I just released a new beta version of Object2VR.
The new features are:

• Import QuickTime VR files
• Updated Skin editor
• Option for smoothing while zooming
• You can add your own link to the context menu (only with a company license)
• A lot of bug fixes

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

I just released Pano2VR 2.3.2. This is mostly a bugfix release.

The following things have been changed/fixed:

• Skin: Actions for Enter/Exit Fullscreen.
• Flash export: Created a separate “Context Menu” box.
• Bugfix: Flash: Slow resizing of the window.
• Bugfix: Flash Flat Image: Fix for large values of “Minimum FoV”.
• Bugfix: Mac OS X Cocoa: Crash on exit if a non English translation was used.

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

I just released Pano2VR 2.3.1. This is mostly a bugfix release.
I also added 64 bit versions for Windows and Mac.
For the Mac release: Because Carbon doesn’t support 64bit I also provide a Cocoa build that has a Intel 32bit & 64bit and PowerPC universal binary. You need at least Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to use the Cocoa build.

The following things have been changed/fixed:

• Flash export: You can add your link in the Flash context menu (only with a company license)
• Translations added/updated (Portuguese, French, German, Polish, Farsi)
• Output folders are created if they don’t exist
• Default output for empty projects is now the Documents folder
• Better handling of large images in “Trial” mode
• Bugfix: Flash: Mininal FoV works again
• Bugfix: Patch Tool: Patches for 8 bit images are now fully opaque

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

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.