iMove Spherical Photo Solution

Product version: iMove Spherical Photo Solution v. 1.0

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Software (general)   OS / Platform Windows (exact versions unknown)

Image stitching   Stitching types Cylinders and Spheres No. stitchable rows unlimited Supported lens types rectilinear lenses Minimum focal length  No / not supported  Source file formats BMP, PNG, JPEG Supported source image orientations any (including tilted up/down and rolled left/right) Correct linear distortion  No / not supported  Stitch greyscale images  No / not supported  Lens selection specify focal length Source Image adjustment Adjust colour and contrast on source images during stitching Alignment process You can select each seam and then manually move images into alignment using keyboard keys to adjust position, focal length, roll and pitch. A separate status window allows you to see the parameters for any one image and to adjust them numerically. Automatable The project file for one set of images can be used for another set of images shot the same way Stitched image adjustment You must specify the output image size and you cannot specify the full size of the source images. So if you want maximum resolution without anti-aliasing from scaling, you have to guesstimate the target image size yourself. Output options QuickTime VR Cylindrical Output file formats BMP, PNG, JPEG, PAN, QTVR

Virtual tour   Source file formats AVI, WAV, MIDI, iMove PAN, DIB, AVT, JPEG, GIF Specify entry points Panorama initial view Auto spin Panoramas can auto-pan on load Create hotspots Panorama hotspots Hotspot actions Hotspots can link to a URL (incl. specific web frame), and can start/stop/show/hide embedded multimedia (note hotspots are fully scriptable) Multi action hotspots yes Hotspot appearance Hotspots can be any polygon shape. You can also assign a flat image, avatar (AVT), movie, etc to the hotspot which will be displayed in its place. Hotspot: no click required  No / not supported  Hotspot: specify entry/exit Can specify an exit and entry view per hotspot Multimedia inside a panorama Add sounds, images and movies within the panoramic scene Multimedia inside an object movie  No / not supported  Animate embedded multimedia  No / not supported  Position embedded multimedia in 3D  No / not supported  Scripting Fully scriptable introduction when first loaded and hotspots are fully scriptable too Output file formats iMove PAN Create web pages (HTML)  No / not supported