The following features list is not necessarily exhaustive - it is intended to help you compare products
| Software (general) |  |
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| OS / Platform |
Version 2.0: Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2.2 / Windows 9x, NT
Version 2.5: Mac OS X 10.2 / Windows ME, 2000 and XP
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| Image stitching | |
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| Stitching types |
Cylinder
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| No. stitchable rows |
1
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| Supported lens types |
rectilinear lenses
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| Minimum focal length |
No / not supported
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| Source file formats |
BMP, JPEG, MacPaint (PNTG), PSD, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image (QTIF), SGI, TGA, TIFF. Max size of each source image: 3200 x 3200 pixels
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| Supported source image orientations |
camera tilted up/down
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| Correct linear distortion |
No / not supported
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| Stitch greyscale images |
No / not supported
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| Lens selection |
No / not supported
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| Source Image adjustment |
No / not supported
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| Alignment process |
Automatic alignment. Manual alignment uses a scaled version of the images so accuracy is poor
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| Automatable |
templatable
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| Stitched image adjustment |
No / not supported
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| Output options |
QuickTime VR
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| Output file formats |
BMP, JPEG, MacPaint (PNTG), PSD, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image (QTIF), SGI, TGA, TIFF, QTVR
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| Object movie | |
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| Object rig support |
yes
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| Source file formats |
BMP, JPEG, MacPaint (PNTG), PSD, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image (QTIF), SGI, TGA, TIFF, GIF
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| Source Image adjustment |
resize source images
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| Multi-row Object |
yes
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| Image "wobble" adjustment |
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| Set start frame |
yes
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| Masking |
auto mask by colour
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| Object movie adjustment |
resize the finished object movie
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| Output options |
QuickTime VR
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| Output file formats |
QuickTime VR
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| Virtual tour | |
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| Source file formats |
JPEG, GIF, BMP, QuickTime VR
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| Specify entry points |
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| Auto spin |
No / not supported
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| Create hotspots |
Hotspots in panoramas and objects
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| Hotspot actions |
Link to panorama, object or image within the same tour, or link to a URL (and you can specify the target frame)
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| Multi action hotspots |
No / not supported
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| Hotspot appearance |
Any shape hotspot with tooltip. The hotspot outline is displayed as the mouse moves over the hotspot. Mouse cursor can also be customised using Apple IDs.
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| Hotspot: no click required |
No / not supported
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| Hotspot: specify entry/exit |
Specify entry/exit points for panoramas and object movies. In addition the Transition Manager allows creation of special effects (cross fade etc)
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| Multimedia inside a panorama |
Embed an object movie inside a panorama using the Object module
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| Multimedia inside an object movie |
No / not supported
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| Animate embedded multimedia |
No / not supported
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| Position embedded multimedia in 3D |
No / not supported
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| Scripting |
No / not supported
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| Output file formats |
QuickTime VR
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| Create web pages (HTML) |
No / not supported
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