5. Improving the results* Z* R! E- G/ N2 |# \4 `* ~
3 y! b* h( i! k8 O5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight: }" C; K# b- e
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
* l' z9 |- r: E# j2 [1 ^5 q$ G5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?3 T. Y3 Q, d, L( y' Q5 L4 H
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
- o6 j! @4 f7 ~% J5.5. 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?3 u( e* C, |; [/ B% @
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?* y' T. ~+ Y$ k$ [# D
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? , R6 G& z; D2 j
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
+ l& j" F3 w/ l% _' ?6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
2 _4 L1 B6 \# w0 ]6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
: z+ O9 R9 J' x- {& E/ a6.6. 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?3 y( M C" u) f
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
3 A1 c! r* y0 [8 ~# n6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!; J% \; }4 A, ]
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?8 J1 s: H: ~/ l A1 C
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?7 P8 M; Z! s' X) E2 w3 ]) m
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?9 W% M4 O M& z; ^+ |
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?+ `6 J0 u. P2 N$ w' \
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
! G/ f% K6 k y/ o' x! U+ E3 V' _6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
. j. y2 G! F) K6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
2 ~6 P1 ^; ?& E" _/ s0 e7 z1 v6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?! g4 O% Q7 d5 ^; s* c/ t: J
6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?4 W6 O2 P: L+ @% g1 N% l2 Y3 i
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
( C1 y* Q! L8 h7 |( _1 N1 Q6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?/ v/ @% i# D% R3 {( @. J
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
4 p/ T% F8 J1 I: o: e6.21. 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?& _, B* O# d) o
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?
- @% t+ `' [/ Y6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?
& J8 {! s' K8 F: G3 D" v2 L6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
+ P7 m' W" y1 i5 N/ f3 i n6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
' ^- M1 n v5 l5 y7 J* v6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
9 K" k0 m) p& A6.27. 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?: e. x8 Z& x) B: Z1 U" x! l
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?0 F7 u Q# y" ~
6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
- ~$ @5 \/ r5 Q; l6.30. 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?
1 V. Q4 V, Y) j' Z9 j6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?' X3 q; j* t* ^' c: c# Z) Q* ]2 T
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?5 P% T1 E/ H7 g+ K. e" b
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
& W" T' z. N; s2 v6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?
( ?1 g9 C' O' o, S. y6 ?6 o6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?. C/ ~, l/ {% _6 f' _
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?- ^/ | s4 _ `. ~) Q1 X/ `
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?' V7 R; k+ j, k! U7 M
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin? J4 ^0 C ^6 v5 l4 k% j1 t
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
" u$ q m6 d# e( H* Q6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?& E S! ]# O/ A5 H
6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
+ B7 Q2 t( g; |* H. t6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?. n! W- g1 k( ? l1 y9 b1 v q, P% d
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?; g: y) h( D$ Q3 k4 W" k+ K
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?' c7 Y5 R$ `. T, ^( N- G5 A( Y
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! C5 p y) O9 N. h" y+ _4 {7. PTGui Pro and HDR: M0 D2 y' h$ W3 i9 Z8 x
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
" `- v; ^0 o" Y0 I) \2 Q- O4 u8 b6 j7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?
& y" k5 ^2 `; V6 c# Q2 m6 d7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
6 \3 ]/ i' r/ k8 D' |7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images./ c: s- ~) F- ?( i* B
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?
4 o8 b. \2 n! u1 l7.6. Why should I use manual exposure mode? Isn't it much better to use automatic exposure, so that every image is optimally exposed?
2 T* \0 P9 e/ H+ D7.7. 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. L& s& W, c3 H9 Z! Q; v
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
( C/ x4 a" i4 ]! B k7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
7 U7 f* }2 s) n' w0 t; A7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?; V6 W; r' T! G9 G5 Q& R8 Q0 k# M
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.
. H2 j$ S( V, p! i# N7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
, b7 P1 R9 F3 k* V7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
' J7 c# C5 M. m) B7 c, Q7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!2 E: M1 h: K7 ]
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; e. o; u6 S* |8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?4 `7 R* k( x& L4 `. A
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
+ z0 V( D: Z6 H8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?+ ~0 i! g6 O z3 o0 K) l
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