My Panoramas Are Distorted Or Misaligned - GigaPan EPIC Pro User Manual

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 EPIC Pro unit.
c. Make sure that the EPIC Pro is firmly mounted on your tripod.
d. Make sure that your tripod is on steady ground.
e. Make sure that nothing disturbs the EPIC Pro 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: Reduce Paralax 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.
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