5. Improving the results; Z( e9 J& i! E7 c) _2 s) F7 G
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight# ]6 y. k- |0 V
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama6 ^2 o* R1 Y5 H. f v0 l
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
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: D. ]- I9 o* M6 A% i. r7 y6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?( V$ Z" ?1 d1 m+ i( L) u
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
# n1 D9 Y9 V1 N- ]6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?5 `. B, J& D+ I' Y8 R x
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
8 V2 h {6 J) ` {; t: U0 a' b; S6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
+ _; d- l1 j' D* t: ^8 G: Z6.6. 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?
( P. b! Z; K V$ L1 {6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
9 l" P8 C) z" Z. E, ?' U" `6 P6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
7 H6 w1 C6 V; F4 h0 S5 Z2 ?0 Q6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?* j8 a; n. w. E- k
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
. Z; p+ E: L$ ^, L0 r% |6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?# y' J7 g) Z) k8 B' x
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
) f) ?- Z( Y: o9 \, ?/ H6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
: a Y# c& H& L1 J1 B) \6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?# ] {1 Z) b* @' J( L+ @: P8 I; Z R
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
0 O% X. D; T* q' Q( j& W( |% H" r6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?! g- p" n0 [0 s- W+ G" r
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?$ v, F6 ^/ U4 w! k
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
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2 ?& x2 |: }0 m$ O7 ~6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?, y/ [+ [4 M- e1 P* f- P& d
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?
& f! \8 J9 F9 A+ n8 x m( E8 e4 ^6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
2 K8 K4 y& k% l! L* n/ h' f0 F6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?2 n S! `3 ]! Q$ z; m, V5 p4 w
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?- c; g' g. N* V- \ G" `7 U
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
8 z$ @* W* K# @/ g6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?, v6 V/ s: \0 C" B: _4 o
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? \* K& l& S! T* ?
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?: u! x3 v \& y, [. S
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
3 p% M! J/ s9 e$ \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?
& l) e4 d" f7 I! @2 @6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
6 \9 |% N/ I" W6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?& N7 u6 b& i/ D- ], X4 Z7 g
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
# Y; V% B0 Q8 b' a( ~8 b! R6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?: D7 G5 J3 l7 H
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
+ `7 m8 {0 k3 C% E1 Q6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
! t9 f5 ?# p1 @, z6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
G% P6 ]! \5 ^5 L6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?5 C( u* }( c& s) a- r* j4 e
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
; r' R! Y9 ?+ d0 x8 y& j6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
& s/ h5 @( L6 R- N4 [! x5 j- n: m6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
r7 \3 t7 C6 _1 k- J: I6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
0 ^8 H$ y9 {$ c0 }6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?+ L, a- ~0 ~/ @ R
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR" Y# l, [( ~& S9 N( Q6 z
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?- q" K% T, x/ F9 [8 o$ P2 O$ J
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
! I- G0 \! |: J7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
' z2 b3 y- [6 K" p7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
/ |, Z4 }% b7 N$ J1 k+ S4 j9 b7.5. 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? N" `* X5 H1 n& n3 u. p! H
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?
9 H$ L( R3 E4 X) O/ ? y/ F7.7. 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.# ~9 V7 H( H2 A% u- h
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?/ k7 A/ x, G9 r) p5 P0 i& @
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
, ~' O9 ~$ a3 N7 x) L7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?0 r# D& |( h4 _; 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.& a x' p9 P. o) \4 B6 U
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
! M% c* d& ~% y/ ` @* `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 A; V/ H7 ~! W# c# {! r7.14. 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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8. GPU acceleration/ Q( S/ h( n, R% r
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
. Q# v3 Q; V, K( W2 P% T8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
( A n. |: @8 A' w3 U5 w8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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