Preferences (Pano2VR)
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Pano2VR's user preferences pane can be found in the file menu. Choose File > Settings on Windows and Linux; and Pano2VR > Preferences on Mac OS.
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General
Language: Choose from the following languages:
- Chinese
- English
- Farsi
- French
- German
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Persian
- Portuguese
- Polish
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Turkish
Output
- Confirm overwrite: Choose this to have Pano2VR confirm the overwriting of a previously saved file before saving. This option is selected by default.
- Create after setting parameters: Select to have Pano2VR create the output file upon choosing "OK" in the QuickTime, Flash, HTML5 or Transformation settings. This option is selected by default.
- Save TIFF files compressed: Choose this if you want TIFF files to be compressed on output.
- HTML enabled as default: When selected, the HTML file will be outputted by default for all outputs. This option is selected by default.
- Use width/Pi as output factor: Enable this setting to use width/Pi as the output factor.
Remapping:
- Use width/Pi as conversion factor: Enable this setting to use width/Pi for the remapping conversion factor. This option is selected by default.
Output File Suffix: Allows you to choose the suffix of the file name of your outputted panoramas. The default is set to, _out, but this can be changed to anything you prefer. For example, you can use a different term or language.
Hotspots
- Edit cube faces as horizontal cross: When selected Pano2VR will edit cube faces as a horizontal cross. This option is selected by default.
- Ignore size limit: Select this option to remove the warning that pops up when more than 40,000,000 pixels have been detected within the Area Hotspot editor. When there is sufficient RAM, you may keep this option deselected.
Patch
- Add position to file name: When this option is enabled, Pano2VR will append the position of the patch to the file name.
Toolbar
- Hide file toolbar: Keep this option selected to hide the toolbar found at the top of the main project window which displays icons for Create a new project,Open project and Save project. This option is selected by default.
Updates
- Check for updates every 7 days: Choose to have Pano2VR automatically check for updates every 7 days. This option is selected by default.
- Include beta versions: Select to include beta versions to be included when checking for updates.
Closing (Mac only)
- Quit with last window closed: Closing the last open project window will quit the program. This option is enabled by default.
License Key: Add your license key here. When the license is added, <hidden> will be seen in the box. To return to Trial mode, simply delete this phrase, clearing the box. Also, to add a new key (e.g when upgrading), delete the old license by deleting <hidden> and pasting your new key.
Warning Dialogs: Click Reset warnings to reset all pop-up dialogs so they are again displayed if selected to not pop-up again.
Drag and Drop
Dock Icon
- Covert QTVR to Flash immediately: If you choose to have a Pano2VR desktop shortcut or alias, you can simply drag your QTVR movie onto the icon and Pano2VR will immediately covert the movie to a Flash 9 movie when enabled. All data including default view, hotspots and user data are taken from the QTVR file.
Directories
This section provides directory information. Click Choose to change the directory location.
Skin Directory: This shows where the Skins are located.
Template Directory: This shows where the HTML Templates are located.
Image Cache Location: This is where temporary files are stored during processing.
Integrated Web Server
Open HTML Output
- Use integrated web server: Select this option to enable the integrated web server for testing images locally. This option is enabled by default.
Network access
- Only local host: Keep this selected to ensure that the web server is using the current local host. When not selected other devices and machines connected to the same network can also view the output. This option is enabled by default.
Port: Choose your desired port or leave it at auto. The server will use a new port number every time it is restarted or the program is opened. A fixed port number can also be used making it possible to bookmark the page. We suggest using ports 8000 or 8080. For more information on port numbers please see w:List of TCP and UDP port numbers.
Images
Interpolation Filter: Select the filter that is used for remapping operations. The different filters can sharpen or blur the image. Mitchell is selected by default.
- Dynamic Kernel/Anti Aliasing: This option is selected by default, allowing for anti-aliased results using a dynamic kernel. This allows for sampling in more than one area of the image. More on anti-aliasing filters
Preview Tile Size: This is the OpenGL tile size of the preview window. This option allows you to change the resolution for the preview in the viewing parameters window. A higher resolution may slow down the interaction. The optimal value highly depends on the available memory on your graphics card.
Preview Equirectangular Size: same as Preview Tile Size, but for equirectangular panoramas.
Save Preview Image: Select this to save a preview image of the panorama on output. This option is enabled by default.
Memory Size Hint: Set this to limit the amount of memory Pano2VR will use.
Flash 9
- Ignore maximum image size: Select to lift Flash's image size limit of 2880 pixel width.
Skin Editor
- Undo enabled: Select to perform undo actions in the Skin Editor. Enabled by default.
Experimental
- Smart loading: If this option is selected, Pano2VR will only load from the image what is necessary. If there is a preview image available, then loading will be almost instantaneous. Works with TIFF and PSB/PSD files only.