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5.1. The horizon of my panorama is curved instead of straight0 a6 J2 `) h& k( u1 F4 E% ]0 I6 x
5.2. I get color/brightness differences between the images in my panorama
6 G' H N9 k B9 l$ x/ O5.3. How can I change the resolution (ppi or dpi value) of the generated panorama?2 n2 x( O3 g/ j, r' [7 U
5.4. I see misalignments in the stitched panorama. What can I do to improve the result?) K! M }$ J' \9 l& |+ |6 L
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?
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6.1. My panorama contains curved lines. How do I get straight lines to remain straight in the panorama?
: i& j$ x5 M6 ~$ g! B/ a5 I- X( ^* {6.2. How do I use the Horizontal line and Vertical line control points? + m; t$ S( B# B
6.3. How can I calibrate my lens parameters?4 g/ Q( F2 p. q9 [! C
6.4. Does PTgui allow stitching of photos that have the camera in different locations?
6 Q8 X: _2 Z' o. T/ M6.5. How can I stitch mosaics, like partial scans from a flatbad scanner of a large image?
0 l3 o4 B- {( C( i. E+ q6.6. 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?. O. A( f' L, o
6.7. How can I have better control of the overlap area (i.e. the location of the seams)?
7 J$ } ^5 g3 z2 g- I3 E6.8. How can I create a vertical panorama? PTGui rotates my panorama 90 degrees!
2 n1 p7 ]$ K B y! ^" |4 C6.9. I want to cover the tripod in my (360x180 degree) spherical panorama. How do I add a nadir cap?
/ J# C, ]; x" V) t) y% J. v6.10. How can I change the default settings for new panoramas?
, R7 a8 r- l' f! K6.11. How can I stitch extremely large panoramas?1 J6 t: C" q8 m# r. d$ @
6.12. How can I align a set of images, all taken in the same direction (not a panorama)?
$ i7 E! B! l. }6.13. How can I use exactly the same stitching settings for different sets of images?( L+ P9 f4 d+ S' d
6.14. How can I correct a single image for lens distortion?, q/ T% |( Q: { ^9 i' N; l! g
6.15. How can I show a panorama on my website?" I4 O6 m! W& O6 S' K& ]- E9 W
6.16. How can I publish a panorama to Facebook?
- N5 H; G8 G: x$ {. A6.17. Why does Facebook display my panorama as a flat image, not as an interactive panorama?9 C k( U1 |7 }3 D4 E. T0 a* |7 @9 J* ?
6.18. How can I use PTGui to add the metadata required by Facebook to an already stitched panorama?( s; T; \7 p% K
6.19. How do I level/straighten a panorama using horizontal / vertical line control points?) Z" S0 _" R/ W) h
6.20. How can I correct a single image for vignetting in PTGui Pro?
& ?6 ?& J" l' i6.21. 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?
) ?5 J; z* D% t9 E& H/ M9 q- v6.22. After running Publish to Website my panorama has black holes at the top and bottom; how do I get rid of these?- j% \" Q0 i8 _7 q% ]1 Z
6.23. PTGui leaves some blank space around my panorama. How can I crop the panorama so that it fills the canvas entirely?4 _- a) s$ M3 p0 F$ i Y
6.24. How can I tell PTGui to output panoramas at a specific size?
9 [# [+ R, I) Z& U' u f* S# u/ e6.25. How can I defish a fisheye image in PTGui?
0 H2 N. w6 b# Z% E6.26. How can I extract a 'flat' image from a spherical panorama?7 h6 ~8 n8 p) G4 f4 q
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?$ ?3 k; B, _. z" R. L) @6 B3 @
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?
1 C* U$ x" y {; z) f! k- ^; N5 B6.29. How can I view a finished panorama interactively on my computer?) U) K9 C. m- z5 ]- a6 K* y9 Q
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?
: q& L; ^7 ^& ?: S0 A( P1 F6.31. I need to align/overlay an image to an already stitched panorama. How can I do this?, h. g6 V6 |8 a
6.32. How can I stitch a PTGui project from the command line?
6 `) O* ~ M" ~; X$ i* s! k6.33. Can I use PTGui to arrange pictures into a collage? Can I disable the warping/distorting of images?
: h" N0 s$ Q2 l6 @. e# [/ }6 v, w, O0 p6.34. How can I display spherical panoramas on my iPad?. \" C: e. G" F0 k! X5 s }' P2 W
6.35. How can I stitch panoramic video in PTGui?7 `# v7 i, q4 ]3 [$ [) [* O F
6.36. Is there a way to stitch many panoramas using the same settings?
@% v2 @% V/ [! Z6 t6.37. How can I make 'little planet' images in PTGui?
, R0 e. m9 q! N1 @) O6.38. How can I stitch images from Adobe Lightroom in PTGui? Do you offer a Lightroom plugin?& G3 J9 y- _: l; Z3 Y& }
6.39. Can you tell me how to make 3d (stereoscopic) panoramas in PTGui?
" \+ j/ T7 Y: s8 H( ?6.40. How can I view a stitched panorama in a Cardboard VR viewer on my phone?
* Y) r( }: j% X2 _, Z6.41. How can I stitch two back-to-back circular fisheye images?1 I1 ]; f7 `4 W+ R- x) ?. |
6.42. How can I retouch the nadir of a spherical panorama?, n- ~+ n8 P: B& ?) [
6.43. How can I stitch images taken with a 360° one shot camera in PTGui?# C5 O( i& t& x9 \" H* t
6.44. How can I prevent PTGui from placing control points in certain areas?4 ~# f0 D0 X& ^% k4 U
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7. PTGui Pro and HDR
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7.1. What is the best way to take images for HDR stitching in PTGui Pro?
1 i2 w1 n* F% z e: x" k7 Y( \, I7.2. My images don't contain EXIF exposure information. Can I still use them to stitch HDR panoramas?2 |- ?2 A/ @) F1 A+ y( `
7.3. PTGui Pro doesn't recognize my bracketed exposures!% g, O! D9 B+ k# ^
7.4. The stitched HDR panorama looks like it was not blended at all. I'm seeing hard edges between overlapping images.% a- u# c, J G
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?$ y' [7 n1 ?/ 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?
. I9 i8 S s3 a% p7 f/ 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.! i- N/ G' s9 [3 U5 F, b0 g3 X6 ]" [# C
7.8. What's the deal with linked images?
! a I; n: {+ \. T7.9. Should I link my bracketed exposures or not?
' z; Z$ x ~% r7.10. Can I retouch an HDR panorama, e.g. to remove ghost images of moving people?
x a2 o6 L* d p7.11. I would like to stitch my panorama in PTGui Pro, but use another application (e.g. Photomatix or Photoshop) to create the HDR.$ @* K& O% p& \8 [9 P
7.12. Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?# M9 L7 U7 S% L# ~* 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?
2 C0 N1 g- u7 Y! ~0 {0 V7.14. I have read the previous answer but I still would like to stitch my pseudo bracketed images generated from RAW files!. z8 O2 e( ]6 @# K, Q, X
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" _. V, \+ z( s+ P6 N8 G8.1. Which GPUs are supported by PTGui?
: z1 f( M' ]. `1 |, n8.2. Which graphics card should I buy?$ k4 g/ G3 R# t5 T
8.3. Does PTGui support using multiple GPUs?1 L: p% b; M' L8 R& x. I
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