In Hugin, should control points for a panorama made from exposure stacks be set on every exposure or just one per stack?

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I'm stitching a panorama in Hugin using bracketed exposure stacks. When setting control points, do I need to add them for every exposure in each stack, or is it enough to use one image from each stack? Does the answer change if the images were shot on a tripod versus handheld?

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I think it depends on how well-aligned the images in each stack are. If you used a tripod, and you're fairly certain there's no shift between member images in each stack, you can probably use Hugin's automatic stack-detection to link all the stack image positions, and just make control points for one member of each stack (typically the same exposure level).

Hugin's automatic stack-detection dialog from 2017 OSX version

If, however, you shot handheld and you're not sure each stack image is correctly aligned, then you're going to have to align each stack before aligning for pano stitching.

You also may not need to manually create all of the control points (or any), typically the Align... button on the Assistant tab will do that for you.

See also: the Hugin - Creating 360° enfused panoramas tutorial.

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Usually you only need control points on one image from each exposure stack, typically using the same exposure level across the panorama, as long as the images within each stack are already well aligned.

If the brackets were shot on a tripod and there was no movement between exposures, Hugin can often use its stack-detection/linking so all images in each stack share the same position. In that case, control points for one member of each stack are generally enough.

If the stacks were shot handheld, or there may be movement between exposures, align each stack first before doing the panorama alignment. Otherwise the stacked images may not match properly.

Also, you may not need to place control points manually at all—Hugin’s automatic alignment on the Assistant tab will often create the needed control points for you.

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