QTVR2Flash user manual
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1. Introduction QTVR2Flash serves the conversion of finished Quic ktinmeVR Panoramas objectmovies or image seres into Flash5 files After conversion the generated Flashfilescan be used without the Quicktime plugin If the user attempts to show high resolution Quicktime VR Panoramas or objectmovies QTVR2Flash can automatically generate filesthat can reload stream details This happens exclusively on client s side within the Flash plugin There is no need to install further programs or server sided plugins The generated Flashmoviescan be controlled by various commandsand can be integrated in other Flash presentations With two examples this manual explains how to convert high resolution panoramasand image senes All screenshots in this manual show the Pro Version of QTVR2Flash The presentation can differ in other versions System requirements System min Pentium3 450 MHZ 128MB memory 20MB free hard disk storage capacity for QTVR2Flash and 1 Gbyte free hard disk storage capacity for temporary files suggested Pentium 4 2 4G HZ 512MB memory 20MB free hard disc storage capacity for QTVR2Flash and 2 Gbyte free hard disk storage capacity for temporary files Operating system Windows NT4 2000 XP Windows 98 ME due to the system with a limited resolution 1600x1200 for conversion Converting Quicktime VR Panorama to Hash In this part of the user s guide you will be leaded through QTVR2Flash step by step By this you will2. Step 7 of amp Cui images 1 Tick Delete source images afterwards to delete the temporary files that are generated during the cutting again Depending on size and depth of details several gigabyte can be generated 2 Click Next to start cutting Step 8 of 9 Comparison GETE ETET TL 9 Pai L The gares Flash ae te raor Cn ee bef and Te one Quickies He is shown on the nL Ha ade Click Prenna io change api TS and bo commer agen w TET to fish fhe comers on pedl 1 The generated Flash file isshown on the left and the original Quic ktimeVR file is shown on the right hand side Click Previous to change settings and to convert again or Next to finish the conversion project Step 9 of 9 Finishing conversion OTVAg ash Fro Preden mere rha Tr br r did T h v a cn Hidi E cs RH feo 1 Click Save to save the project settings under the fixed project name Settings are saved in the directory presets 2 Click Finish to finish QTVR2Flash 3 If you want to make another conversion click I want to edit another movie 4 In order to use the generated Flash Panorama in your own projects please copy all files from the indicated directory into a subdirectory of your Flash project Generating objectmovies out of image series QTVR2Flash can convert QuicktimeVRs to Flash5 But there is also the possibility to generate object movies out of image
3. ex_renderhigh orders reloading of the details ex_rotation value faciliatesa skip of the step position by value ex_set fps value sets the current frames per second by value standard value is 13 ex_stage_height retums the stage height of the Flash movie ex_stage_width retums the stage width of the Flash movie ex_tum degree animation by a wanted degree ex_ypos value faciliatesa vertical motion by value ex_zoom value faciliates zooming by value ex_anim step zoom ypos Syntax Path ex_anim step zoom ypos Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into step postion from the start image around the y axis counter cloc kwise note free selectable value between 1 start image and the selected step size for the devision of the 360 panorama as selected in step 2 of 9 see step 2 of 9 General settings for conversion point 5 zoom wanted zoom step between 0 start position totally zoomed out and 19 tele maximum zoomed in ypos vertical offset asa negative value grows with zoom Description Starts an animation considering the zoom step and the final values forthe horizontal and verticlal motion Retums nothing ex_enable_callback value Syntax Path ex_enable_callback value Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Value true or false Description true activa
