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Pano2VR: Viewing Parameters Tip

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
VP Quick Tip

Right-click in the preview window

Here’s a quick Pano2VR tip for you. If you have output formats in the output section, right click within the preview window in the viewing parameters section, to reveal a menu that lets you choose the viewing parameters window size. So, if your QuickTime output settings have a window size of 640×480, you will see this option in the right-click menu. This should help you make more accurate default views.

Thumbnail Images

Friday, January 29th, 2010

There are times when you might want to make a thumbnail image of a panorama (like when embedding the image in a webpage). Pano2VR has this nifty little tool that lets you quickly output a thumbnail image of your panorama.

Just use the Transformation output format and choose which type of thumbnail you would like (thumbnail examples can be seen here) to output.

Pano2VR & Object2VR Workflows

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Happy New Year!

If you are new to Pano2VR or Object2VR or are simply curious about the workflow for either software, we have two articles that may be of interest to you. Each one outlines a typical workflow:

 

Converting to Cube Faces

Monday, December 28th, 2009

First of all, we hope you are enjoying this holiday season!

Sometimes, you may find it necessary to convert your panorama into individual cube faces. You can use Pano2VR to convert to cube faces. Import your image and then choose Convert Input in the Input section. Finally choose Cube Faces from the Type menu. Check out the documentation for more information.

 

Loading Bar Tip

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

A quick tip:

When building your skin, don’t forget to reload the loading bar for every panorama in your project. To do this add the following action to your existing loading bar:
  • Source = Reload; Action = Show Element; Target = $self