anyone here author QTVR's at DVinfo.net

Matt Stahley · February 28th, 2006, 11:25 PM

Anyone know of an easy cheap way to make full 360 QTVR's of say a house interior using still photos?

Jonathan Jones · March 1st, 2006, 02:03 AM

I have never done professional level QTVR work, and consequently never invested in higher end software or those crazy globe lookin' things, but I have had a little bit of fun making a few QTVR files about 4 years ago using a free program that came bundled with my Canon digital camera. It was called Photostitch and works quite easily, although I don't know if it can be downloaded or not but it worked well for me in stitching a bunch of photos together and exporting them as a QTVR file.

Here are a couple of them:

Here is one taken of a school yard where I used to work:
http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/...Theater15.html

Here is one I took at the grand canyon:
http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/...Theater11.html

Probably Photoshop and Quicktime Pro could create these a little better, but not nearly as quickly.

If you have a digital camera, check out the install CD to see if there are any options there, otherwise, check out versiontracker or other such sites to look for free or lowcost shareware. Perhaps others on the thread will be able offer a little more insight based on more experience than I have.
-Jon

John C. Chu · March 1st, 2006, 08:27 AM

I used to stitch make QTVR's for a hobby.

For the Mac...there used to be a lot more programs for doing QTVR. Most of them now run only in Classic or OS9

You can use still photos---but it is so much easier, cheaper and faster to use a digital camera mounted on a proper QTVR head.

As for software:

Apple's QTVR Authoring Studio

Panimation's Nodester[no defunct]

VRWorx.

Photovista which cost $49.95

There is also the free Panotools[which I have NO idea how to use] and the OSX front end from PTMac

Check out www.kaidan.com for more solutions and make sure you visit:

http://panoramas.dk/

Lots of tutorials there.

I know Photoshop Elements has a stitching function builit in...but I'm not sure how suitable it is for QTVR.

Matt Stahley · March 1st, 2006, 11:12 AM

thanks guys!

February 28th, 2006, 11:25 PM	#1
Matt Stahley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Waynesboro, PA Posts: 648	anyone here author QTVR's Anyone know of an easy cheap way to make full 360 QTVR's of say a house interior using still photos?

March 1st, 2006, 02:03 AM	#2
Jonathan Jones Trustee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Healdsburg, California Posts: 1,138	I have never done professional level QTVR work, and consequently never invested in higher end software or those crazy globe lookin' things, but I have had a little bit of fun making a few QTVR files about 4 years ago using a free program that came bundled with my Canon digital camera. It was called Photostitch and works quite easily, although I don't know if it can be downloaded or not but it worked well for me in stitching a bunch of photos together and exporting them as a QTVR file. Here are a couple of them: Here is one taken of a school yard where I used to work: http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/...Theater15.html Here is one I took at the grand canyon: http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/...Theater11.html Probably Photoshop and Quicktime Pro could create these a little better, but not nearly as quickly. If you have a digital camera, check out the install CD to see if there are any options there, otherwise, check out versiontracker or other such sites to look for free or lowcost shareware. Perhaps others on the thread will be able offer a little more insight based on more experience than I have. -Jon __________________ "Are we to go on record, sir, with our assertion that the 'pink hearts, yellow moons, orange stars, and green clovers' are, in point of fact', magically delicious?" - Walter Hollarhan before the House Subcommittee on Integrity in Advertising - May, 1974

March 1st, 2006, 08:27 AM	#3
John C. Chu Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rego Park , NYC Posts: 665	I used to stitch make QTVR's for a hobby. For the Mac...there used to be a lot more programs for doing QTVR. Most of them now run only in Classic or OS9 You can use still photos---but it is so much easier, cheaper and faster to use a digital camera mounted on a proper QTVR head. As for software: Apple's QTVR Authoring Studio Panimation's Nodester[no defunct] VRWorx. Photovista which cost $49.95 There is also the free Panotools[which I have NO idea how to use] and the OSX front end from PTMac Check out www.kaidan.com for more solutions and make sure you visit: http://panoramas.dk/ Lots of tutorials there. I know Photoshop Elements has a stitching function builit in...but I'm not sure how suitable it is for QTVR.

March 1st, 2006, 11:12 AM	#4
Matt Stahley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Waynesboro, PA Posts: 648	thanks guys!