Comparison of VR file formats
This table compares the various VR file formats for panoramas and object movies.
| Format | QuickTime 4 | QuickTime 5+ (cubic) | iMove | Image Worlds | Ulead VR | iPIX | VRML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company | Apple | Apple | iMove | ISeeMedia | Ulead | iPIX | ? |
| File extension(s) | MOV | MOV | PAN | IVR | UVR | IPIX | VRML |
| Possible Uses | |||||||
| Panorama | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Object Movie | yes | yes | no | yes | no | no | yes |
| Viewers | |||||||
| Dedicated | QuickTime | QuickTime 5 | iMove | ISeeMedia Zoom: ActiveX or java or plugin |
Ulead | iPIX | Cosmo Player |
| Alternative | Hot Media PTViewer (java) |
PTViewer (java) | Hot Media | ||||
| Panorama Field of View | |||||||
| min horiz. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 360 | 360? |
| max horiz. | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
| min vertical. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 | 180? |
| max vertical. | ~110 | 180 | 180 | 180 | ? | 180 | 180 |
| Programmable | C/C++ | C/C++ |  |
VRML | |
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VRML |