Information and links providing all you need to know
about VR panoramas
Quicktime VR is a technology based on Apple's
Quicktime which allows you to explore places (and objects) as if
you were really there. Using a series of photographic (or computer generated)
images, software stitches these together to create a 360° view. Apple's
Quicktime player then allows the playback of them in a movie window
using a mouse to simulate movement, as if you were actually at the point
of viewing. You can also create hotspots within movies that take you
to URLs or other multimedia objects, or vr scenes that consists of multiple
vr movies within one file.
To
view Quicktime VR movies you must have Quicktime installed on you PC
or Mac.
For more information about Quicktime VR and VR panoramic photography
in general try The Guide to Panoramic
Photography or take a look at some of the links to VR galleries
below.
Apple's
Quicktime Site - the producer of Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR)
The Guide
to Panoramic Photography - an excellent technical site
The QTVR Online Tutorial - says it all really
Kaidan - producers
of VR imaging hardware and software
Panoramic VR A panoramic VR showcase
The multimedia Library's QTVR links page
Euro
VR - explore the world through QTVR
Ancient Scotland Tour - QTVR images from a tour of over 200 scottish
sites
Arguement from Design's QTVR tour of Northern England
BBC's Visit Althorp site - QTVR tours of Princess Diana's Childhood
home
GeoPanorama
- Over 90 QTVR panoramas from around the world
Rufford
Park Craft Centre - Try this other local flavour of Quicktime VR
with a tour around the park
The
Time Team - they take some searching for but there are dozens of
excellent archeological, historical and location panoramas available
on the site.
VRGB - nearly
20 cities covered in the UK with 100s of panoramas
