5. Improving the results
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4 z( d: ^4 S7 x& K$ k5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight! W1 j5 M, c8 T) _9 `, Y$ K, c9 b7 j$ A
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
6 Q& O, l2 V8 \5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
1 g3 b" R9 C" D: ?8 ^4 L) t* x2 s5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?( d' K- s2 Q4 q8 t
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 J! T( D9 q' W6 ^6 G- D
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?/ J' \# ~! E6 i1 O
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
) K3 p) Q+ O0 c& i) A/ V' \! c& U6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?& f% }. T$ j* @, Q0 a' d: G l ?
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
4 ^" h* R! X; {! k& e: d6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?# B' b0 U/ A" {) K$ u# a# O; 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?8 F/ D0 L) ~9 X, _& u$ I
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
' x& r: s8 r+ F$ M2 a6 A+ Z6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
- P; @; y& B3 ^2 C( A' }* e6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
; o3 J( i; }$ L, o# m2 U+ N. e6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
' M$ ~# @+ q# N2 f7 |7 |6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
. ?: p9 r; J' H6 a5 x7 B6 h6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?( e* I1 F& \/ y: `% w: u0 x
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
0 V" y! D& g, N6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?* r) {! a$ M3 q- O( _5 y' S
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
! M1 p, C3 m8 c8 t( }$ N3 ^! C! S6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?' y3 Y' J2 g+ u6 x8 C: V5 b
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
) r3 g y( J2 N/ x- H$ `( S6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?: {1 a+ B6 m) y0 K5 d6 Z
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?/ S. g% L6 Q+ f0 h& H
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
6 P; v' M) M% q8 p6.21. 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 ]* t" I$ k5 e/ g( F1 D9 K
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 B9 U: \$ P* w8 D8 R6 |( I5 {
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
# C; I0 o, w6 _/ w4 [6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?) _9 ~0 J$ W1 o
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?* P8 E* s1 D5 W
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
7 u( ]4 U9 Y+ x/ x6 I; V. `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?; C% f8 L- L6 Z c7 m5 ]7 b2 m
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?
: U5 d7 R2 ~# C, O3 c$ U2 a6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
/ K+ g* Z# l. H7 R6.30. 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?; y, f. n4 q( S& z
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
6 Q0 u; S7 ~1 d% A$ C& y1 t6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
1 L. @' o+ x# G; L: z6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
' B! H o1 b% k2 O* T$ ^: X1 ~6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?) ~! _# H& l+ i/ o
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
: z- {# a; b- A0 T6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?4 S. i: ?* \3 S' O6 D
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?, u0 _# _+ T" N
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
% a$ t' P. t+ B3 Z- J4 M6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui? b+ x- N% B/ H
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?' \- k2 b" R; w1 @$ A, c
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?0 g# z+ O& C% @1 x
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?- w# {- w E5 L/ b
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
9 C% k$ g0 k$ r& A: n6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas? N4 A$ s- A" y4 h4 `
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) O9 s! m. r2 J# F. U7 B: I7. PTGui Pro and HDR/ o: y( j. S! v1 b: v
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
/ B1 |8 Q4 T8 L' x7 S7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
! I/ q( F' f8 n* z' Y1 M6 `7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
% { W- w7 n% k3 W& r. P/ O( i6 @3 x7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
: K% P& g- y: G0 M( D" n) M7.5. 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?# K0 A% E( b& `' Z$ {: W
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?
5 j- ?% z0 T) f) ]6 y' H7.7. 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.
! {, h) N6 y5 B6 o7 K) N7.8. What's the deal with linked images?5 T4 V+ k% R9 B' [, f; C
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?; a. [5 y* X2 t% S1 a
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?$ G0 \( v! |! C9 q7 C* t1 s+ p( v
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.
. h8 U* n1 x' V7 b# u' V7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
6 Z+ M A0 t/ g8 J9 t7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?8 a* H" I+ B: a" P+ j1 d8 j
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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" L! I9 f# ~% J' }( q* F8. GPU acceleration( Q) [7 t8 K+ {: U4 l7 D
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
# a1 Z( z% U' q0 o9 ~8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?* t; ?4 U; S# ?+ H" E
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?8 G7 n) N6 F1 f' S5 S
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