We are happy to release Pano2VR 4.1.0. This version fixes some bugs of Pano2VR 4.0 but we also added some new features. A list of the changes:

• Touch support for Windows 8/RT
• Automatic project backups
• Excepts SWFs in the Media editor (for Flash output)
• Limit download speed in the web server
• solved iOS 6/iBooks bug with multiple player instances

You can find the full list in our change log.

You can download the new version from the Pano2VR download page.

This week we released a new tip and updated a tutorial.

If you have Pano2VR Pro, you can use online maps to indicate location. Our latest tip will explain how to add a Google Map (plus alternative map services, like OpenStreetMap) to the HTML template:

Adding Google Maps to the HTML5 output

Our hotspot tutorials were in dire need of some updating. Not only has the content been updated, but it has also been condensed. Before, we had multiple videos/parts to explain how to do multiple things. Now we have one video with multiple chapters. It’s one 8-minute video. It goes by quick, trust me.

Adding Hotspots in Pano2VR

Finally, we’ve updated the iBooks Author widget. It now allows apostrophes in the input image file name. This tiny character was breaking our widget. Grab the new version:

iBooks Author Widget

We are happy to release our first beta of Object2VR 3.0. From now on, Object2VR comes in 3 versions: Object2VR, Object2VR pro and Object2VR studio.
Object2VR studio can control motorized turntables and cameras to automate the capture process, Object2VR pro adds some basic image processing and the former unbranded option.
Here is a list of the major new features:

• Image Capture (studio only)
• Turntable Control (studio only)
• Crop, sharpening, masking, de-wobble (pro/studio only)
• Polygon hotspots
• Point hotspots
• HTML5 fullscreen support

You can find a comparison and a list of the supported hardware on our Object2VR features page.

Prices/Upgrades

The new prices for Object2VR are:

• Object2VR single user 69 Euro excl. VAT
• Object2VR pro single user 249 Euro excl. VAT
• Object2VR studio single user 399 Euros excl. VAT

Upgrades from Object2VR Version 2 is free for all users. If you want to switch to pro or studio, please enter your old key into the upgrade field on our license page to find out your upgrade price.

Download

You can download the beta from our Object2VR download page.

Our first tutorials out in 2013 are about Node Markers. The node marker is found in the Skin Editor and its primary function is to make it easier to show a panorama’s location within a virtual tour. The node marker can also be used to trigger skin elements using tags added in the User Data.

The Basic tutorial will show you how to use the node markers in a simple tour and how to change the marker’s images.

The Advanced tutorial builds on the basic tutorial by extending the tour and adding a second set of markers and then using tags to trigger the showing and hiding of specific controller buttons.

Watch the tutorials!

Seit August gibt es die 2. Auflage von Thomas Bredenfelds Buch “Digitale Fotopraxis – Panoramafotografie” bei Galileo Design.

Von der Website:

Das deutschsprachige Standardwerk zur Panorama-Fotografie ist nach der Erstausgabe vom Herbst 2009 nun seit August 2012 in einer neuen, zweiten Ausgabe im Buchhandel erhältlich.

Das Buch ist stark erweitert worden, vor allem zu den Themen HDR, Panoramen mit HTML5/JavaScript sowie Aufnahme und Wiedergabe von Panoramen mit iDevices wie iPhone und iPad.

Das Buch behandelt bereits Pano2VR 4.0, und auf der beigefügten DVD gibt es auch ein umfangreiches Video Training zum Thema Virtuelle Touren mit Pano2VR.

Ein kurze Einführung zu diesem Thema gibt es auch im “Blende 8″ Podcast “Fisheye-Panorama mit Virtual Tour”: