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0 x2 }- K0 R. `8 }6 m' i0 L: W5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight- T; K T1 ^( i }" D
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
3 x7 J# Y) y1 Z' |5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
+ ~0 ]4 M z2 ^$ G p3 C0 i$ w5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?; {) b, p8 l# Y; X- {6 \
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?
2 ?: p% M% o% N6. How to...; }4 A0 m A1 P' L+ Q( D
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?* x- i# e) k/ x6 ?6 b
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
# f0 P, o9 L$ e2 p& m ]9 z6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?9 O6 z: ^. _ I0 c
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?; v5 r: \/ {! v% D
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
0 y6 L9 u# x4 t( V Q( q6.6. 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?+ j+ B- w9 B7 {
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?+ C+ X: v+ O |3 y0 s; t! f
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
4 Z! m$ X# C! R/ b" T) T6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?2 v; W, J- u. ~
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
4 {( n) W2 g; l! u* _7 N: K6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
/ M0 A1 W5 p# | Q% S6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?; r0 }* a3 F5 R
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
' V. K2 g, h( ~6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
! ?+ O6 ]9 ^4 D0 T) f6 v% E5 J6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?- ~! e8 J/ z8 @, q: u$ o
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
2 [* U4 n) S# K4 |5 w6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?( g" O" `) z7 ^& c( x% h& D
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?* P0 L- @+ {: ~6 q& F
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?/ |& g9 q7 U/ X9 w
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?0 ]0 Z3 D$ C& [+ |8 S
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?
5 N4 _$ v$ E, D6 @6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
0 f8 ?5 T- s2 I6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
- W) u/ A# M- @. }2 z% o8 k8 h1 H6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?1 k' u3 c' _8 g' M
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?! ^% Y8 v! a7 d2 B
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
" A* P q* A# z% x9 D6.27. 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?; n9 Z- M$ Y; |2 u9 I
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?
, c# B# k4 A* U" ~5 o/ a" j+ v6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?7 V6 @0 S( q2 `) x6 V R
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?
& |6 S, X3 ~/ L1 @# ]/ s( T6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?- R( E" R' {: k& [
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
l J+ [7 M$ n3 \# L2 d* Z6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?3 n) Y w# `* m# |
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?) o3 r* A' Y- Q7 Z9 m9 `6 I
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
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6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
4 m' ?; n/ O9 n6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
8 z/ V. Y4 A% [6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
( F4 Q) u1 s* F {% p G6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
$ B; e2 A. L# r. ?, z6 r6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?- y/ G$ U. @6 `* {' T; O
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
u1 W S3 y5 B3 u+ I; Y6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
; I+ t1 Z0 u: I3 i. C( y6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?8 y7 ^, s* @, Q2 D; m" w: n }% @: g+ Q: X
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( Q5 ]) |1 ~- u$ Q/ g3 A: O! @% ?7 `: i7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?0 ?6 s- ~" _+ w( h
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
! Y6 z( H5 r+ h3 O8 c3 Y7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!6 K/ L" R$ }. N
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.: h! z$ R$ @3 ^, W! S+ x+ u' Z
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?1 Z) o3 M; m {2 o
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?7 b/ w2 S' Q3 o! Y
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.) A$ L5 }. ]4 t, [% v' M0 W. P
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?7 c$ B( e, d/ a1 Q$ V0 D$ }2 i% L1 v
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
6 o; q9 l, w8 L# B; y" k7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
: R7 ~( }- m% k' s o* I7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
7 h2 I: l/ M8 Z8 |7 l4 V6 N3 }7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
- X/ w, J c3 ~+ b& R7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?& q: V. g3 T* w$ \: l' I
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!( Q( G: G( k R% r& e7 R
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$ K8 H4 s" u q' z5 w- K! x: E8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?- b# s) F1 i W/ S
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
0 O- n4 `7 X$ Z9 u8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?) W% z2 L7 }- n' S2 F
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