3 j6 t7 x) r' ]* d6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
/ M. h- G l9 p3 Q( S1 T6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?" h" ]' z3 A0 `
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
# _; C7 y) i: @6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
4 S: e: S/ G- F2 F6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?- F% B( y0 [& F$ Y( W3 n0 E7 |
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?
: ~0 L. b9 Q* f6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?, _% [/ }1 U" z& r
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
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, [& ]" d) W' G' Q6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
8 C0 ~$ Y9 _8 l5 L8 L5 k- o6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
0 F# H8 F. Y& S3 I/ }1 [" ^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?' P2 ^" f; ]# o: ~- o
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?2 W1 x3 l/ m0 c# Z! O+ }
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
. a/ H7 D I7 o) `% k$ U. k% f9 `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?: x1 ?: }/ J% Z2 D+ K& R2 J8 V; Z
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?. _9 P8 F' _& I9 u3 n' |, W
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
l( s# H2 b7 p2 W- ^8 r; a7 s6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
! P. s6 Q P0 H0 F' d; r6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
. b3 C- n4 W& ]0 W5 O' x6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
3 V) e" y; d" w( Q: S6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
3 G9 t) v$ U. U6 j: n6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?7 s2 H2 s( H+ Z9 L% h8 X/ g
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
- B: Z3 t1 A w/ B3 F" l6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
3 B- e- m- s! j, C% j7 r+ {8 N6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
: r* F' D" v% s- p; W% J6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
5 y+ e' g/ p8 v7 W+ ^6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?: {, i) x* r5 P9 c7 A ]. m
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?2 x& Q! G! b. z( y& q
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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0 A3 K* W' {% ?& r3 _0 ~. U7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7 ]1 W7 {3 Y8 N! t7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
& W1 t- R8 p- i4 q7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
, L8 I* s1 k: r% L7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
* b7 Y* N- q8 l: b1 U7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
! C% b1 b( c; ^2 k/ U: C7.5. 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?0 [1 v4 d2 S" T! K
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?) l7 C- k; m& T' a
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.
0 Y, S, H% V% K6 t7.8. What's the deal with linked images?) }8 I- c; S: T* \$ D" x
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
2 C0 X3 {& g6 t7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?# |0 H- w5 Q% x$ O, z( P
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.
' j, I3 X# i/ m# L: h, w7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images? V: h& y) s$ s0 q2 A0 J# d- s
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?; C# z# e: j9 a1 z5 O
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!; y3 [- L& W7 \ r* E2 `5 R
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D) @( Y" `7 I/ K. a; X& C8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
$ c1 J, z( R1 n+ a' q$ K- Y8 u/ ^2 s8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
d. ~& [1 e( H" R4 z8 Q8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?1 K2 R4 n0 R W$ B7 E7 i( S- [
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