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We are happy to announce a new beta version of Pano2VR. Beside of bug fixes the major new feature is the support for skins and the a build in skin editor. All skin elements can be active so they can manipulate the panorama, link to URLs or modify the skin itself. They can even change with values from the panorama.
There are 3 sample skins included with the installer but you can easily create/modify skins on your own.
Unlike in Pano2QTVR the skin is now fully embedded into one SWF file so you don't need to upload/send a bunch of files. This makes it easier to use panoramas with web applications like a CMS, Blog, etc.
Some samples can be found at the samples page
For the full list of changes and feedback please visit the forum
You can download the new version from the
download page
We are glad to announce the first beta release of Pano2VR
Pano2QTVR will be called Pano2VR from now on to reflect the focus on many different VR formats, not just QuickTime. The company name "Garden Gnome Software" has been registered and is the new home of Pano2QTVR and Pano2VR.
This newest beta is now available on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Some of the main features are:
- read cubes, strips, equirectangular, and QTVRs
- write QTVR, self contained Flash 8 and Flash 9, thumbnails
- remaps to different projections like angular map, mercator,...
- hotspots for QTVR and Flash
- multi core support
- live preview for thumbnail remapping
- advanced droplets
There are still some things missing from the old version but these features will be included in one of the next beta versions:
- cylindrical panoramas
- image overlays
- background music
- HTML export
The object movie functionality will be offered in a separate future product.
The new license key works on all platforms and there is an upgrade path from Pano2QTVR with FlashPack.
To download the latest beta go to Pano2VR download.
There is also a short introduction movie at Tutorials to show you the first steps.
A sample of the new Flash 9 format can be found at Pano2VR Samples.
Ok, I finally decided to release 1.0. Some new features since the last version:
- The optimizer rearranges the tiles for the viewing direction demo
- The ICC profile retains while remapping with the Pano2QTVR remapper
You can find an article about Pano2QTVR including Peters tutorial in the new issue of VRMag.