QuickStart Guide for EyeSee360 PhotoWarp 2.5.6
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1. QuickStart Guide for EyeSee360 PhotoWarp 2 5 6 INSTALL PHOTOWARP Insert the PhotoWarp CD into your com puter and run the installer If you are on PC with Windows XP you may need to install NET Framework and QuickTime which are on this CD When Installation is done please restart your computer OPEN YOUR GOPANO CASE Lay down your GoPano cannister on a table and with one hand grab the bot tom while your other hand unsnaps the tabs There is a video on the CD Open GoPano mov that you can watch for help or look at the following page TUTORIAL CD with VIDEO Disc Two of your PhotoWarp package is a Tutorial CD On this CD you have a folder called Sample Images Drag this folder to the desktop of your Mac or PC These images will be needed to teach you how PhotoWarp works QuickStart user manual written by Bart Wilson Edited by Michael Rondinelli All materials Copyright 2008 EyeSee360 Inc All Rights Reserved PhotoWarp Installer Opening the GoPano case Sample Images oni PhotoWarp Video Tutorials QuickStart Guide amp PhotoVWarp What is PhotoWarp PhotoWarp is a an easy to use drag and drop anoramic software program for the Mac or C It allows you to process one shot panoramic images from EyeSee s GoPano and the Kaidan 360 One VR PhotoWarp supports other one shot optics ated as RemoteReality BeHere 0 360 and the If you hate to read manuals this Quick Start guide is for you2. Tit M 558 Q 52 Log Cabin jpg Source Format Output Settings Source Log cabin Type 360O0nevRM3 QuickStart Guide e PhotoVVarp Drag amp Drop Virtual Tour Software Calibrating Images E If you see a partial black eclipse on the bottom in the E Preview Window you need to adust the Tilt setting and or pull in the outer circle F You do this by placing a check mark on the LEFT tilt check box and entering in a number typically 47 to 52 Note the circle in the center enlarges or contracts de pending on the number you insert You only need to barely cover the black stem so do NOT make your P dot too big or too small Default View Show Adjust F as necessary You want Defaut view Som to crop the mirror so that you do not see any black on the Preview window Fixing the top eclipse If you see any black in the top por tion of your Preview window then you have to adjust your outside Men sosree notes circle G so that it trims the image ano and does not cut into the black n e o part e You want to trim the circle to de fine the image on the GoPano mirror and the black cap Pull the circle in toward the center until i your Preview window no longer CETL shows the black eclipse in the top Set the Auto Rotate Slide the Auto Rotate slider either LEFT or RIGHT and you will see your panoramic tour slowly spin Baan C omt Sans inside the P
3. This step by step guide will allow you to ae up to speed and understand how to use PhotoWarp with your one shot 360 optic in under an hour System Requirements PhotoWarp the CD enclosed has installers for both the Macintosh and Windows operating sys tems Below are the suggested minimum hard ware and system component requirements Macintosh e G3 G4 or G5 e 512MB of RAM or more e Mac OS 10 3 10 4 or 10 5 LEOPARD e QuickTime 7 or better Windows e Windows XP Home or Pro Windows VISTA e 512 of RAM or more e QuickTime 7 or better e NET Framework Complete installer for NET framework and QuickTime are on the PhotoWarp CD Run Your Installer PhotoWarp can be installed from the CD or you can download PhotoWarp from the EyeSee360 com website Be sure you have your License Key be fore you download it from the website You are au thorized 1 copy of PhotoWarp for 1 computer For additional licenses please contact us sup port EyeSee360 com Installation for Windows PhotoWarp requires the NET framework and Quick Time 7 to be installed on your PC before PhotoWarp installation can run These installers are on your CD If you run into difficulty installing PhotoWarp onto your PC you can go to your My Computer gt The open your CD ROM and select the installers manu ally Please RESTART your PC after you install NET Framework QuickTime and PhotoWarp If you are still running into installation probl
