On 31 Aug 98, Jack Killpatrick wrote:
> I am wondering if anyone has any experience with them (other than the one
> Brent brought to us). Particularly, I am interested in hearing about the
> process of taking the picture(s), the equipment needed and the process of
> merging photos and converting to the "required" format. Each product site
> has described the process, but I'm wondering if there are any hidden
> "details" that they left out. Ideally, the "viewer" I end up using will be
> a java app and require no plugin.
I have also done more "formal" panoramas than my cobbled-together
Javascript demo of a few weeks ago, back in '96 when I created several
Quicktime VR "tours" for a government site I did.
Anyway, it wasn't very difficult actually creating the panoramas, although
the resulting files were huge, and installing the Quicktime VR plug-ins a
pain in the butt for users.
I used a standard 35mm camera with regular film; the only special
equipment was a calibrated tripod that a photographer friend provided,
which (a) used a gyroscopic thingy to remain constantly level, and (b)
was notched such that you could turn the tripod head in precise 20-
degree increments. Thus, 18 photos X 20 degrees = 360 degrees.
The Quicktime authoring software was fairly easy to use. I had the rolls
of film I shot developed onto a PhotoCD, and transferred them as (I think)
JPEGs direct into the Mac, where the software did a decent job of auto-
stiching them together, making aspect corrections, and so on. A couple
of days work in the end.
Haven't looked at ipix or behere in any detail, but I imagine the process is
similar
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