Pano2VR - Add Hotspots
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[edit] Using the Hotspot Editor
Pano2VR lets you easily create hotspots to your panorama movie.
After loading an image into Pano2VR or opening an existing project you can get to the hotspot editor by choosing Modify from the Hotspots area on the main page.
[edit] Main Window
ID: The hotspot's unique identification. Click this symbol to add a new hotspot.
Image:
Title: Add the title of the hotspot here. This title will be visible when the mouse pointer hovers over the hotspot.
Url: You can add a URL to the hotspot here. When the user clicks on the hotspot they will be directed to the site specified here.
Target: Add a target to specify where to open the website.
Zoom: Zoom in to your image for easier placement of the hotspot.
Tool: Use these tools to draw your hotspot area.
| Pen |  | Use this to manually draw your hotspot area. |
| Rectangle |  | Use this to draw a rectangular hotspot area. |
| Rounded Rectangle |  | Draw a rectangle with rounded edges for the hotspot area. |
| Ellipse |  | Use this tool to draw the hotspot as an ellipse. |
| Polygon |  | Draw a polygon shape for the hotspot. |
| Erase |  | Use this tool to erase the hotspots. Then choose a shape tool to draw over the hotspot to be erased. The hotspot shape will then turn blue and the erasing shape will be red. |
[edit] How To
[edit] Quickly add a hotspot
- Import your image into Pano2VR.
- Choose Modify from the Hotspots section.
- In the hotspot editor, zoom in to the image if you wish to get better detail for drawing your hotspot.
- Choose a tool to draw your hotspot and draw anywhere on the image.
- Give your hotspot a title. This will be seen when the mouse hovers over the hotspot.
- Insert a link in Url to send the user to your destination of choice.
- Add a target if you want. If you're unfamiliar with targets, you can leave this blank.
- Click OK. Done!
[edit] Add more than one hotspot
- 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. Note: the colors will not be seen on output. They are only for identification purposes.
The Getting Started tutorial briefly covers hotspots (towards the end of the tutorial).