4. ave the BLUE Kaidan 360 One VR optic choose the top icon 360 One VR M3 Drag amp Drop Virtual Tour Software PhotoVVarp A General Source FlashVR BOM Preferences Default Source Type a 360 One VR M3 fal GoPano gt 360 One VR M3 g 360 One VR M1 l 0 360 BeHere TotalView Mirror Distance Mirror Position Image Cache 0 Preferences General Source FlashVR gt 8 GoPano Mirror Distance 170 mm Default Source Type Mirror Position m Automatically locate pu Image Cache j 815 0 MB I I 0 MB 2 0 GB QuickStart Guide amp PhotoVVarp SLR Bracket The image shown right shows the Kaidan 360 One VR attached to the Kaidan SLR Bracket Your SLR camera glides up and down on the plate so the lens of your cam era is close to the optic and can focus on the mirror The GoPano optic will attach to the Kaidan SLR Bracket in the same man ner as the Kaidan 360 One VR optic SLR Bracket If you have the Kaidan SLR Bracket select this option when you run your installer or initial set up of PhotoWarp Slide Camera UP Your GoPano Optic or Kaidan blue One VR mounts securely on the top ring A You mount your camera onto the quick re lease plate B and slide the camera up so that your lens gets close to the bottom of the GoPano or Kaidan One VR optic QuickStart Guide e PhotoVVarp Drag amp Dr
5. ems please see our Support page on our website at www Eye See360 com Installation for Macintosh PhotoWarp can be used on Intel and Non intel com puters including G3 G4 and G5 models We rec ommend you upgrade your Mac to the latest version of QuickTime 7 X Note if you lose your installer CD you can down load PhotoWarp trom the EyeSee360 com Website Be sure to write down your license key below for safe keeping You will find your license key on the CD ROM packaging that came with your Photo Warp disc Look for Shutteroug Sam The RED CAMERA indicates a critical function in order to avoid a mistake Be sure to read these steps very carefully My PhotoWarp License Key QuickStart Guide Q First Time Set Up When you launch PhotoWarp for the first time you will be prompted to tell it how your GoPano is connected to your camera You have a few options CHOOSE NONE Step Ring Only If you have a Nikon Canon Kodak Olympus Sony or other point and shoot camera with a step ring and or an adapter tube connecting your GoPano to directly to your camera CHOOSE SLR Bracket If your camera cannot connect to your GoPano optic This includes SLR Digital Cameras such as the nikon D50 D80 D100 and the Canon EOS line of cameras too Mirror Distance Set your mirror distance to 170mm Choose Optic If you have the GoPano black optic choose GoPano 2nd icon down in pull down menu If you h
6. le images click on each one and rename them P Then when you click UNWARP Q all of your images will be batched processed and saved There s also a Rename All command that appears here as well When you click UNWARP Q it will prompt you for WHERE you want to save them We suggest creating a folder on your desk top and saving them there R This makes it easy to locate your final processed panoramas QuickStart Guide amp PhotoVVarp Where to Get More Help EyeSee360 is dedicated to help ing you create great panoramas Our tools are simple to use and affordable to own If you want to learn a lot more about how to use our products with other cameras or how to start making money by shooting virtual tours for real estate we invite you to join our online forum It s easy and its free Just visit our website at Eye See360 com and click the forum tab Create a username and a password and join our commu nity You ll find lots of people and plenty of answers to your ques tions about panoramic photogra phy from people who ve already been there and done that
7. op Virtual Tour Software Launch PhotoWarp When you launch PhotoWarp you will be prompted to drag and drop your 360 images from your camera into the main window The image appears in the main window A circle indicates the po sition of the mirror in the image If the circle appears with a Green color the mirror was automatically located A Yellow or Red circle means the automatic location may be incorrect You can manually po sition the circle over the mirror by dragging The circle will appear Blue when positioned manually NOTE ON WINDOWS the CENTER DOT IS BLUE NOT WHITE For Mac Users go to the menu View gt Preview For PC Users go to the menu View gt Show Preview Note the smaller floating window now appears This allows you to SEE your panoramic images and correct mistakes before we UN WARP them Locating the Mirror IMPORTANT D The center dot or mask should be centered on the mirror and the blue circle should touch the edge of the mirror not the sunshade or housing Drag in the middle to re center drag the blue circle or use the mouse wheel to change the di ameter to match the mirror This should be done before adjust ing the tilt constraint E E tos Cabinipg Source Log cabin Type 3600neVRM3 View Source Notes Default View 217 0 80 Pan Tilt FOV Apply to All Auto Rotate Left off Right Apply to All Constraints Pan O 0 amp 360
