5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight3 y7 M1 a; Y3 F! G/ M# f0 f
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama. }) c+ M/ P* P* ^) C
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
6 f3 O8 t7 l; w8 _5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?9 S9 \ P- j9 _. M" \ u% d4 Z
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?8 Y$ d/ V5 T2 _8 d5 C4 M$ a
6. How to...& G! O) t. N* s( @ l. c7 j- R6 W
7 P7 F! [; V" F# ?& P6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
3 m6 n P. q# g$ k3 |; k6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
, @7 c8 @- W& L5 {" z$ J8 \6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?0 P/ Y4 _9 z {# K0 ?" a1 b3 y1 a$ ^* m; @
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
+ w# L9 I/ n: r/ N. i6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?# o/ D% m! J0 U7 u1 S
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?
r2 S# u, R, R9 G- N9 e6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?; m9 I* Z: }% G: R# m0 K9 [6 T* \% U
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!. B5 [* A9 J% L2 U6 a/ d" C6 ~
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?+ ~5 R# R, K- a" a4 d) ]
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?* X f- Q* e9 {' x* z5 y1 q
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
1 k! P6 V# u2 t! e! Y6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?! w* j# V( f6 C: X3 z! d1 E5 q
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
! P0 z4 y" Q. y% c- c, I6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?- N. c0 e% j8 r9 F) \6 U
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
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6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?7 W7 s) \; {- n8 _ i B
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?1 r% ]/ E3 A! P+ K
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
+ {8 s n2 Y: J+ h9 t7 Z6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
: b% u4 Y! q% w3 q" a3 C% @' Z" 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?
% p! G- q- k8 k) f3 P H" U: k$ h6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?3 l( _3 L1 | z* C: u4 i
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
3 l8 Y1 ^1 M& E! t9 E1 B) d6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?' O4 D% u7 d% E5 ]
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?# f1 A2 a0 B P! {8 V
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
3 Q9 B9 P; P# w6.27. 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?
! ~+ j* o' g3 N6.28. 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?
$ k8 W3 f4 |: x1 l$ e/ n6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?& i# j& n |6 w; T( z6 a
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?: T% E2 q; ^" X" v
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?, c) U' H/ G& R
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?6 e1 }+ M5 m- I' v5 |
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?3 u; X! }6 q( [$ ]0 q( q* n, B
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
9 D# K- f( d# O7 N6 Y( Q4 w# w6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
7 ^4 Y; ^5 Q( I; ]6 O6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
* h( q3 Z4 `6 h6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
0 A2 w5 M# l. F6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
' M/ F- x2 I$ ]$ R$ ^* D6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?- y+ a) C% Q/ d: Y* o8 J$ Q7 _
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?1 N1 v7 o% M+ l) D
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
* |7 j; a( @# j# A; Z. V# i6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
0 Z$ n* o7 d" ?+ j& Q: x6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
# [8 y6 D0 [& Y6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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" n$ M9 X0 X* q+ u7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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9 Y( E f x" I; G7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?& q" v: x6 G7 W
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
: F; T) W' `4 `# i, H1 h7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!7 ]% m# _) M$ x3 Q) E+ R: D9 X9 }! b
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images./ H ?3 S0 h5 L2 _
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?9 \% z, q, B1 j% V6 w4 x
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?
5 _/ a1 F. x# W) S' O( 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.( n8 W, a4 t$ c; G! w$ ^* K
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
+ S1 ]8 j( a5 }2 |" Z6 a7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?+ k/ b. U2 R7 [* o3 S5 ~
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
0 J# q+ B8 A; w; M/ H7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
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7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
, z) E O v5 ^7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!( k7 ] F7 A* w' [2 D: ?
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4 e; _- B! T' L* E: d/ t$ E8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
' a; ~3 g! [) a( K5 R' T8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?, A5 x* X8 }* c0 @ C$ g/ z
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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