Notes from a Gnome » news http://gardengnomesoftware.com/blog Where we hard-working gnomes will deliver you news, updates and other gnome-like bits. Tue, 15 May 2012 15:34:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Gnome & NYC 2012 http://gardengnomesoftware.com/blog/2012/04/new-gnome-nyc-2012/ http://gardengnomesoftware.com/blog/2012/04/new-gnome-nyc-2012/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:38:46 +0000 thomas http://gardengnomesoftware.com/blog/?p=860 We are very happy to welcome a new gnome to our company! Christoph will help us push the software forward as the list of ideas is getting longer and longer. We are thrilled to have him as part of our team!

Also, we are looking forward to catching up and meeting new people at the IVRPA conference 13-16th June in New York.

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Now, I know most of you who read the previous post were probably quite curious to see the features I mentioned of the new office. I don’t want to keep anyone biting at their nails, so without further ado, the gold accented faucet,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the microwave/convection oven,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and what I know is making you all jealous, the wood burning stove.

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We have finally outgrown our small, cozy office and will be acquiring a few extra square meters. The new place has all the amenities one could ever want in an office. Things like gold accented faucets, a microwave/convection oven and an enormous brown wood burning stove.
If you’re trying to reach us and we’re not responding as soon as you wish we would, then it’s most likely we’re in the middle of lifting really heavy stuff or untangling ourselves from packing tape.

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…showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest and most important competition for panoramic photography.

Last year, the Epson International Pano Awards added a category for VR panoramas and this year is no different. If you’re looking for a challenge – being up against the world’s best VR panoramic photographers – we encourage you to participate.

For some inspiration, the 2011 winner in the VR category was Ignacio Ferrando with his impressive documentation of a helicopter rescue training mission in the Pyrenees.

Here is all the information you need to know for entering.

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The current version in the Mac App Store differs from the normal Mac version in regards of file handling and other smaller changes required by Apple. Also the droplet feature is missing. Our plan is to sync the versions with the next minor release.

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We have also added a new Getting Started with Pano2VR (3.0) video.
The video outlines how to input an image, output to Flash, HTML5 and create Thumbnails.
You can see the video here.

The Gnomes are off to Portugal for the 2011 IVRPA meeting in Palmela this weekend, but don’t worry we will be looking in on the forum and e-mails daily.
For those that are going, see you there.

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The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest and most important competition for panoramic photography.

This year they have added a VR photography category to the competition and we are proud to be sponsoring this event!

If you are interested in submitting an entry, you will find all the details at www.thepanoawards.com.

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Please visit : http://www.youtube.com/user/SupportGnome

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