5. Improving the results
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+ |6 p5 \; M+ P( T3 k5 l5 o& e$ o5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight7 R$ ?2 ^0 z! K5 N2 y6 r
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama' M" Z$ ]- A. X) m
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?3 F- h, R1 a4 M4 V- f/ B* v
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
8 i, [, O8 q0 o& E% u& |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?7 C C( l" }% T$ J
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7 H" C% W6 {; f; x6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?* W0 Z d1 o' G, X& }9 d3 \. h
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 7 b& E( |' N7 F8 x* a
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?- g# m4 x' q' S5 g
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations? \& m1 v& @( U' I% C6 C4 C" }' F
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?& q- H: y5 y2 y1 K9 t; q, d; {! ^
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? d. O# ^) @8 T% j
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
0 e* F) e% F( J, s* z' r8 _( Y6 @6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
! t% v' F' F7 [8 Q% k8 W4 v6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap? X% v2 z, I0 U5 ^8 f; k; f/ a
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?. n: |+ n! U. I( X- ` n
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?/ O6 O2 k5 r1 I9 l8 Z
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
4 v- D b) y2 v* q( Y; u6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?- G a7 f; T7 G
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?/ D9 }% v7 @) E( O
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?( m( v. V7 @) |; k, j* X: L! e
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?7 R7 X) \0 `+ a$ _6 r
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?! I6 {& `' I! i8 P
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?% W/ |& I% @8 b/ Y1 V/ _# ]
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?& C) q( U8 x9 I9 g4 O; b0 ~
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
& i% p2 b% |& {) X7 s9 O: p6.21. 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?* o( F4 E) t7 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?
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; p0 z) Z G! U+ y6 o3 G6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?8 N; Y7 |! N" g2 A4 D
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?; p( _6 H' r. C2 R* X
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?0 i) c3 v9 i" n/ v' f8 ?3 k7 V
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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m3 V* f1 o0 z" B! @6 K# ^: J6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?- A, A4 I8 [* `% `, u
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?
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- ~! [4 a4 n; o5 k6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?9 j& `+ X6 l/ C9 R/ s s9 `; [* x3 ^
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?) o; X; n7 m) g' e% K9 d; L5 V7 {1 _
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?8 q/ k3 {3 B) L$ b
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?3 {! s. P9 R/ v& a; g7 m4 M8 B; \
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
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) E+ s5 }8 K3 ?7 I6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?' W( X& p! M w2 x5 H) H& N- }
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?9 c# |: f- ~ P4 L: J. f v* A
6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
& D8 }2 Z% O4 x6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
" P5 d1 ]- l6 ~, V" C" W) t0 a6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?& I: n6 ~! e& o4 t
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?6 H, e7 t, m& m6 H) \: {4 _* V
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?, U/ c5 k1 ~0 o2 t8 g9 O$ {/ W
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR7 V+ e9 K+ J, W G7 Q1 c; j# v1 H4 t8 F
1 J- w) _$ g; C; F7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?- e9 y" i& I! n1 K- T& |
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?" I1 e8 w+ l8 N' i) e
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!7 f7 B2 R7 z+ r) Q8 b1 V
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.8 Q# L' [' @3 L: z! H2 o+ t' y2 f
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?
7 n4 P& \3 Z' }' _* P1 ^% s/ p2 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? i7 L: t$ r$ G+ X9 ]1 k' H
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.* f& `5 W( V L& @4 p' N; B
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
- D4 h( s# w+ L7 V# m7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?) u+ w2 c9 a Z& m) C
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
6 Y' k, G7 J* l/ s; s/ ?: t7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
3 V0 g) y6 G8 b" l' l7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
! F! o; {. _) u7 H, G1 b7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?2 {8 R- O. g) w+ s* j2 [
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?
8 n2 n8 a L0 S; S& v* ~: X! s8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?" u) m) A; N2 U/ v3 |8 I4 S- U2 V
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?) J5 _1 \* y1 I0 E$ X
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