5. Improving the results# ?' y) @. Q0 k) O( w
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight u4 ~0 ^' o- r7 I q1 M
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama5 f3 Q0 U/ u* r% F: d" r' M
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
& ?% o& g: V2 Z4 K: L; s* H/ h. y5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?- j% ]9 W* c1 e7 h5 G( l! @
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?4 W. o8 w; k" B8 d2 C4 I
6. How to...
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1 s+ R. U& F* W$ w. F5 T0 ?( \6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
) g0 d' ^9 @' s& f4 ]6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
* }* _. i: a6 R5 l9 ?- i+ t" t6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?2 _* T6 P# a Q1 V5 g
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
, S0 |6 A% @- s( a6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image? c! W0 T$ h* ]. Y2 W& S
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?
" l. K- A; \3 G8 y# N" Z6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
- a1 q/ J4 E; ?6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
; l! a% H$ Y. ?. @. Z) a6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?, _/ D& _6 O s' o$ ?
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?4 U- y- m6 `) v+ T. U# i; y* b$ k
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?7 V/ m2 O0 S' V- m
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?4 D9 ?; t* R- E0 x/ K
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?# c$ U0 `, \3 F% q- [# K
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?) k6 {; k* j: G& Y6 G1 T3 n
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?0 I, t6 `' g! w
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?+ C. I) D5 k4 \0 ^
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
* I, N6 p0 q0 ]$ q+ |" t9 A! I6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?& u9 A1 `9 T# V
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?7 `$ {# Z, b% m) f
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro? Y. J4 b7 `; `" F O6 ~$ H, [
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?
, L B$ d6 p# y, q1 }6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
/ ?% F& \5 D4 o; _6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?8 t' T2 v" H5 ?
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?! S8 g; T4 h5 ]; g1 ~1 o5 a) U6 K
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?$ ^6 }7 w3 M& R
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?2 @7 F+ D1 b; \
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?. A- Y' l1 L9 c/ R `* e
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 Z6 r$ \. ~2 [4 T
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
3 ~; ?& s/ x7 E% F, i8 l& i! P 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?
- j, Y5 g/ _0 n0 X5 V" Q5 M6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
" U- e& E. T4 A/ g1 J! B8 v) q6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
^# |2 g# U( z' l7 }' ]+ s6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?4 X( w* C1 C. F6 m
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?% X8 G3 i8 Y- C* p
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?" N! I( Q3 ]' h6 j1 z7 g6 H5 r
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?$ x/ F" K$ e9 v: f }
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?' B4 d9 `7 N5 U$ g ]$ g0 R
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?* r n- v8 I- D3 H( U# \
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
1 ]5 m( k5 |5 S# W" K6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
6 t! `; a" D2 V: Z1 y6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?6 I7 a) F5 G/ o2 c: Z
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
) e$ }, `% T6 m6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
9 f8 B w$ n! R; q6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?" z& c+ X3 d$ O+ O* n/ ^% l
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2 c; P# X9 V. N F7. PTGui Pro and HDR7 e2 ]# {9 v: I( j- X
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
% f0 W0 z' r# U& _5 f# @# }7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?% N y# [" `/ I- r L/ A9 x' h
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
x. K% d6 n q$ |. I- n; u7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
* _2 v4 T# i2 _" ~8 `' l+ Y: X7.5. 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?
) V% K# A5 m( J m5 `8 k7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?+ i1 V/ V6 m( W T ?
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.7 @$ U- W" P' \
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?+ W1 [4 F9 o# N
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
5 q7 {. ~' M1 o7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?/ Z% K; Z0 V+ n6 \& i3 v8 ~
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.! F7 v- T! ~2 Z w
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?/ e$ R$ J) q$ J8 i' _
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% z2 c* _/ G0 D+ W/ e. l
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!) c. _3 n) s0 j4 v
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8. GPU acceleration2 Y3 T: B+ Q; } S
1 ~$ Z7 {+ y* W1 C8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?2 L( {* s# F1 c% G, D' }" \. }
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?; Y: W- H4 H! Z& O; y( Y$ j. O
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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