5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
z! f. d/ N( W4 }5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama8 b- z) {6 T/ P
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
4 |( ^6 ?+ ?3 I3 h5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
% `0 ?7 c3 D5 K# x4 S' y: f, N5.5. 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?
9 U6 o' Q: q& g% R8 L6. 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?
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6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
& {7 K# [$ v1 n; C9 e9 s, E6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
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6 [* j& Y. r3 n$ C, e6.6. 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?
3 c {: J) C9 {8 N9 n6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?: N# M4 G# w/ t/ z
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!1 P/ d! f, x4 y: |, C
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?$ w* I P' `8 _& }6 L
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
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' u; d' x0 f4 ^& X( p& M" o6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?2 V5 [* `( i1 m8 W3 Y8 }
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?( x P6 S4 M) x3 ^
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
9 T- H- J' g v6 Y7 d6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?# j+ N3 @( z6 R
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?! d# _: {6 Y3 R- E( n
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
9 M! T: x" o4 s6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
6 m- H! Y }1 k0 [6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
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3 h8 r' Y$ i; [( g, \* P6.21. 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?
2 [( i& d1 R( [5 }+ e6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?, ~1 F4 i1 f. n. O8 ]: |9 J1 V
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?" a; m9 X; L4 F& f/ ^
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?& U: f/ |$ E; Y3 E7 n% q" h! b8 G( _
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?* O! {/ x/ ] o) F. k
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
, X3 B4 v# y ` ?+ n) p- y6.27. 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?
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6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
. U4 @6 \9 j6 ], U6.30. 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?
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6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
, x% r, S, v8 W# X! X9 f6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
% r; \2 t5 _$ M ?6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?! z# G4 o% ~; Z0 N
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?4 x0 z- Y5 w! l$ Q. O1 d1 X3 N$ J5 R
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
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# l! v* P" L9 q; t6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?, g+ o& K4 ^: A* O* M
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?3 W# i5 K7 |+ u- C' O, }) \4 k$ W
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?! q8 U+ z6 s# U3 {( l( s
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?6 U" J! h4 \* B# W- _
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
7 Z. H5 L3 A" ?: B1 b- F6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
* Q1 Z4 @4 d4 ~6 m) `6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?, J. {6 _2 v* a: y, } G- {2 H
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3 @4 X- G% O" D+ j$ a7 v5 L7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
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$ W" F2 H5 ^! D2 V% G; G7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!6 {- ]3 J- Q8 H; |8 u& D* R
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.) B6 Z- m1 t" c* T L& T
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?
: i! n% Z) H7 T4 `5 r; {) w3 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?
$ |4 W# }* Y, I, R8 ~6 f) q" z7.7. 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.
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7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
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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.+ S3 ?& K0 {8 f, l1 K9 C- q
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?& c+ s2 v, }+ `8 N9 c4 C k
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?; k6 U2 f4 O6 J W( r& L8 V' I9 k
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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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
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8 O/ ?" Q4 M9 z+ O! P8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?$ h6 V* s( V2 `, B) E- B; h
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