8. r example If you selected QTVR Cylinder most popular as part of I and H next Op Compression in the tabs above K Selecting 50 100 for the slider bar will create great results If you want a consistent size for all saved panoramas you can set the size you want and click the box Target File Size IMPORTANT ALERT Shutterbug Sam says be careful If you set the Target File Size with a size too small your tours may come out grainy or pixilated Try saving your panorama without checking the Target File Size Box if you do not have any issues with file size re strictions QTVR Cylinder cont Next select Image tab and you should experiment with checking off Auto Levels and Sharpen image This automatically will adjust the levels of your panoramas and Sharpen them It s a good idea to select 100 for best quality too QTVR Cylinder cont The last tab QTVR has some special features for web designers If your client does not want visitors to the website to SAVE the QTVR panorama to the users computers place a check mark in the Protection box Disal low Save This prevents anyone from saving copies of the panorama from the website Q General Gompression Image QTVR Compression Apple Photo JPEC Ha Quality 100 1 1 l I Least Medium Best M Target File Size KB 7 General Compression Image QTVR m Auto Levels M Sharpen Image a v 100 General Comp
9. ression Image Based on Movie Choose Protection Disallow Save Fast Start Preview 1 4 Size E M Blur Static Quality Better HH Dynamic Quality Good HH IMPORTANT ALERT Shutterbug Sam says this is not 100 fool proof There are now media extraction plug ins you can add to FireFox and Mac users with safari can option click to download any media contained in web pages so the Disallow Save is not hack proof QuickStart Guide amp PhotoVVarp Drag amp Drop Virtual Tour Software Panoramas and HTML Oa PhotoWarp allows users to au tomatically EMBED your fin Choose a web script Show Web Scripts Folder ished panoramas into an HTML pa page This is ideal if you are a Deti going to burn the files and 360 J5 panoramas onto a CD ROM or Basic Debug host them on a website To show how your panorama will look inside a simple web TERES page go to File gt Format gt Add aA EERE ER format gt Web Script O vi Create Index index html IMPORTANT TIP Some knowledge of HTML ed iting skills will be required to link your panoramas to maps create hot spots and more in teractive features Please watch the videos on the Pho toWarp Tutorial Disc 2 Ready Set UNWARP Most digital cameras will save Q your images as DSC123456 jpg something Its a good idea to RENAME your images to plain English names like log cabin for example P If you have multip
10. review window If you do not see any black eclipse in the top or bottom of your Preview window then you finished panorama will look good when you unwarp them Source Log cabin Settings Type 360 One VRM3 QuickStart Guide O Photo VVarp File Formats for 360 Panoramas E Compression 7 image OVA PhotoWarp supports a wide range Resolution of file formats for you to enjoy your tea 360 panoramic images ees 180 Filename 320 x 240 QuickTime VR ms Java Zoom Viewer 300x 200 Java PT GUI 450 x 300 Java Pure Player ivp Flash VR To select a format you might like go down to the bottom of the Photo Warp Job Window and you will see three tabs Source Format and Out put Output is normally grayed out until after you ve output your job Log Cabin jpg Next go to your Format Menu then choose the format you want You can delete formats from the job by clicking in the icon in the tray and choosing Format gt Remove Format or by using the Delete key Make sure your resolution slider bar is set to 100 then select your di mensions of your 360 panorama output size You can even TYPE in a size you like instead of using the pull down menu such as 600 X 300 Pure Player yaaa Flash and Java or 600 X 450 When in PhotoWarp only the Java ver sion will show up but on your web site it will default to Flash first QuickStart Guide amp PhotoVWarp QTVR Cylinde
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