Pano2VR - Add Hotspots

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Pano2VR lets you easily create and add hotspots to your panorama movie. The hotspot editor is where you define the spot of interactivity and then you can modify the hotspot's actions in the skin editor using a hotspot template.

Contents 1 Create an area hotspot 2 Add more than one area hotspot 3 Create a point hotspot 4 Add more than one point hotspot 5 Hotspot Tutorials

Create an area hotspot

1. Choose, Modify, from the Hotspots area on the main page.
   A message asks if the hotspot file should be created. Click, Yes.
   
2. Now in the hotspot editor, select the Area Hotspots tab if it is not already selected.
3. Select the checkbox labeled, Enable.
   This will enable the text fields and allow you to draw a hotspot.
4. Zoom in to the image if you wish to get better detail for drawing your hotspot. Use the menu to choose how far to zoom in.
5. Choose a shape from the tool section and drag over the area to be interactive.
   The area hotspot that you created will be red.
6. Enter the hotspot's title in the Title field.
   The title will be seen when the mouse hovers over the hotspot.
7. Insert a web link in the URL field to send the user to your destination of choice.
   You can also link to another panorama by entering its file name here.
   Note: The file must be located in the same directory as the starting panorama.
8. If you wish, add a target.
   A target can direct the website to open in the same browser window, in a new browser window, etc. It can also specify the angle of view of the next panorama. However, if you're unfamiliar with targets, you can leave this blank.
9. Click OK.

Add more than one area hotspot

1. In the hotspot editor, click this icon to add another hotspot.
   The current or selected hotspot will always be red while other hotspots on the same image will be shaded different colors. The colors will not be seen on output. They are for identification purposes only.
   The new hotspot will be numbered sequentially:
   
2. Follow steps 4 through 9 in the previous section.
   You can choose and edit a hotspot further by selecting it from the ID menu.

Create a point hotspot

1. Choose, Modify, from the Hotspots area on the main page.
   A message asks if the hotspot file should be created. Click, Yes.
2. Now in the hotspot editor, select the Point Hotspots tab if it is not already selected.
3. Select the checkbox labeled, Enable.
   This will enable the text fields and allow you to create a hotspot.
4. Double-click on a point in the image to create a hotspot.
   A red bullseye will represent this point.
5. Enter the hotspot's title in the Title field.
   The title will be seen when the mouse hovers over the hotspot.
6. Insert a web link in the URL field to send the user to your destination of choice.
   You can also link to another panorama by entering its file name here.
   Note: The file must be located in the same directory as the starting panorama.
7. If you wish, add a target.
   A target can direct the website to open in the same browser window, in a new browser window, etc. It can also specify the angle of view of the next panorama. However, if you're unfamiliar with targets, you can leave this blank.
8. Click OK.

Add more than one point hotspot

1. Double-click anywhere on the image in the editor to add a new point hotspot.
   The active point hotspot will be red.
   
2. Follow steps 5 through 8 in the previous section.

Hotspot Tutorials

A video tutorial on creating hotspots in v.2.2.2 can be found on the Tutorial page. It is a series with six parts.

There is also a written tutorial that you can use to follow along with the video tutorials or simply use it by itself.

For both, there are project files for you to use. For each part, there is a folder in which everything you need to recreate the tutorial is found. The projects are packed in a ZIP (22MB).