5. Improving the results6 \+ X1 C( y* d) K# G0 [
# o" Q. J$ }# i$ u6 N- H2 y5 {1 }5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight3 h9 s9 e& h- ?; d a
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
# f/ N: m- X0 h1 ^5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
% b- k7 U7 _! [' b6 O3 f m7 f5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
! }- B" c3 @# b! O. z# B% Q0 j/ P5 m5.5. 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?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
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% J6 _! p' H' M) {6 I6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?, i0 A9 h; U" P* i$ S: I6 h
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?2 u( f9 v! P6 a- d
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
8 M% y4 I. h. w2 Y) L, N) ?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?; t( Q# C c0 ]) ]2 u
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
6 V" y: K; E- C$ h+ R6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
/ w$ d8 X1 ?2 r* ^. J$ `$ S* a6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
4 | ~0 k3 ]' R5 q3 \6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
! x' i; W' ^# G- O6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?3 c6 g4 E2 {7 j& g9 N
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?3 V3 ^9 B' F2 n( B
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?" M8 M; M! I3 O+ ]* n# x
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
% i3 G- @9 E" B' Q6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
) `7 W9 [, f8 F4 U! ~- G& P8 \6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?' h5 j% T2 P8 m: ]* N, L3 G' H. Q$ y& i
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
3 H* H4 A6 u: N. B# ]% c7 C6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?0 [( h6 ]0 @6 S! K0 A( L% U& c0 j9 E
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
3 }3 L% Q, Y6 x6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
4 Y2 s7 V! V" Q1 G0 J# N2 N8 z4 a6.21. 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?
9 X: d! J( {9 P! R6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
* u3 w- J7 I, t' ^9 F Z6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?: x- \' E8 d1 D& O6 W" n' ?* D
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
% N4 y3 E4 B' c+ @, [6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?9 m. g# c, v% p+ I' H
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
& \& T c5 z C5 V6.27. 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?0 ^3 _/ b$ c0 T& K/ z# {
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?5 O+ w, L' i& o5 u9 A1 b& v. i
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?; [9 [' d- o: R) f! K
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?+ X) j4 R* s8 f2 g
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?% e9 f$ ]3 t: B/ T8 {7 Z" }! |
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
3 ~1 Z7 H6 M; D3 q9 `7 a6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
0 M( i, r3 X3 v+ ]6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?, U! i$ d; F5 j
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?* R5 B, Y$ @8 g! a& {
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
; F( `$ n4 o) u9 E. \# @' e- N6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?0 f' Y9 o& s2 ^5 M3 a4 a
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?" c/ R" f* ^6 e
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?7 }9 O# g* L0 C, Y2 [
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
3 s* s- \5 H2 l6 M; O6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?0 h& o2 ?; G: i' @ d
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
4 a" j& Z t' ^$ j H' C) [6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
1 \3 b9 [0 b1 z6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?1 A' Z. K) w: x/ K
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
9 n8 `- C7 f( D0 E; Q3 X7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
: W4 B' _8 @3 Z/ K* S1 }7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
7 g" E0 [$ W8 f6 ~7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.1 j- y1 @, _+ D/ l8 X( }! r. `
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?
! z6 S. z9 }" v+ {* E7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?; s; |4 E% u6 l* |8 Q; ^
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.
6 Q* |" G3 n# Q# G$ J( l7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
) X, Q) ^" B" |' b! l7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?) D7 U) C: k% F; J9 J' _
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?3 ?1 X! Z1 U s6 y2 A; f
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.
5 [4 @5 J( J+ l# d# j' e" }$ P2 b( L7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
. x& j% s7 X$ `- C8 x$ k7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?, i4 a# c$ [- T* \7 j" l8 ?
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!. O, H1 h+ B1 P: F0 D+ w( n
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
|) S: j8 e1 M2 b" ?5 X4 F8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
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