Can I use PTGui Pro for exposure fusing / tone mapping / HDR generation of non-panoramic images?
Yes, this is possible. But keep in mind that PTGui was originally designed for creating panoramas and you need to adjust some settings to make this work. If your images were taken from a tripod and are already aligned perfectly: • Start a new project in PTGui Pro • Click on the Advanced button in the Project Assistant to switch to Advanced mode • Click Load Images and open your set of bracketed images • Go to the Exposure / HDR tab and select ‘Enable HDR stitching’ • Go to the Panorama Editor by pressing Ctrl+E (or Command+E on Mac) • Choose Edit -> Fit Panorama. On Mac choose Panorama Editor -> Edit -> Fit Panorama. Now the images should fill the entire output area. • Go back to the Exposure / HDR tab. Choose whether you want to use Exposure Fusion or True HDR and adjust the settings. See the online help for more information. • Go to the Create Panorama tab. Choose Set Optimum Size -> Maximum Size • If necessary adjust the output settings in the Create Panorama tab • Finally press Cre
