Frequently asked questions
General
Q: Why can operating system not open the SWF file?
A: To display a SWF file you need the Flash standalone player from the Adobe Flash player site. You can also open the file directly within your browser. The easiest way is to create a HTML file (you only need to enable it on the HTML tab) with your panorama.
Q: The Flash player window only shows a white screen. What is going wrong?
A: Your Flash standalone player is too old. Download the newest version from the Adobe Flash player site.
Q: How can I create the equirectangular input image?
A: There are a lot of programs to create panoramas for example PtGui, AutoPano Pro, and Hugin to name a few.
Pano2VR
Q: How can I install an update of Pano2VR?
A: Just download the newest version from the download page and start the installation program. Please make sure, the Pano2VR is not running, while you run the installer. You do not have to uninstall any older version!
Q: Can I install Pano2VR and Pano2QTVR on the same machine?
A: Yes! Both programs work completely independent from each other!
Q: How can I create a partial cylindrical panorama? or
Q: How can I set the left and right limit of a cylindrical panorama?
A: You need to change the input type in the "Select Input" dialog from "auto" to "cylindrical". Then you can enter the horizontal field of view that is covered by the panorama. You need to remove any borders on the left or right site before you import the image into Pano2VR.
Pano2QTVR
Q: I can't use "Spot in Quicktime". An error occures.
A: Your Quicktime Version is too old. You must have Quicktime 6.5.0 or later installed to use this feature. You can download Quicktime Standalone from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Q: After clicking the hotspot with target <myself> the controller disappears/the movie isn't fullscreen.
A: The plugin initializes all embed tags to it's defaults after changing the movie. You have to add all embed parameter to the URL which are different from the default values like:
A<next.mov> T<myself> E<pan=17 tilt=5 fov=5 scale=tofit controller=true>
This works only in the browser, not in the quicktime player.
Q: How can I install an update of Pano2QTVR?
A: Just download the newest version from the download page and start the installation program. Please make sure, the Pano2QTVR is not running, while you run the installer. You do not have to uninstall any older version!
Q: How can I create my own sprites/vrcontroller?
A: The only software I know is LiveStage Pro from totally hip. The sprites that are included with the Pano2QTVR installer are from the Book QuickTime for the Web. The complete list of all sprites can be found at http://homepage.mac.com/qt4web/sprites/items.html