Morten Boe
Posts: 257
Location: Perth, Australia
Registered: 8 Aug 2005
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Tourweaver Vs 3DVista
Posted: 9 Apr 2006 at 9:57 GMT
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Hi all,
I have just had a play with 3DVista's ‘Show 2’. I really like the simplicity and options available. I know many of you are also familiar with ‘Tourweaver’ and wondered if anyone could give a summary of pros, and cons of either of these or any other product you think would compete well with these.
My only complaints so far are that
• I can’ seem to get the ‘floorplan’ working (which is a feature I really need) – perhaps it’s because this is a trial version.
• Some of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) seems to be missing on certain screens e.g.floorplan screen
• I still believe strongly that any full spherical virtual tour should include a 'fit to screen' fully immersive option. I guess this could be done with a URL link.
• Could I pay a designer to make a custom template at a cheaper price?
For those that haven’t done so, I highly recommend a look at www.3dvista.com
Thanks,
Morten
P.S. here is a sample from my d70/10.5 combo
www.trueview.com.au/hyatt-demo-fullscreen.html
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Jose Ruiz
[3DVista]
Posts: 25
Location: Granada,
Registered: 8 Apr 2005
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Re: Tourweaver Vs 3DVista
Posted: 9 Apr 2006 at 11:32 GMT
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Hi Morten,
Obviously I can not give you a summary of pro´s and con´s compared to Tourweaver because I work for 3dvista  , however I can try to help you with the points that you are having problems with:
1.- The way floorplan works in SHOW 2 is pretty easy. It is based on a drag and drop system. You just need to add a map or floorplan and then drag and drop the media (panos, slideshow, video, etc..) into the area of the floorplan where you want the hotspot to be. You can insert your own hotspot icon (animated or not) or select one from the extense library included.
2.- Show 2 is still in beta (last stage actually) so some bugs can be still in the program. However the problem you are experiencing sounds to me more to a resolution or fonts size problem. If you have a panoramic screen or a laptop one, try changing the size of fonts. Some other users who had this problem reported they did this to solve it:
Display Properties> Settings> Advanced> Changing DPI Settings to Normal (96dpi).
I hope this helps.
3.- The fit screen to fully immersive option can be achieved in some formats but not in others. Java and flash viewers for instance need to run on an viewer with an specific size, that can not be changed that easily. What we have done to "fix" these issues is to add some features as the "empty skin" option, that lets you set the size of the viewer from SHOW, and the "full screen" button, that fills the whole area of the skin with the panorama, hiding the rest of areas and buttons.
4.- You don´t need to pay a designer to create a template, since Skin Editor program is included with SHOW 2 for free. It includes a wizard that will assist you during thr process of creating a skin. Skin editor also includes thousands of pre-made elements in its library, so you don´t even need to create buttons or designs for it.
I hope this helps a little.
Best Regards,
3DVista Team
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Morten Boe
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Location: Perth, Australia
Registered: 8 Aug 2005
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Re: Tourweaver Vs 3DVista
Posted: 9 Apr 2006 at 12:37 GMT
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Thanks Jose,
I just tried changing from 110 to 96 dpi on my monitor and yes at last I can see all the menus. Now I can see the ‘OK’ button on the ‘Floorplan’ screen so that is now working. Of course, for many of us with high resolution monitors, this will be an issue as I can hardly read any other fonts now.
Do you have any links to empty skin samples?
I guess what I would like to see is a full screen button that might link to an external window. I realize that outside of QuickTime there are some issues with full screen QTVR but I do like to give the user that immersive feel.
Congratulations to the 3DVista Team, I think it looks like this product is going to be a winner. Please let us know when the ‘Flooplan Maker’ is ready for trial.
Regards,
Morten Boe
www.trueview.com.au
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