PTGui Pro batch mode using template does not work

[Aachen360]

Hello,
I am trying to use the batch mode from PTGui Pro but it doesn't seem to work.
I want to automate the creation of a panorama with look to the nadir apply my logo, e.g. do some editing (remove my foots :-) ) and and then convert the image back.
For this job I created to PTGui Template the first one Nadir.pts that transforms (yaw, pitch) the original pano and outputs the pano with look to nadir and zenit.

And a second PTGui Template to do the inverse job.
When calling PTGui batch the log tells me "Cannot generate control points since there is only one image" and

"Error: To generate control points ..."

So I think the batch thinks it must something be stitched but there is nothing to stitch, because only some transformations must be done and the output written. Is this not supported by the batch mode?

How can I do the transformations by command line?

Thanks for the help,
Andreas.

[PTGui Support]

Hi,

Open your template, switch to Advanced mode and go to the Project
Settings tab. At Batch Stitcher Actions there's a checkbox for Align
Images, this should be disabled. Then PTGui will stitch the panorama
without attempting to align first.

Joost

[John Houghton]

On Jun 11, 10:40 am, PTGui Support <supp...@ptgui.com> wrote:
> Open your template, switch to Advanced mode and go to the Project
> Settings tab. At Batch Stitcher Actions there's a checkbox for Align
> Images, this should be disabled. Then PTGui will stitch the panorama
> without attempting to align first.

Maybe it's better to leave Align Images checked but uncheck most
options except the one to select maximum size if the template is to be
used with various sizes of panorama.

John

[PTGui Support]

Yes that would be a good option, but in that case be sure to uncheck
'but only if enough control points found'. Otherwise the batch stitcher
will abort before stitching.

Joost

[Aachen360]

I set
#-batchsettings_align 0
#-batchsettings_stitch 1
#-batchsettings_stitchonlyifcontrolpoints 0
in the .pts, this helped, thanks a lot.