5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
# u- _- t- e6 @+ \* g5 a5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
. v" U5 y: i# s0 ]6 h- Y5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
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9 j# h$ |2 ]1 `% F; p) z1 ]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 [- K$ l* N9 n# e: n6. How to...
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$ x j/ y' a, v6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?: X4 l1 @: }: b/ a, {! G1 J
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? / A# v* l# @ C, L* \/ q# j( G
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
7 _# T: ~* p; v0 {6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
+ J: f+ A) U& \/ m/ q- x6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?% B5 O. m6 _" A# V9 i# E
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?
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6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
7 T9 i/ a5 k6 Q9 v' o' _) r6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
p( `1 p. E0 A6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
) A0 C) B/ _7 v/ l6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?' O( @7 }# {9 Q z1 A' Y
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
6 t+ m* [, ^* \7 G( G6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?: Z7 O$ q3 L9 p( }
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?$ c# q5 _- p* l6 X' D" d# q4 A
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
1 B, e; _% Y% v( l2 V5 |6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?! r. r7 g4 e, p P& T# B
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
5 a4 R; {1 Q4 k7 _5 @) O6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
/ A) ~* g* t; ?: m6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
0 `8 J5 T% `; m. E6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?. V, E' K# e7 v6 w
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?
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6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?- k5 ^: F2 N* D
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?$ i8 i. H/ a) A' ~+ c* N+ j4 I
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?8 ?( f; u' l# o
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?5 g1 E/ l5 n5 J4 r' d1 u
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?
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6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
0 D ^8 m o h. Q$ Q5 z- f3 u# n6.30. 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?
: a; i7 U$ y* ~( Z6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?1 } x( Z, J- u; u
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?, A. }3 b+ L7 s
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?, N3 r" k% q2 Y/ r7 Q; R
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?7 e0 [; A1 n* ^9 b+ j& a, Z9 c
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
# n0 x- Q0 S2 N6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?; E* W' `7 s( h9 `
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
( z2 c* N5 p2 N6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?8 D9 |& o& J, d( D3 O6 N
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?; b* ~9 w/ W$ T; T9 Z) w" l; J8 e
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone? u! ~4 h6 j/ F& A
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
, R' ~ l5 ^' Q6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?. a0 t& O; H5 k, D3 ?0 R( i5 Y p
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?$ g8 d* w/ _& b1 m' @8 n
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?$ \1 k( ?6 @9 ^ s
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7 E6 `5 Q& F: z" d+ `% l9 Z7. PTGui Pro and HDR* `' v# S5 e4 ~$ {' M4 F( ?* d
+ [3 C% Z0 r. ~/ I4 A" _) p7 Y+ `7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?; g. l! d6 F2 e
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
+ H& k- n+ w) R) k/ \0 V7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!! F8 Y# k" q; b" e7 t" u( O5 k, k
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images., @" O- N4 I* c s8 S
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?: ~$ \+ b X/ s- k9 k- i! }
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?2 e8 e1 h, B8 y+ b J# b( Y
7.7. 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.7 b0 m. y9 h" a' y$ V& A4 l: |
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
% P1 V& `8 P7 h$ z" Z7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?: [3 j: t9 F W( Q2 s
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
2 `1 y. m& e/ u7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
( K2 r$ w; t# Z' e7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?+ g5 c$ u. A0 Y
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
9 W3 |% ^ K7 N& S [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. GPU acceleration
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?0 S7 R8 A( w' O" l% V6 b p& ~
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?7 J1 j! Q3 A+ K. P' J/ Q0 W; x
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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