Pano2VR - Input
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There are multiple ways to get your image into Pano2VR:
- Drag and drop your image to be converted onto the the Pano2VR desktop icon (alias).
- Drag and drop your image onto the Input section of an open project window
- Choose Select Input and confirm the correct format and browse for the file.
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Select Input Sheet
Input
Type: You can either let Pano2VR figure out which type of image is being imported by choosing Auto, or you can choose for yourself from the dropdown list:
Files
Panorama: If your input image is a panoramic image choose 'Open' next to the text box and choose your image by selecting it and clicking, Open. You'll then see the file name in the text box. Click OK.
Hotspots: If you're opening a Hotspot file, click Open next to the text field. You'll then see the file name in the text box. Click OK.
File Location
Path: Simply shows you where the file lives on your computer.
Patch Input
When importing an image that you wish add to or extract a patch, choose Patch Input after importing your panoramic image. This window will appear:
Choose Add to continue on to the patch tool window:
For more information on how to use the Patch Tool, watch the tutorial or read this article.
Position
Use this section to position the area to be extracted. Note that you can choose from Pan, Tilt, Roll and FOV (field of view).
Output
Use this section to determine the type and destination of the extracted file.
Type: Choose the type of image to be extracted. Image, Mirrorball, Angular Map, Sphere.
Format: PNG, TIFF and JPEG are the available formats to choose from. This is only available when your Type is set to Image.
Image Quality: The JPEG quality of the image.
File: Name the patch here or open a new version of a patch.
Convert Input
After you import your image to Pano2VR, you can choose to convert that image to a different projection. To convert your image, click on the Convert Image button in the Input section of the main project screen.
When you click the Convert Image button you will see a Format sheet:
Type: Choose from a variety of different projection formats to convert your inputed image.
Cube Face Size: Set the size of the cube face in pixels.
Format: Choose the format/extension of the image from the menu.
- When converting to Cube Faces, a new menu will appear giving you the option to choose the naming convention of the faces.
Image Quality: Choose the JPEG quality of the image. This option is only available for the JPEG formats.
Patches: If you have created patches for the inputted image, you can choose to the apply those same patches to converted image. This option is only available when patches have been applied.
New Path: This field shows where the image is located.
Output File: Here you can change the name of the outputted file and it's location. The name of the original image will be applied to the converted image. If a new output location is not chosen, the converted image will be saved to the same directory as the original image.