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+ R% B" s8 r. A) E8 }5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
4 w$ {& ~0 L; |8 u/ `9 |4 @7 b5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
. ?; h3 T9 F! q; r0 R5 l5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?# H2 J3 |# x" G# q
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
: ~" }/ h( d w0 r6 k, B1 K+ F5.5. 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?& ? g# q9 Z+ X9 R( ~
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?. u& w& d% T; v% m& s% H4 S6 m$ s
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 9 C2 g' I; c6 |- k2 S6 @( d! a6 F
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
4 _" D) O4 k- O- d, o! k$ M6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?' c5 u3 J; x7 ~- g
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?3 T7 r6 X& [! @
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?
2 Y U3 E% p: u5 B6 _5 N( ^% l* E6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
4 g9 V* i/ G: R" w6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!" Y0 z! |( H# Q4 E( E
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
0 W) r0 v: ]8 g7 o6 H' G6 ~6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
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6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
* m0 w9 g: Z+ W/ C! A/ m5 p6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
3 p8 c# [2 I: t/ r6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
1 v! g5 G; ]7 t; @# k0 T6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?0 J# n$ Q) u2 U, ]
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
& _+ T9 _: B1 c( c6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
E3 a: t/ i- M6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
; J: U1 v: M8 ^9 n$ ?6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
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! I2 Q+ W# b$ q% S0 h6.21. 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? b; o( L8 K9 j% }6 Z8 r
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
4 |# ~+ [7 t n7 a# G' y% Y9 C# t6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
# u% U% X( C& h6 M; `6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
& H& w2 E+ `; Q7 C+ s/ `3 m6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?, t5 ?! U# c4 k6 K6 t
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?+ G& D: n. o# m6 l/ K
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?
/ u* G! I+ F, F! T3 Q! [, 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?
+ ~& M7 b$ d) |& j+ e# R+ N; H& |. H6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
; l3 a/ [" V6 A& b9 }' [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?
0 P" F9 e' u5 R; J. N0 Q, U1 z6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
: n: Q* S1 A2 L+ _4 g6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
0 c) }) \+ v- T' S4 o6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
5 t; H8 ?9 O8 G6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
9 {% W+ k+ c: w: T4 b5 t/ H6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?1 F9 G/ O3 S( M* a8 z) X
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
: V9 B* H. j ]6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?) W: Y: E- _: U7 B
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
; B; E7 r. i' I5 I6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
0 K& u/ e* q9 f2 g1 o- A+ i) \6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?7 \- \; ~! g9 q2 q4 @% W
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
& q6 w8 H( ?' S: W; n6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?7 }( v a' I. ]$ U
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
1 I i; A- U' D- U$ l, g5 x1 F6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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5 C* B0 F3 R& w7 U, _7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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1 G: f; S+ z: P. v0 u) a: X# L7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?! z! v7 S, o* v2 x* `9 y7 r' i
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?3 H$ _$ S% J# Q5 _, n
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!' w& K% h" l7 r, \; X
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
- E# v4 m& t/ v6 ]5 a7.5. 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?
$ i) J4 a3 `+ B7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
9 r6 f& |+ B* w+ i+ R3 I, c7.7. 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.
1 x4 O! q; u! @. r5 j6 d! S7.8. What's the deal with linked images?1 P# h0 ]4 v( f/ `- z! `
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
( t, u8 n, r$ i8 {* [7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
; H& o; h2 a+ e$ h7 H& K3 r7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
9 i3 Y+ L9 Y* w/ _, E, O7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
, \% W, G/ Y/ i! X! m+ t+ \! M: c7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?2 H: p% B/ V+ v
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8. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?2 a( I G+ h8 j
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
: P" d' w$ u W- m4 n; b! ]; ]2 E! |8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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