5. Improving the results1 r2 b5 ^! M8 k! ?+ V9 v2 g/ n. }
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight5 _6 \$ N8 O; b$ k# A) z5 j
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
7 n9 @) u% M2 v' f5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
, `3 ]& P( S K" i/ x1 X- v, s/ T5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
/ a* e" F( W- Z1 _. s8 a8 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?; d. c8 ?% K, o: Y
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6 X- {8 F& l! N0 o6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
1 h; r1 f; z# \$ x R! e5 h2 @6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? 6 @2 t8 A0 J I* I; l x
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?8 }! B' x) X4 Y1 N' o
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?. K/ ^+ j0 w' b4 U1 Q
6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
; \2 p6 U) e, c+ E6 e% R6.6. 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?0 i$ V7 `, _# G7 C: \: _7 ^8 C
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?2 M% |& M. y) J# u# `; A( |
6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
6 N) l0 b" @. m9 o( }. r+ E% G6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?! i- F5 G! v# c5 D* K4 Z) i
6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
% K: A: @2 s* }0 N6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?
# W. ^4 \8 h# z6 x/ U. e* ]6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?; Q0 B1 p8 w" v H; v4 A
6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?
V0 |& y' Y( T* ?6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?
" r" k0 {) E* i3 j6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
( p# Z6 ~1 p" P$ ~- N; V6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
* V6 }" V3 {8 _6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?5 d, C o% P4 G! U" T) ?
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?
$ O" C' L# F. ^6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?* J; R5 D( b7 j! q% H
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro? B7 D; p7 x B" A, D* O; f, z$ j: [
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?
! X% Z4 \4 N" e- K- A0 }* X6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?0 f9 E4 A, F- w" X6 Q
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?9 ]& I9 }- `4 y- t* E9 ^* M9 h
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?2 f7 b( W$ w/ K3 o" B
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
5 ?6 T+ A' X3 I( \5 c6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?* k( \, t" @+ P" b9 y8 M8 [8 t
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?+ s" E) Z8 @: C1 c( 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?
# Q6 x% A: W+ \/ [6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
2 R! _% q# U2 H* }$ a# C6.30. 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?4 v% F( g7 y; S/ q
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?/ d7 ~7 W( \5 G# Z, S# J
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?4 I, ?2 Y. v5 q" h5 d
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
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4 ?$ H ^/ d! `8 V. H; ~. P6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?
# G4 b3 x/ ~$ B5 k! t$ O6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?+ k: h) ]- ]7 @/ `! v8 R# V
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?3 X: R8 ~* E+ n. e
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?' Y% o, K3 ~0 W t
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
( c; k" }, {% J- y6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
4 L4 \8 L6 P. i9 X, \4 W6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?# T: |5 o$ V+ \& m- U
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?! s$ }+ i3 F% t4 r: s: \0 H' Y4 D
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?
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5 N" y: w2 ]: q9 {7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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* b. k9 Y! C) G c7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?# ?" ]9 {" [; t% V
7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?1 z( e: e f3 A1 X6 H* A/ V0 H% ^$ N
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
, y) m+ w: P7 `0 W/ [7 R7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.; o! E- R, h/ w n6 m
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) H* K( R" e; W& R
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?
, ^8 _% ` ?' v4 J* \' _, F8 l7.7. 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.& f7 C" G) P! T( [: h
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?6 O2 L" [3 i, a% W* f! v
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?1 A, U/ ]' u0 }+ I; }0 ^0 k3 y1 @
7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
0 x8 M) b/ m7 f) ^5 k7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.
p7 M, {4 x6 F) ~! h _$ ^' i0 v7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?! G6 p+ y8 f: s. A
7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?
, B5 m: v D9 C1 J& r7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!! @; s6 B6 q, V# l' Z" J; Y
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?4 D& P' E: ^) Y4 o2 P
8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?
/ R( j. i2 w9 L8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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