5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight3 }0 K* j( ~, K/ t5 L
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama# O0 a3 G* [7 C
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?0 k, v, W$ W6 P. [- m) I
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?3 m. k# I1 F: w! z* t: H2 ]
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?" v! [8 n1 d6 E$ \4 U# e/ F6 q; F( f
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?+ R8 Y4 F7 D( m3 W
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? , V, Z: W0 L* s3 s3 }& L
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
2 s/ z! \/ o' J3 P/ m6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?0 C9 D3 v- k9 q7 @! s& M
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?, A; }2 d0 Y5 u) Y& ?% E( A
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?* S2 ]" r9 S; {$ ^' w3 ~
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
9 ?9 v3 J% d5 g6 j7 K6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees! K- m& T, \! W, s
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
6 A8 J; u: m! m! P: I, @+ A6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
! `$ L& K' {% c/ u- W {) [6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?6 j# l9 r, b% F; k$ D: J
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
8 ^) d- e( e3 @. K6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
8 {1 C `) o. X- ~! f6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?9 u* F, g9 [( R; U# [0 b1 D
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
# X& X! C1 |1 f o6 I' _6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
; q4 L% m t- S+ C" ?; Q6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?4 m& G0 Z1 t! _
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
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8 v$ k: `9 c1 E" Z( }6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?9 C$ p3 }4 b+ {5 }" |# r
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?3 i1 S @! a7 \" l$ 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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, d. j* N4 E9 B6 g. Y6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?3 Q3 K* O$ N" Y z: |
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?8 [+ m2 P' h0 H5 [
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?' w* i# q1 j# D( b" o' R4 @* |
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?
8 }+ \1 A5 V! v, ~& L. `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?
' l) r/ n( `9 R; x- l6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?% u: U8 H5 x5 |4 i! G( a; _, ^
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?
8 p" o/ j! W# J9 L6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?- P% P) @; C* n j" r( v
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?) F$ H8 h. |7 J' C
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?9 U' ~5 c& g( i" k- a3 b
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
& x" G6 k% @8 B) y6 P6 |( w, s6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?5 i3 Z9 A4 @0 Z: a& B
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
! s5 |; b$ Z! X' ^6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
! p) z% w) t3 {* r8 Q6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?4 Y5 W7 o; y# Z; F2 b' W
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?+ r! i# \4 m* y. E! T! u
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
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7 S2 J6 o+ H" T" i' k% U6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?. {; h. p% v5 J# \0 v: r
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR1 W3 j7 e% l7 \3 A
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?) X1 J; S; M! {
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?) m0 ?2 n7 K. ]" |
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!% Y" F1 s) q4 Z' \% B3 R
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.. {7 U+ W4 l" Z# l/ W, q; t2 b9 Q
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?2 F0 Z' L# A; x+ C# c4 i4 R5 {/ G9 T
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?! o: F! Y. n6 A4 T7 a# v' S
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., O" {9 P+ v, R2 m! H3 g! J9 @
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
3 }7 E( a+ ^" f$ Q5 ?0 z0 H% H" M' A7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?0 V; q1 u9 G) V4 _
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?' B/ D; c/ H' W8 ]6 P W4 e# Q
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.
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! [8 A+ n6 E8 U$ 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?9 H& g5 Q: ?! z: I& r6 Q( m0 n1 U
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!+ Z) ?) a5 ~" v" f5 F
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8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?* S- V# o. t: j
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
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