Pano2VR - Hotspot Editor
From Garden Gnome Software
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.
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 Project Window.
There are two tabs in the hotspot editor to create two different hotspots; Area Hotspots and Point Hotspots.
Select the checkbox labeled Enable to enable hotspot editing.
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Area Hotspots
The area hotspot defines an area of interaction.
- ID: The hotspot's unique identification. Click this symbol to add a new hotspot.
- Image: Choose the image for which the hotspot will be drawn.
- 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 web URL or if you would like to open another panorama, place the file name of the panorama here. When the user clicks on the hotspot they will be directed to the site or image specified.
- Target: Add a target to specify where to open the website (or panorama).
- HINT: You can also enter the Pan, Tilt, and Field of View information in this field. This will override the default view settings in viewing parameters. Enter the parameters separated by forward slashes (/): 324.0/-3.5/70.0.
- 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. |
Point Hotspots
A point hotspot defines a point of interactivity within the panorama. To add a point hotspot, double-click the point at which you like to add the hotspot. This will enable the text fields in the upper section.
- ID: The hotspot's identification.
- Skin-ID: Use this ID to connect this hotspot to a hotspot template. For example, if you have a hotspot template called, wiki, and you would like a point hotspot to take that template's characteristics, you would enter, wiki, in this field.
- 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 web URL or if you would like to open another panorama, place the file name of the panorama here. When the user clicks on the hotspot they will be directed to the site or image specified.
- Target: Add a target to specify where to open the website.
- HINT: You can also enter the Pan, Tilt, and Field of View information in this field. This will override the default view settings in viewing parameters. Enter the parameters separated by forward slashes (/): 324.0/-3.5/70.0.