I just released a new beta version of Object2VR. To work with larger projects (>1000 images) I added 64 bit versions for Windows and Mac OS X.

For the Mac release: Because Carbon doesn’t support 64bit I also provide a Cocoa build that has an Intel 32bit & 64bit and PowerPC universal binary. You need at least Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to use the Cocoa build.

Some new features are:

• Better handling of larger projects
• Updated Skin editor
• Skin:Viewer Mode to switch between turn & move mode
• A lot of bug fixes

You can download this version (as always) from the Object2VR download page.

We are happy to announce that we finally released Pano2VR 2.3.0. If you didn’t follow the 2.3 beta here is a list of the major new features since 2.2:

• Background, directional and effect sound within the panorama
• Effect sounds and sound control in the Skin
• Read/Write OpenEXR and Radiance .HDR files
• Support for flat (non distorted) images

Of course there have been a lot of other smaller changes. You can find the full list in the Pano2VR change log.

You can download the new version (as always) from the Pano2VR download page.

I just released Pano2VR 2.3 beta6 which is mainly a bugfix release for beta5.

The changes are:

• Switch back to Qt 4.5.3 because of OpenGL errors in Windows
• Bugfix: Flat images work now correct with hotspots
• Bugfix: Flat images showed sometimes a thin black line
• Bugfix: Skin: Endless loop (loop=0) changed volume
• Change of cylindrical FoV in viewing parameters works now faster

You can download the new version (as always) from the Pano2VR download page.

I just released Pano2VR 2.3 beta5.

The new features/changes are:

• Flat (non distorted) images as input type and Flash output
• Flash 9 export: 4 different field of view modes (vFoV, hFoV, dFoV, Max)
• Support for tiled TIFFs as produced by PTStitcherNG
• New faster memory management for large images (~GPixel)
• Skin: Hand cursor as option per element
• Skin: Placeholders work also in value fields
• Cylindrical Horizontal FoV now also in “Viewing Parameters” window
• Update to Nokias Qt 4.6.0 which should be faster.

And of course bug fixes:

• Sound: Some bugs with looping fixed
• Odd PNG bug work around implemented
• Flash HTML “externalize” fixed
• Skin: Loading bar/OnLoaded works correct with external images

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

I just released Pano2VR 2.3 beta4 which is mainly a bugfix release for beta2 and beta3.

The changes are:

• Sound: External *.mp3 files
• Bugfix: Skin editor could not be launched from the Flash settings page
• Bugfix: Patch Tool ignore the image gamma

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