My Panoramas Are Distorted Or Misaligned; My Computer Freezes While Gigapan Stitch Is Working - GigaPan EPIC PRO V User Manual

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6.6 My panoramas are distorted or misaligned

There could be several causes for distorted or misaligned panoramas:
1. Check your setup for errors.
a. Go through the Set-up steps in Chapter 2.
Note: Remember that you must repeat this every time you change the camera, lens or focal
length.
b. Make sure that your camera is tightly mounted on the GigaPan unit.
c. Make sure that the GigaPan is firmly mounted on your tripod.
d. Make sure that your tripod is on steady ground.
e. Make sure that nothing disturbs the GigaPan while it's taking photographs.
2. Make adjustments for vertical or horizontal lines in your panorama.
GigaPan Stitch aligns the larger elements of photos, and thus might ignore
vertical or horizontal lines such as poles and window frames.
a. Try to avoid taking panoramas with too many vertical lines in the foreground.
b. Try using a third-party tool to stitch your panorama.
3. Check and adjust the platform's forward-back position.
If you're taking macro panoramas (that is, really close to the subject), you'll need to adjust the
position of the platform,.
a. Turn to Chapter 2.9: Minimize Parallax Error. Note: This is a time-consuming process,
and should only be used when necessary. However, it may be necessary for panoramas that
have subjects that are both close and far away, and macro panoramas.

6.7 My computer freezes while GigaPan Stitch is working

The GigaPan stitching software needs a lot of processing power to stitch panoramas, and will use
up nearly 100 percent of your CPU, leaving little for other programs. In addition, larger panoramas
need more power, and take more time. So while it might appear that your computer is frozen, it's
just GigaPan Stitch working hard. Ideally, you should avoid working on your computer while the
stitching software is running.
To monitor GigaPan Stitch in Windows, turn on the Task Manager ([Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc]). If
GigaPan Stitch reports "Not Responding" , use the 'report a bug' feature under the 'help' tab
of GigaPan Stitch or contact tech support via GigaPanSystems.com.
On the Mac, you can monitor GigaPan Stitch using the Activity Monitor ('Applications' >
'Utilities '> 'Activity Monitor)'. If GigaPan Stitch reports "Not Responding" , use the 'report a
bug' feature under the 'help' tab of GigaPan Stitch or contact tech support via GigaPanSys-
tems.com.