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9 T- J1 }& Q; h+ l% W" R5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight, m& b) k9 B4 s
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama: n* W8 z7 d0 U. n; D- A
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?+ N# V3 N! W! C; T
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?. E' n9 `0 N( c, p: G I
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?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?* O* s4 W8 M1 \) t
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
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7 @& }* p7 Y9 D. \6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?3 `, M1 [* v$ R9 ~+ `
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
9 Q6 [& H7 _2 y' Q( q+ T% K6.6. 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?
9 m+ z1 r, }2 q; @3 j7 J6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
^6 M) ], b/ p2 i, J0 Z6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
5 P0 q) H' R" y7 W& r. E: ~6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?8 G$ x1 d0 D7 J% p( E' p3 \
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?" T* M+ G6 J! x, Y V
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
5 s" f0 _7 B9 }; X; S, z/ E2 {6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?* F2 `0 c* L2 D9 V; \" c4 b
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?' @; J c% D1 q3 a% h
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
) B c" @- _6 |4 ~: T( I6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
8 ~2 F9 \$ S8 ]3 _/ ?6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
% Y3 z% `3 |/ g: T5 V7 F6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?' E7 l# M( a" P5 w9 R& |
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
3 {8 h5 f, s2 x( ?6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?4 V' K [# K; _# ]
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
: s! R2 }5 ?9 \/ @. V6.21. 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?* e) t4 u6 T" @* K$ w# K) x
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?& u7 N0 C' |) Y# c! g+ {* \0 X
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?/ f+ W7 u7 y% V$ ~* S% f8 T
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
: x& T) R& r" L! Y1 h6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
. @: X; f) |$ C2 P2 n; _" R0 o6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?$ e) z# t. m9 y; [3 R, J$ U2 Q: f0 [
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?
8 B& V! m, S+ C/ f' ?7 o' H6.28. 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?" J+ J7 q* }1 z* l
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
( h. n- |1 v8 |1 D6.30. 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?% s. S" a; D6 I% _# x' I
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?' R! \" }1 H. b9 M8 a
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?# y& C8 X- d4 p& s
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?6 a" T5 `( Q5 Y' J- A: v
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?/ H* \' c- j: w6 U
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?& B2 n1 C2 V# _! n) p
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
. z0 [: k- u0 v- k# X6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
5 ]5 q' C2 r. x$ O& p6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?$ Z, Z; `/ Z. h, P: F0 u
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
: E2 M. B$ O4 v1 v9 ^6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
+ m3 U/ o, m, D6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?& n0 ~& n4 |" K
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
$ p6 z4 |4 m- M) i# q! y0 A+ z3 G$ t6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?" i& J8 @3 u% X! |
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?9 u% u' W5 Q( s
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% W/ m: y' ], g7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?* X, m( n1 c$ y V, X' g& d
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
3 W+ t+ ^/ B" q* Q7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!$ N8 f/ O7 k5 O' y B; M
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
# r# J/ ?# R- ]. j) |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?$ _' Y; O) \0 ^5 x* r4 z
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?
X! X* r! V4 ~$ X$ y& h* _$ \& [. p7.7. 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.
4 F; O- O7 f5 L0 W$ W/ ^ u% x' F7.8. What's the deal with linked images?) o0 X) J$ p0 o: P; T4 c6 B E# C9 i
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
' ^6 z+ f. ]2 O2 B7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?) e# u ?) Q' b. b$ \0 V
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.- H+ {" O" s% D( W* p$ s _+ \
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
Q, D7 d" F4 w w+ ~' R. Z& {5 u7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?3 f; b+ ~% n6 \, H/ A2 z
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!3 g. ]3 ~" m& D' X, I
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8. GPU acceleration
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. D. I z/ F- r) j8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?2 a; p2 [! p- ?7 V8 g( `
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
) O ^% y% g5 C" y- Z8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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