5. Improving the results7 J, b: O: a. ~4 i# ~
$ \, h% N1 Z( r' y- H1 z5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
) }5 j% W# X. O% E% W5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
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5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
* I$ t9 H" U! ~4 x0 f4 j2 V7 A5.5. 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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* A! P7 U4 d/ z0 e c6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
& F4 C4 w4 r& _. g9 R2 L6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? " l0 o `+ N' @2 I% ]8 o
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?: Q3 X" q( `5 P
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
6 m9 S% r4 J! c2 ]% y6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?. n" i0 A% H ^
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?" Q1 Y9 ^) i* y" X+ o2 `8 u
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?1 a) H9 }; H+ H
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!# g6 _, @: C4 d( p }
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
3 f$ J; W+ \$ Y0 r1 Q; w6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
+ P% ]. m: f& |) [6 j! y% B; x6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?) b) Y/ O. Z. J- m) [- {& n
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
7 y% U3 V+ d" z0 V5 @. C1 g6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
" x, [: z2 l3 v+ r# b, c3 x$ x6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
2 ?/ W2 e2 h* }$ E9 e5 ]6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
! k6 B' f- B9 J3 X& y6 s; ?/ m6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
9 m g# S$ i N' @0 b6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
- O8 c2 p; ~* g# p( F; L0 l( w6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
% C5 }- J( h- J! ~" B K9 m6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
( j* l G+ a* i4 W" j6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?, J2 q1 o6 m' b8 G
6.21. 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?
' S. _" d/ c7 ^3 o/ h0 ~+ z6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?8 p- A" G- O7 w! O- `6 D
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?' M1 I2 P) J" \1 K8 T2 N% {
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
0 `& T& V K' ]$ ?: G6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?- U% N3 p6 [+ H" a, ?( d9 E
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?8 X% q# M' c/ Z" l
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?+ R1 z$ ~& [9 L/ F8 b# L
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 z a" |* c7 T6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
; F# r u9 b2 G9 z, x$ H6.30. 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?2 B5 K0 p9 L( Y( w; w" k
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?* ~8 T t+ g6 }9 I" `4 E
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?: o$ B$ l0 T& {$ Y1 v+ s( ]& i
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?, b2 \& i. Y I5 ^! s' G
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
" o- y4 Z: N/ m0 L5 {6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
( q1 c7 m; t; P4 _) q9 ?( L6 q6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
- r8 i3 L6 C2 T& u6 |* v* z6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?* K+ B- b! i$ |0 i; O& ~
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin? u' W5 L; X7 V! {$ V* D9 u# r E
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
8 b7 u) i# r; B) Q$ e! h6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
7 J( Y$ F# { P( z4 T3 |6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
# V6 [7 i7 j' Z+ H6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
6 r+ ^, W7 J- ]; S6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
. g$ X9 r# e: o7 |3 B" D6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?3 y( ^8 V( U% j: W! z: {6 [0 ]
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5 l+ ? s5 ]7 k" t+ G1 X7 m& S7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?: {5 u$ ?% r% P: i" f
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?% U: k, Q+ g$ R2 y7 `
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!/ T$ R* {. U3 D% X
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
, \0 [4 s) |0 F& x2 o% S7.5. 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?
( `' O5 u& K' ^+ S2 D8 w7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
0 N8 @+ P! l8 F8 [% o8 C& V4 k7.7. 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.
, S8 a4 e# N+ e. N7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
; K0 _' p( W* Q) P" F3 C% E7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?2 P. t/ ?) {1 \: h# s. |
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?+ V1 {8 S2 E$ G" E' J# C
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.! f& J; Y& m1 H3 A; }
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
( K" k: P4 L; j7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?. g" c( u1 ]( V' a$ ~/ V6 O
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!1 ~/ [. e1 S( W6 h4 q8 M
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8. GPU acceleration
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4 D6 E$ m: I+ r( a3 _% _8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
' p7 u; I i2 ^7 F6 u, g. m' S8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
) d: `( L) m8 j8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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