5. Improving the results
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight' e$ S+ t( ]9 W1 I, M9 }0 T
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama) N4 {& ]* r3 b& g6 N
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
9 M: u5 v0 C) z! p5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
% Y: I$ G5 L& }. v( i5.5. 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?! {# o8 E" y& I4 W# B8 `7 Z
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Q1 q& D+ f4 h2 ?* L0 c6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?# `4 H# P+ Q! e' b8 E) X
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points?
$ d- y! ]+ Y0 J7 u2 ] v+ ]6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
H8 u+ K; s0 K+ h5 V+ W, X9 |! e6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
5 f w! t8 p* Q- j* O8 q( A6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
- Y( F6 [+ @" ?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?
+ G( t1 q( p% H! K6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?. U0 M4 }) c0 u$ R, a {
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
/ r# W2 G) t) ^& D& B6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?' P! n, j2 Q8 k$ r; I
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
3 e+ s+ u9 n4 q; [# A- i6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
6 o$ ]% z$ S. m2 y6 ^" [3 C6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
6 H" Y9 u9 _/ m4 `: A' `6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?5 Y0 L+ I! c& y5 L- {, x) v P
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
1 U+ Y5 h& i* ~2 w8 T6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
# `2 ~7 V/ i3 s! T; ]. y' y6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
9 \+ b( Q0 |4 u( ?6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?
# K* `0 r$ d; R: D1 \6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?$ D3 d y, g- a, o2 ]/ m5 C
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
# P- H$ t; X$ a6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?$ f4 J. k; j5 c* L
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?# d! Y. o3 |7 l( y8 S0 l- K
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
4 n8 i; S+ W1 x3 b6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
# p( \, h1 J$ i4 E8 K8 P6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
* t" c; B" ?! ~- v6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
7 r S( F* w0 l. r* o, ]; B, s4 j6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
- \4 ~ b4 {$ L# u) i; `" H7 z, l6.27. 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?7 M$ O- y7 P) R e. l% h! X+ U
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?2 H1 W' c5 d6 ^: F+ P0 [$ ?
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?) i4 u$ P2 u) 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?
$ k1 K' h' T' L# I4 a7 j0 c/ D6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?2 Q1 y) P& N9 C1 j. Y( |
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?4 e: s m+ p1 l+ S/ l2 M( r; s; G
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?4 S, ~# y. @1 c6 g+ T+ s6 i
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
/ g+ v: Y6 ^: L# p* O9 b4 y6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
) O# |2 g1 [* j7 ?: b; N' m/ v5 j. B6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
5 y# Q9 L/ _; @$ A6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
5 S$ Z# V: ^% s3 x% q) v5 r6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?
& o" {+ u3 q( w6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?8 [7 ^- C; u& O+ w) k/ E; P( E
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?8 _; d% ^) N! i4 V% q* O
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
7 z9 I: X) @& k2 m6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
& U; ]. [( ]/ |' r% ]6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
' D) z4 k+ g( e6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?5 R& ]7 |: W7 K) k9 d
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. E8 q. U! d8 ]0 W; G7. PTGui Pro and HDR0 `) j# w# W5 H; p- v
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
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7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
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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?
' \; x6 D0 y% [0 n$ Z7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?( y [9 m# ?8 D4 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.
0 V% w/ O3 i/ e9 O3 } @7.8. What's the deal with linked images?' D. p% u3 s# X: R u0 ?9 z
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
1 w' W' R( ^6 N& O: u7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?/ O N& ?1 b8 k3 p7 e# R2 v5 [
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.
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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?
2 q0 `* P7 i; b8 S9 ^& U7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!' A7 \. N0 J; ]# o1 L' I
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$ U; m- a0 N3 D8. GPU acceleration+ x Z4 W( W4 ]: q/ }5 H1 `: l! {
) B2 S5 [# W3 O. f; n: B% B- Y# Q* F- o8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
# E0 \2 W* d; `" T! j7 O. ]% o8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
3 ?! l$ [" t+ ?! I8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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