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Re: pano2vr flash output not working
Posted: 10 Jul 2011 at 1:31 GMT
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in addition to Smooth's reply, make sure you download the standalone player as well. SWF run strictly in browser environment and browser player can't play the files on desktop, unless you drag drop them into browser, or preview them by embedding them in HTML document (also view in browser).
Standalone is a pretty much a browser player which is wrapped in to EXE projector file and it will allow you to preview the SWF offline, directly on desktop or any other application that uses SWF file format.
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360 Pano videos, how are these done?
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Suggest me android 2.2 smartphone for pano display
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Re: Suggest me android 2.2 smartphone for pano display
Posted: 24 Jan 2011 at 0:55 GMT
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Ranjan Pano said: Oh so its the flash limitation which is limiting the zoom, I didn't know that.
It's not really flash limitation, it's the device. The touchscreen and applications that control it are quite basic and they can't differentiate the active area of Flash content from phone's specific interaction behavior, unable to isolate the interaction between Flash and phone.
Take iPhone for example. With finger slide across the screen, you move images left to right, pages previous to next or scroll them. So instead of rotating your pano, you would move the pano as a whole file or scroll of off screen. They are not able to suppress the specific phone interaction method within the boundaries of Flash content to allow you to interact with flash as it was programmed to behave, hence many of them rather supply inferior quality device and exclude Flash support, than provide better touchscreen and software solution.
That is why on Jailbreak phone you can watch Flash but the moment you try to interact with it, it gets all messy and confused between Touch Screen and Flash behaviors.
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Loading indicators in pano tours
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Re: Loading indicators in pano tours
Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 16:21 GMT
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Hans Nyberg said: My normal is 20 megabit and the average here in Denmark is 10. The lowest speed which you can get for standard DSL connections is 5mbit. But I also have a cheap 1mb connection on my mobile. In some parts of Denmark the speed is max 1mbit for mobiles.
Lucky bastard !!! (mean no offense here)
I bough a property in a new township and the infra structure is not properly done yet. The fiber optics with 20 and 50mb line will be here in less than a year, so for now, I need to use one of the Wireless Services. It gets lots of interruptions and the distance and mountains around don't help the signal.
Smooth, do agree that someone might mistake the photo for being low quality. Hence I normally place subtle loading bar or % to make it more intuitive.
Anyway, preloader still is a good thing. For those who view with 10mb or 20mb lines, the loader will be barely visible. And for those less fortunate (look at me), at least we know what is happening during the 20 minutes of panorama loading 
good weekends to you guys
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Re: Loading indicators in pano tours
Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 11:35 GMT
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Hi there
Regarding the "Loading indicators in pano tours".
Before you go on reading, take note, it's just personal preference.
I would keep the loader on. Perhaps less elaborate, no progress bar just the % indicator below your name or pano title.
I have been working with Flash since its incarnation, and from hundreds of feedbacks over the years, we know that users get confused if they don't know what is happening.
Some assume their connection stalled and will try to reload the window, especially that your panorama might now start loading front image but other one of screen. At least the % shows how much more do they need to wait.
The only time we don't use preloaders in Flash is when we do desktop based application, as things load too fast and it's simply not required.
It took me very long to download your panorama, despite my 1mb line. I would say, good 3 to 5 minutes. Without the loader, I would probably assume it was broken or it was it, black and white and blur image.
Also, if I may suggest, again, personal preference. Change the black and white to colors. It sets a really dark mood when you start off with no color blur image. With colors version, you at least getting taste of what's about to come. And the bonus, when the images start to clears up. I have been looking at the panoramas for many years, and it always feels better when you seem them starting in color.
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Cant align straight surfaces in PTgui
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Re: Cant align straight surfaces in PTgui
Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 1:51 GMT
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I'm sorry to disappoint Bartosz, but I believe your head is not properly set.
I own the Nodal Ninja pano head, and I strictly followed recommended settings provided by the company, specific to my set up, yet I had the same problem.
It was while later, with help from John Houghton, the forums regular participant and his tutorials, that I managed to get it align manually and properly.
You may want to check it out: www.johnhpanos.com/tuts.htm
Also, I believe you could correct these problems in PTgui, tho I'm not that proficient to advice on how to go around that. After all, John managed to fix my panos, which were far worse than yours
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Re: Hi there.......
Posted: 17 Sep 2010 at 4:08 GMT
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Why don't you check the site's information like Products, then find one that suit you most and search the forum or ask questions once you narrow down to something. What you ask for is a bit too general to give direct answer.
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Posted: 10 Sep 2010 at 14:12 GMT
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There is one major problem with Flash on ipad.
You need to remember, it was design with none flash support in mind. Hence you won't be able to really well interact with Flash content, even if you manage to open it. There is going to be major collision between the Touch Screen controls and Flash interactions. Whenever you will try to scroll panorama, you will just scroll the page instead.
When designing Flash for Touch Screen device, we actually have to void some of the actions because touch screen can't differentiate between roll over and press/release.
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360 pano inside a car?
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Re: 360 pano inside a car?
