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Pano2Movie Problem please help...
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Re: Pano2Movie Problem please help...
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 at 12:22 GMT
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Hi all,
Thanks to everyone who has provided me with further information, either in this thread or via email.
Unfortunately, I still can't duplicate the problems, either with 'as-is' movie or converted movie as the output.
Could everyone who is seeing this problem please email me a screengrab showing the settings in the main window, the preferences window and the export settings palette? Mail to support (add an at) pano2movie (add a com), and add the *exact* version of Pano2Movie and QuickTime that you are using.
Thanks,
Ian
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Re: Pano2Movie Problem please help...
Posted: 7 Jun 2008 at 19:51 GMT
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Kyle & Will, give me a chance! It's the middle of the weekend, I'm in a foreign country and I was at a friend's wedding all of yesterday. 
As a general rule, Friday afternoons (I'm in the UK, so Kyle's email arrived at 13:34) aren't the best time to get an instant response, even if I'd been in the office...
Kyle - I've had one other report mentioning error messages about files already existing, but I can't reproduce the problem which makes it *extremely* hard to fix.
Troubleshooting stuff - what version of Pano2Movie is this? 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, the 2.1 beta? Operating system - I assume you're using Windows from your posts here? Version of QuickTime that's installed?
Do you get the same error with different length sequences, with JPEG frames rather than PNG, with 'as-is' QuickTime export? Does the error occur every time or only sometimes?
Will - it's possible it may have got lost somewhere, but I can't find any record of communication from you, either by direct email, the contact form on the website or the forum on the website. I can't fix problems that I don't know about...
That said, if you're on Windows and seeing crashes *when loading a QTVR file*, this appears to be a conflict between the development environment that Pano2Movie is written in and some graphics card drivers.
I don't know if this is the problem you are seeing as 'everytime it crashes' doesn't narrow it down much, but if this is the problem then the only option is to look for alternative drivers for your graphics card. 
Ian
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Re: Did I buy the wrong lens?
Posted: 21 Apr 2008 at 15:43 GMT
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Doh! It's still a lot more shots than with the 10mm... 
Ian
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Re: Did I buy the wrong lens?
Posted: 16 Apr 2008 at 10:18 GMT
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Fj Abraham said: I'm really no better off than I would have been using my 18-70 which I'm pretty sure could have done sphericals in two passes also (albeit with more shots 10 vs 6).
Nikon 18-70 @18 - 10 shots x2
Sigma 10-20 @10 - 6 shots x2
Not quite.
The 18mm would only give ~48 degree vertically, so you'd be looking at four rows, total 40 shots - more than three times as many as with your 10mm, and a good chance that the top row will contain no detail for stitching.
Nice high res, though.
Ian
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Pano2Movie 2.1 beta
Posted: 15 Apr 2008 at 10:58 GMT
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There is now a beta for Pano2Movie 2.1 available, with full bezier curve path editing.
www.pano2movie.com/beta-versions
New path editing based on bezier curves.
Timeline now works more like a video editor, with a draggable scrubber.
Use the Space bar to register keyframes when recording.
Use the Space bar to play/pause playback when editing, and the Home key to jump back to the beginning of the timeline.
Bezier points can be smooth curves or sharp corners.
Edit the values of keyframes by dragging anchor points up and down
Keyframes can be moved by dragging the keyframe.
Automatic sensing of tilt and zoom limits in your QTVR file.
Check for updates from the Help menu
New support forum
Ian
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Re: panogames
Posted: 13 Apr 2008 at 11:23 GMT
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In-game panos are usually generated by the game engine, some of the engines let you freeze the game and script the location of the camera for screengrabs, so you 'simply' shoot the six cube faces and whack them into Pano2VR or similar.
Ian
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Posted: 11 Apr 2008 at 17:39 GMT
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Just a quick note that Pano2Movie 2.0.2 came out a few weeks ago with a bunch of bugfixes, and a revamped website with better navigation.
As always, your 2.0 licence works for all 2.x releases...
Ian
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Posted: 11 Apr 2008 at 17:35 GMT
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It looks like that GoNY DVD uses some form of fisheye projection instead of the rectilinear projection that most pano players use. Odd.
Panoramic menus in DVDs have to be put together from a series of separate video files which will then be encoded like any other video asset - the easiest way to think of it is like the cut scenes you often get when moving from menu to menu on better DVDs, but with a lot of thought gone into how each menu links together.
Ian (developer of Pano2Movie)
P.S. Example movies to come on the revamped site, but as Hans points out, it's pretty easy to download the trial version and try it out yourself.
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Pano2Movie 2.0
Posted: 27 Nov 2007 at 20:28 GMT
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Pano2Movie, the updated version of QTVR2MOV is now available, for generating QuickTime videos from your QTVR files.
www.pano2movie.com
Main new features:
QuickTime Pro license no longer required.
Windows, Mac OS X PPC & Mac OS X Intel native.
Record paths through the panorama.
Edit and save paths.
Use the same path on multiple panoramas.
Export as a sequence of images.
Export to a QuickTime video file.
Use any installed QuickTime codec, or use losslessly-compressed PNG format.
Pick from a series of preset video sizes or use custom dimensions.
Cost:
A new license costs 40 Euro while an upgrade from QTVR2MOV costs 17 Euro.
A dedicated support forum can be found at groups.google.com/group/pano2movie.
Ian Wood
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IVRPA Conference & Panoramic Photography Contest
Posted: 10 May 2007 at 16:56 GMT
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Hi all,
A follow-up to Mike's earlier post.
Two announcements from the IVRPA:
The International VR Photography Conference - Berkeley - 2007
Where: Berkeley, California
When: June 15-20 2007
What: Five days of panoramic sessions, panels, workshops, vendor demonstrations and socialising with your peers.
Cost until May 15th: $250 for IVRPA members, $350 for non-members
Cost after May 15th: $300 for IVRPA members, $400 for non-members
Highlights include a keynote speech by Professor Helmut Dersch, creator of PTViewer, PanoTools and one or two other useful applications...
conference.ivrpa.org
IVRPA Panoramic Photography Contest 2007
In conjunction with this year's International VR Photography Conference, the IVRPA announces its first annual Panoramic Photography Contest!
Both print and interactive panoramas are encouraged, and there are multiple categories available for submission: Landscapes, Cityscapes, Famous places and landmarks, People and events, Architecture and interiors, "Extreme" subjects and locations, Commissioned works, & Interactive Environments.
Entries will be made online, and judged by a panel of respected members of the VR community and by photography professionals in related fields. There will also be Best of Show prizes, a People's Choice award, and a special prize for Innovation.
The winning entries and awards will be announced June 17, 2007 at the Keynote Banquet during the International VR Photography Conference in Berkeley.
Entry is open to all IVRPA members; for those outside the IVRPA community, entry can be made for as little as $25 (an Associate membership to the IVRPA).
conference.ivrpa.org/contest
Ian Wood
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Re: Interesting use of flash - also for panorama's?
Posted: 20 Dec 2005 at 19:55 GMT
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The Sony site uses video fly-throughs generated from 3D modelling - there's no panoramic stuff in it, although it's a great bit of interface design.
Ian
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Re: panorama on dvd home?
Posted: 16 Dec 2004 at 15:30 GMT
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You will need to make a linear movie from your QTVR and feed that movie into your DVD authoring software. I made a shareware app that will make the linear movie, Mac or PC, QuickTime Pro required.
www.azurevision.co.uk/qtvr2mov
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