5. Improving the results' C( F) X/ g q4 e2 r
+ J( S; {+ K1 M5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight0 j: N9 _' g0 g7 k6 ~8 h+ C+ n
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
- a: o3 ^4 D6 D5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?, Z, A- c. Q1 [/ H7 ^. s1 d4 I
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?8 f, c# r3 m+ O$ m2 V
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?6 I8 K, ]$ x* W2 h$ V
6. How to...
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5 O: ?4 M! \1 C& G* T. D {7 y6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?' h L% R/ a3 X6 \. e) O+ W- Z% ?5 J
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? ( u: w% e$ I- _
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
[, S6 |# F2 m1 B6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?% u0 z L$ |7 Y$ Z4 ?& G+ p
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
$ ~+ F9 C6 Y+ |; c. A! }& ?- y6.6. 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?
- Y6 U0 \3 ^3 u# v9 F( Z; Y4 m6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?1 `6 h; L% X8 t1 i( p5 X0 y) z
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!$ s, @& D. Q2 k, z" X
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?9 W1 }% h9 e& x& m2 K' y
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?2 Q2 y, p c1 o' s
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
6 E/ I+ P! h% w+ p5 T$ w) i6 N6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
+ K. C7 e$ c6 N; d9 d0 a7 L; G6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
+ P+ t& j# z+ h1 q0 M, v6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
8 s- A# _* R6 r$ B$ C& s% i* v6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?6 o3 _8 ^& \7 G h" g5 @, i) Q6 h
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?% i1 r3 g) {. ~2 I" \+ l/ M
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
w( w4 d% E- l8 S D* H S6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
# |# ?8 e5 F8 I2 V6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
. P3 j8 ]% d( |9 z t+ g& w6 Z6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
6 U' \2 k/ _. Q8 K6.21. 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?. Y- g/ o! E- A0 {+ y+ ], i
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
3 n; n/ f9 [, u+ v2 u) {6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
) ^- S& }9 b, a$ ?8 ~6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?4 M3 y8 T% c. k6 w
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?$ U4 Q r$ J5 | J
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
& }: |. n) M+ z& o( g6.27. 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?/ z8 n! v z' T! Q
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?
7 b. `& m8 l" ?$ A6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?, A5 C3 G, ^5 s4 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?: E8 Q/ k) Y$ U0 t
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?' h8 n' [7 M1 t) u$ y
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?% C( F3 M$ l3 e2 R f
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?0 k f& Y* g6 [- c
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
+ Y" H( W1 c; d2 w" o- W4 E+ J! S6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?4 J+ p& E o2 T0 Q$ S, H1 d
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?& f* R) n5 p& Q) H6 p
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
3 G6 N ^+ q, b0 R, E6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?9 d) r3 ^3 B, m0 |
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?' U5 |1 R5 {4 ~4 F" ?- k
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
, S" o* S; L" D/ ^% c6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?& B3 _* o. W0 W
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
: m) n8 e/ K& I* A7 Y4 ?% F6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
8 C: |: ^6 O. A6 q6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?0 z+ y6 V: s$ P2 p7 G; F; z9 e* a
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1 E7 R; |" o2 n; N8 \7. PTGui Pro and HDR6 f9 f# A' ~' E
8 u* N, o9 o3 e7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?" a. i, G) \9 d! R2 j$ b1 N2 d
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
8 N/ m3 M* g% J2 _; y7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!" V1 B2 |" U* ^0 C
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
) ^" v% e& k! I- D; N7.5. 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?
! ^8 T, E- ]8 K4 i8 d3 m7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
4 i8 g8 p& Y/ r7.7. 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.
# p, N& z! `' o _# G& D0 u' d7 R7.8. What's the deal with linked images?" X$ p2 g) ]* U( d0 u0 q* R
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?- _) D& h) ]+ I% B4 l; J' F
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?1 ~, {8 q/ q/ i) T! |" v) S0 }
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.+ ?* N3 C9 @0 h# e' ?% h
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?! X7 ?) A( D: ~( E @: L
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
, H- ]9 g+ E4 C/ B4 E2 }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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' j( @# A1 |3 A% l8. GPU acceleration- O. E3 h' J1 s. j
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?7 G7 \ x7 `$ _! d" g6 V- p- H& ^
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?2 `- ~4 ~4 A: y" X! v2 U7 P8 f
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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