Posted: 4 Aug 2010 at 1:15 GMT
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Hi there Juergen
Very nice pano indeed, and I really don't mean to be nitpicking here, just wanted to ask, why not retouch the mirror ? It's the easiest part of the car photo. Take a shot from below the mirror facing its direction, compare reflection in photoshop, flip it and paste it in. Perfect view and no camera bits and pieces 
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Re: 360 pano inside a car?
Posted: 17 Jul 2010 at 4:26 GMT
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" We shot this for a client... ix35_spanish/index..."
Nice panorama indeed sapper.
I would just suggest one method, I have seen used in some other car panoramas before, which I find really cool.
While shooting the initial 360, remove the headrest on the driver side. Then just make one photo with the headrest in. Paste it in with opacity of 30 to 50% so you can see through the rear seat and yet the headrest. It also does not appear so close to the lens and gives impression that the driver area is quite specious.
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Re: Big problems after updating Flash
Posted: 24 Jun 2010 at 6:18 GMT
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Dorin
I'm quite certain the problem is related to your pano producing application, because I don't see any difference in my panoramas published with P2VR. I tried old one, few recent, and made new ones just to test it. Nor do I experience problems with any other Flash produced content. My company has recently finished Porsche project for Cramer Krasselt and SLS AMG Flash content for Jung von Mat. Both sites receive enormous amount of traffic daily, since the launch, and we don't get any complains regarding performance, except the obvious like slow loading of HD videos on slow connections, which is understandable. Hence I come to believe the problem is on your application's end, not the player itself. Secondly, my Flash guys always test latest players because we produce content for few very large companies, and issues like yours could be way too damaging.
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Re: How to make a professional exe with my panos?
Posted: 29 May 2010 at 4:18 GMT
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I know Sid
I had the very same feeling. Checking out the post, read on, eventually reached that all "Cute" and "fuzzy Warm" part of the thread
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Re: Post it Technique.
Posted: 20 May 2010 at 1:41 GMT
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Sid,
Basically just as said in other replies, it is to help the program get the right walls or ceiling while stitching.
Imagine an entirely white room with just one painting on single wall. PTgui might have hard time finding the right photo to match the walls, beside the one with painting, throwing very odd stitching results. Or similar looking walls and a ceiling fill up with mosaic. From personal experience while photographing a hotel conference room.
I try to correct the control points but the mosaic was identical regardless which way you look, confusing me which sides I was looking it. I had to painfully and long looking for some very unique details of differences to find and use as the control points. Now, I stick post-it
in random spots which allow me easily identify the surfaces of walls etc... making the stitching much easier because even the program itself, find those unique characteristics and sort and control points easier.
Do agree on the "flying away" while outdoor problem. Masking tape can be good alternate. I use it only due to its vibrant colors and the fact that I have plenty of it
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Posted: 19 May 2010 at 6:34 GMT
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Need to second Trausti's comments.
Very happy customer on NN products, and their support, all the way to Asia Pacific - Malaysia.
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Re: Do's and Don'ts while shooting? Newbie advice.
Posted: 17 May 2010 at 0:31 GMT
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Beside the settings listed by other forum participants, there few small things to keep in mind, which will help you with challenges of post processing your photographs.
1) if possible, position yourself within a shadow spot rather than highly illuminated area, to prevent creating too many shadows with your gears.
2) if 1) is not easily manageable, try to rotate the tripod to reduce the number of shadows created by the tripod's legs. You can rotate it to a point where there are two instead of three.
3) mind the ground/floor for join places of tiles, mosaic, marbles. Try to stay within or away - if possible. Look for spots will less consistent patterns rather than complex one. For example, is much easier to retouch a tripod from grass, sand, asphalt than tiled walk-side. I apply that in case of interior shots as well. Try to find place which can be easily retouched, opposite to funny and complex design carpets etc...
4) if you have no choice to escape mirrors, make a photo of the location where your tripod going to be, with the mirror behind you (stand close to the mirror), than you can flip it horizontally in photoshop and replace the reflection of you and the tripod from the mirror shot. Of course it takes a bit of scaling and playing, but it's much easier than trying to recreate subject blocked by the tripod and remove the tripod entirely.
5) "post-it" and marker might become your best friend.
In places where you face lots of plain and consistent color surfaces, like very large ceiling and walls painted white, the stitching programs might confuse what images it supposed to use to generate control points. To give you an example, I was doing 360 in BMW showroom while the new Z4 launch. The whole place is pure white (like photo studio) with just the car in a center. Of course if you comfortable with PTGui, you will solve that easily, but personally I'm not so I stick on a walls and floor the post-it and number them with Marker pen from 1 to 6. While in PTGui, I did the control points manually and it took less than 2 minutes to get perfect, error free stitching.
Also useful with very complex but consistent mosaics or other designs on floors and ceilings.
I was doing pano in a hotel with very complex patterned ceiling while the walls were identical (plain) and PTGui was forcing wrong shots to generate the control points. It was insisting on using opposite walls and because they look identical, I couldn't notice the difference while having totally messed up image as a result, going out of my mind, (almost) selling soul to the devil to get it done.
Post-it rules !!!
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