Notes from a Gnome

Tutorial: Multiresolution

karyn — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:09:45 +0000

We’ve just posted another quick tutorial on outputting multiresolution Flash movies with Pano2VR 3.0beta.

The multiresolution outputs allow for very large images to be easily viewed on a user’s computer by creating multiple levels of resolutions that load when necessary. The multiresolution export has built-in image tiling that can be embedded within the SWF. The tiles can be in different projections like  cubic, equirectangular, cylindrical, flat.

Examples of multiresolution outputs can be found on our Pano2VR 3.0 samples page.

Thanks for a Great PanoTools Meeting

karyn — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:33:51 +0000

As usual, the PanoTools meeting was fantastic and we really enjoyed ourselves. Many thanks to the organizers and volunteers who help keep this meeting a yearly success.

A group pool of images taken during the meeting can be found on Flickr.

Tutorial: HTML5 Output

karyn — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:55:17 +0000

We have a new video tutorial online plus quick step-by-step instructions for outputting HTML5 projects. These are both temporary until we get more comprehensive tutorials/instructions produced.

HTML5 video tutorial

HTML5 written tutorial

Tutorials for outputting multi-resolution images are in the works and will be posted soon.

Installing and Registering Pano2VR 3.0beta

karyn — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:41:03 +0000

A few notes on installing and registering Pano2VR 3.0.

You can run both versions 2.3.4 and 3.0beta at the same time. To do this, simply add Pano2VR 3.0beta to a different directory as 2.3.4. You can also keep them in the same directory but change the application name.

When you download and install Pano2VR 3.0beta and first launch it, you’re greeted with a welcome screen. For version 3.0beta, you will need a new license. Your license for version 2.x will not work! On this welcome screen, follow the link highlighted here in yellow.

Once you’ve received your Pano2VR 3.x license you can it add to the license field in the Preferences/Settings section of Pano2VR.

First Pano2VR 3.0 beta released

thomas — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:47:38 +0000

This is only a quick note that the first beta of Pano2VR 3.0 has been released. More information will follow soon.
The 2 big new features are HTML5 / CSS3 export and multi resolution in Flash.

The HTML5 player is a full feature panorama player, with point hotspots, full skin support (your Flash skins should work without changes), multiple resolutions for iPhone/iPad and Scaleable Vector Graphics (SVG) within the skin to use the high resolution display of the iPhone4.

The multi resolution export has built in image tiling, the tiles can be embedded within the SWF, and the tiles can be in different projections like  cubic, equirectangular, cylindrical, flat.

You can see demos of these new features here: http://ggnome.com/3 (iPhone friendly URL).

To import larger images also BigTIFF is now supported.
You can download free Photoshop import/export filters for BigTIFF here: (Windows/Mac). You have put those into your Photoshop plugin folder.

Pricing: The price is still 59 Euros (excl. VAT).
Upgrade: If you bought Pano2VR 2.x in 2010 the upgrade to 3.x is free, between 1.7. and 31.12.2009 it is 10 Euros (excl. VAT) and if you bought it before 1.7.2009 it is 20 Euros (excl. VAT).
This also means you can just buy Pano2VR 2.x (or upgrade from Pano2QTVR) and request your free key for Pano2VR 3.x.

To download Pano2VR 3.0 beta please visit the Pano2VR download page.

2010 PanoTools Meeting

karyn — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:08:52 +0000

It’s that time of the year again where panorama photography enthusiasts gather to present their work, talk pano geekery and to simply enjoy one another’s company. It’s time again for the annual PanoTools Meeting.

This year it takes place in Plymouth, UK and we’ll be there! We are, as always, looking forward to seeing everyone!

New Sound Tutorials

karyn — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:17:42 +0000

Three new tutorials on adding sound to your panoramas using the sound editor have been added to our tutorial collection:

Adding Sounds (A basic how-to guide on using the Sound Editor)
About the Modes (A lesson in sound modes)
About the Settings (Describes all the settings)

As always, we hope you enjoy them and learn something new!

Pano2VR 2.3.4 released

thomas — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:34:03 +0000

I just released Pano2VR 2.3.4. This is mostly a bugfix release.

The following things have been changed/fixed:

Bugfix: Save as default didn’t work on Macs
Bugfix: The input dialog uses the last used image folder
Bugfix: Flash tour: Panoramas had not been fully loaded if the sub tiling didn’t match
Russian translation updated

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

Pano2VR spotting

karyn — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:01:15 +0000

Check it out…

CNN.com captures the Soccer City Stadium with Pano2VR for the 2010 World Cup.

Pano2VR: Viewing Parameters Tip

karyn — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:58:55 +0000

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.