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% R n% d; o! x: [& E" g. f, l, ~( I5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight/ C% f6 U: r' A! ^+ t7 i( C
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
; y8 P4 o# Q' X8 g- Y# B: Y' @5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
! A& k& F: M9 \4 P$ |/ q2 }5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
0 N& t3 M. Z% j. a5.5. 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?# M5 a, z2 C( g# E6 r
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8 T7 u( T$ D$ T+ [- S' `5 |; |6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?3 m) \- P/ q! q6 _
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
; C1 Y$ A+ ~& ]8 b d! G6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?& E) h2 n$ U+ ]$ B% l
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?- ` }0 E- c; G) {) n& }" @
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
4 x# K5 @1 H2 C+ M9 i6.6. 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?
. r; h7 E4 Z2 `+ K* D& M% g$ p6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
4 f) v" p3 L5 _9 Q0 l6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!! H' m' ?+ N0 Y. ?
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?: j. g" [8 [( r y' \
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?( ?# H# l1 q3 Q
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
" d' v6 ~/ r8 m6 a' d8 n6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?: T, \6 s h0 A1 C" \5 v* F& o
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
! m1 n! |4 d2 H3 q5 P6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
8 G, M( S6 {6 P7 E6 ~# s0 A6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?- x' s$ _0 x! \/ A6 h+ @4 D1 Y
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
7 U9 Q3 e& R u* l6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?0 W! J* B3 o; e, K0 }
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?9 v& s u8 `% A# r2 D
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?: t! p, d! |2 u
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
3 p8 v0 P a6 e0 R6.21. 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?" l7 C) ]* m8 c! p
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?* M) I" h7 P- r, ~. L" A) M
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
% D& J+ Y2 E# R. B" ?6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?+ d. C! e+ R- p; y5 I
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?7 k, D+ D! h* h1 M8 k. ]
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
+ ]7 f2 h! p, \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?, H; _' @- y; q; s
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?
, @1 `+ ?9 a- g6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
2 n8 n: p' f! ^- F. s6.30. 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?
6 ~- l$ ]4 @! P6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?8 l$ G+ _ A; d0 q' U
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?2 @2 B- O) K: J3 Z# U& x n
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?$ l1 ?* Y9 s4 y X$ G
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
5 u$ j. u, L ]# T3 b6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?+ s3 E F3 c5 E- |) V
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings? W' z- U0 w9 d& V, A2 M3 {
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
/ q1 e/ v/ Q" H) w1 w' t- m( O6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?5 d. I4 m" z, q) Z; g5 {& v8 F' y: v
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
: J8 w! ~0 {- y$ x+ r6 n; @6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?0 j' _5 N2 I3 c& R# k
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?8 q" I9 H' O8 l6 |2 T$ e
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?( s( ?& v6 ~/ F: Z; U9 d5 Q
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
8 G& C c: C7 `1 ?+ n1 f( a6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?. Q( h$ M! b- T; c6 @& L" o( K
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* G3 U: @3 q8 ]9 s" d$ ^7 S7. PTGui Pro and HDR6 z: ]( x; s# K; A
& F3 F3 U( Z4 u1 P- J9 b7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?# l' [6 Y$ R2 }% z, }1 `
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?8 }5 O( F4 ?+ y- r
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!( z1 Z2 f1 w' M- J3 }$ u% f/ p( |
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
8 j5 f: B+ ~& ?+ X' v7.5. 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?
# r7 Y E' z: U, j4 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?
2 i* m& s2 I+ E7 [( N7.7. 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.- V/ J8 j- v P8 m/ `
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
% ]) D: l- X' K& l% D4 s% X" D7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?) Z- k( W/ ]7 H+ y( C
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
: g: s. q i$ P' A7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
+ i9 a2 m- Z6 K9 K9 e0 q0 P, W7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
! M8 r7 s( U" Y. h) O2 _% T7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?: E3 @5 t* u" L/ J' P6 Z9 ?9 v
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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5 f5 E4 m5 A2 i1 j8. GPU acceleration
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& c; B* `& S6 t% ?5 k0 k8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?. w! p! C3 L6 W
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
1 h4 v* C3 E& O( g$ Y8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?3 f- N9 Y, h" C/ P9 J
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