5. Improving the results+ I3 H, d( P8 S7 V7 g: \
3 V) Z% H. O8 o9 w/ l3 L# N5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight+ ?! h* P Z/ F8 \( M" {
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
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1 Q9 ~ @/ }, ?, g, L7 @! g5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?0 o5 U1 k! A% q& f. j( g u* q
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?- x5 F( @ c' e
6. How to...
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?$ N9 z e1 g: g( s5 ^, U
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? ! k0 f$ n% S1 I7 F$ l1 r0 y. w
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
, C2 o* q0 j8 x3 j$ N. Y9 b/ B1 Z, w6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
7 u, s: E) n1 G% B+ o6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?* H% F4 ]$ a' E; A. I: B8 m: M
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?- I" T+ L- `/ r; L' i3 V) _
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?. Y. C/ a6 o& w! ~ C: a i
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
4 g3 [. Q: W s9 n6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
6 k! A1 M5 i3 b; ^! y& v6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?1 H. N' u4 L8 `* F7 C' K+ J
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?+ S r; O, x& t" R' K- v4 W
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
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7 P$ x( ?9 `* s5 m0 K6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
8 i/ W6 O/ Q" L! j4 ?( Z% m6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
( [+ Q: i/ s$ ^/ p6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?$ @3 @. \9 z: t% I) e
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?: Z$ G# h" K; c0 \! M5 @
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?7 \0 b# M- a: k" T9 {0 J$ @1 G* ?
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
7 |% s" D0 b- R6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
1 o9 {4 o# J1 |* c6.21. 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?
7 T" M4 V; g; u' `2 r x9 Y6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?/ J* l7 g+ m m* T9 M2 x
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?. R8 Q; {3 L" j G% s, D
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?; @2 W. r' N- J/ P: T- r; W; B
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?; k% J# M# B z; b
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
/ V* t: U6 v3 Z6.27. 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?
$ J5 A) A( W/ a, J2 U6 g6.28. 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?. M# B6 }; ~7 `8 C( L
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?2 ~6 R3 e! w. {
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?: ]" U# h6 P; t1 _( M7 I5 g' \/ ]
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?) | _4 n3 H ^7 v* r% C
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?* T# t6 u7 S7 f; A! w4 J9 }
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
! H6 u* A; @6 U3 \6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
+ X f1 M' _! _9 N& V6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?5 q. h! F9 M9 | |/ }, c# {+ K* O
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
0 P4 `" B2 X7 O9 |, ?7 T( y/ E* f6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
' Y1 A/ B# E" o0 `' Z6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?) P) m2 Q+ I2 a7 H# E. I1 Y: z
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?! R4 ?9 I; |% S& |- O; i
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
; ]- P) |! m ~" C6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?6 J2 P; g: B$ r0 J8 k5 J; w* ?
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
! @6 c2 i9 d. P3 y j) }6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?+ I( Z# V& ?# ?, B
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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/ B9 v0 [# M3 I! }6 D2 r! z7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?4 x6 ~, s' H0 Q) {7 k: X
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?& ^. }3 \/ } ~, a
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
. Y4 h0 e8 X% r/ a7 ?7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
4 g' y* |0 @ d6 Z- k6 ^) p% K7.5. 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?7 t: k9 W' X% R. _3 K
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?/ t& b8 ]6 [( n
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.
5 C% m4 j! j4 r7.8. What's the deal with linked images?7 m. C8 B' w$ {* X/ K4 P
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
Z C* ]9 C4 V0 u( z3 e. p! d7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?1 t' [0 H3 t8 l, E; l
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% N& |0 `1 `0 U
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?; E* d; T+ }8 d0 r
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
, S" A: o- n0 a+ P, }7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!) N, q6 |7 ]; R. f: c5 d5 ?
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6 _& s1 c9 D" S' p2 Z" u8. GPU acceleration
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5 k$ u. G( W$ E8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
6 @, E" R) l6 F y% b6 `4 s1 M8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
" Q, Z/ q0 }% d8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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