5. Improving the results, l5 }( J$ k) B2 e S4 A8 d
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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight
) F' z% e$ A& M) l& { b5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama% w5 p% X0 c5 i, Z& G3 V0 T4 k+ o+ G: P
5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?
+ R' b v8 _, B& g1 K5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?
7 h; e& y$ m2 `. r5.5. 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?
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I: s+ i7 Z. g" d9 ?6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?) @3 z8 M6 y6 h. v8 o+ g
6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? % Q& G" N( J0 |
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?
# c( R9 |6 H2 [) X$ ?6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
0 w! h0 E8 q6 R, X! L6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?; M8 G/ }5 w: J8 V8 r
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?3 H4 C& Y& O9 x6 k- ?: u; D
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
4 H; E) k% G7 a5 F6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!/ N7 X9 b7 p: M
6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
4 F; A0 W: x6 |% Z& H, r6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?0 S: e; m1 K* W7 {- ]/ @
6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?, g5 g% E- D) W d% |& v5 [8 C/ @
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
0 m1 L; m3 r9 M0 e `( H6 D1 Q5 A6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?$ I. f7 m% Y. c" k9 Z! o
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?! \- O* E J' M) h u+ w! b7 r
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?
7 _" R0 ^7 l& b2 B; t6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
/ V. a; ^5 U, D$ m0 n6 e! s, M1 [! a# u3 M6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?$ k; G4 {: U5 g$ L
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?+ P* k' D0 F* V& q( B( l7 T+ m- G6 ?
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?
" b- I! V S. U- q4 R! m9 Z7 [9 ~6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?& N; y9 `4 N e) \# t& Z& ~* G! e
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?- q" S! p: W- V) T( I! M
6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?' a& l/ B% [% o; z6 @; |7 l
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?, h7 D1 S6 z$ D) @* d" W- h
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?/ p ]. c8 [0 X5 D" I
6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?( H0 `6 S/ ^1 Y& m7 z7 x& Z! ^7 S
6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?
& N7 K9 E$ z; E% g, {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?
4 w, K+ o2 P5 t" x6.28. 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?
, E6 s1 p+ A" a2 n6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?
( P {4 g$ \# C* v& P: P! Y6.30. 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?5 l& W6 f- `$ E i( ^
6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?
5 M. n0 L5 m) g* E" M8 ^$ [$ r6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?- m6 Y) ^# J2 L. h+ r Q0 X
6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?* x& n1 `3 Z2 e: d8 ^
6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?4 |- g1 I7 X/ H& J
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?! ^7 a* u) E( w8 l( T
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?3 X4 _* p6 v, ?3 A
6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?0 C0 Q5 B0 g! t- D$ u
6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?0 q6 c7 Z0 E2 \. ^
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
6 |( ^ s6 J8 D2 D: K6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
. z$ h3 u& g# L6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?
2 y- V k& G* Q% I+ G6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?
3 w5 S! O ?; V7 P1 ~6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?, h% \2 X, L4 I* e( u0 i U
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?
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( k# ]2 n; ?3 A: Y- h) I7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
" z. m# x% U5 J6 G3 N! W7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?* \+ U; }6 B3 |' i! n& d
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!
# s$ ?7 [/ ~& Z4 d/ _1 R7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.
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9 ] r- X% I) [2 {, ]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?- P0 \, H+ e" ^$ y$ m1 ^
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.: u* i1 J U5 s7 Q! |
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?2 g0 E( v* k1 @7 l) i
7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
- I& Z. \+ e5 x3 ?* _7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?% y4 R0 w( m" o3 R* Q! q
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. K w* y- O$ K* V* p/ _ u, u/ [3 t
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
- I8 B# K5 t( }7.13. Can I extract artificial bracketed images from my (non bracketed) RAW files and have PTGui Pro assemble those into an HDR panorama?: y, r$ a: a% R9 g n, I
7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!; l9 e- O+ {8 l+ Z7 ^
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8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
% o( T4 w' ?' g- b8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?% R1 @. N1 v8 y& S/ c P# [8 M. f* W
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?
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