4. first click Normal and fit width and height to the step Then click Zoom5 and fit width and height After that click Linearcalculation of zoom steps to calculate the values for all the other zoom steps According to the system the maximum resolution for zoom level 5 is 3600x2800 pixel in the Pro Version and 2000x1000 pixel in the standard version Within maximum resolution 3600x2800 the number of columns must be 1 Attention Within Windows 98 ME there can be system related resolution problems from 1600x1200 pixel upwards Forzoom steps 1 to 5 you can additionally detemine the division of imagesin rows and columns These figures define in how many parts the zoom step is cut The more cuts parts you give the faster the usercan see something from the loaded details At the same time the file size of the cutted zoom step grows We recommend a division in height 10 rows with one column Additionally itcan be useful to let the J PEG quality of the zoom step increase from Normal to Zoom5 If you you have done the settings except width and height forone zoom step and you want to apply them to all steps click Apply to all zoom steps QTVR2Flash supports individual grafic filters sha pen soften foreach zoom step including Preview and Nomal Foreach zoom step QTVR2Flash automatically calculates an offset on the x axis By this the defined part of the image is deleted the loading times of the
5. Batch Processing click Apply current settings to J obQueue and retum to start with the left mouse button The settings are added to J obQueue and the program retums to the start screen In the same way prepare all conversions that you want to convert automated After that select the button Batch Conversion in the start menu Click Next Step 6 of 9 Conversion Gy Relea Fre T Ths step shoes the stort scosee fot the saua comersion Tick Delete source images iW o diro De temporary date thes thet are Qecensied denng the Comer on Depending on fe sine snd denih of delat Sper 006 canbe Enzen Ditet re R pms rivi Ape Be ce rama 2 bare AEL EE ea T 2 Ch Tea aia aon Step 6 ef amp Conversion 1 This step shows the start screen forthe actual conversion Tick Delete source images afterwards to delete the temporary data files that are generated during the conversion Depending on the size and depth of details several gigabyte can be generated 2 Click Next to start conversion GT rer laa Fre Len we Bi p reh Hr R sg e pe red ie E ER et Pe Step 6 of amp Conversion zi aaa mar Status display during conversion Step 7 of 9 Cutting Gy WRF leas Fre t Tick Dese sour E mages Irena to deee he empora tes thet m Bi mag genenteddunng ie outing agen Depending on size and cect oj deine meer RI p plats ire pag ores Ee yahe can be genen BE tet ae
6. absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Value number of steps the QTVR movie isto rotate around positive value steps to the left negative value steps to the right Description Skip by a certain number of steps Step size is defined here Step 2 of 9 General settings for the conversion point 5 Retums Postion value around the y axis During the movie conversion there isa fixed position figure assigned to every step from 1 start image to the selected value forthe division of the panorama step sizes Step 2 of 9 ex_set fps value Syntax Path ex set fos value Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values fps frames per scond Description Sets the frames per second forthe actual playing QTVR movie Changes to this value effect the QTVR movie immediately Retums nothing eX dade height Syntax Path ex stage height Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Description Retums the height of stage in pixel Retums Height of stage in pixel ex_stage_width Syntax Path ex_stage_width Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Description Retums the width of stage in pixel Retums Width of stage in pixel ex_tum degree Syntax Path ex _tum degree Parameters Pat
7. be able to convert a QicktimeVR Panorama into a Flash5 movie It is the same course for cylindrical and cubical panoramas Depending on the Field of View settings the upperand lower part of the panorama iscut off within the cubical panoramas The used Screenshots show the professional version of QTVR2Flash The presentation can differin other versions Preparation Selection of conversion mode Licenses don Florian Hetmann Virtual www virtualkoeln de z QTVR2Flash Pro What do you want to do Generating a Flash object out of a series of images Using saved settings Batch conversion Rev 142 1 Select Generating a Flash Object out of a QTVR Object 2 Click Next Click Cancel if the dialogue opens that starts a Dial up connection You do not need an intemet connection Step 1 of 9 Selection of QWR Panorama that you wantto convert 1 EEZ kraki Rnd L TR pen R mcn b P ma r il ey B H fae E Propels E rhan Gelectite GuckimeyR Parra eg dio HZ mov ha yo ent bo tren I Gick TZ N mame CB ah Do atmane bunion T once In gerd panorama prias T chic praa ow wry feed borman refering bo Pp CITE iahon ares On 32 LTE aed eds Pinel G GOON ie Lee a P Ua fR inh da eae be maa bato j Dee leis Te i Chek Tiat wee Fan a ige a Step fof amp Selection of inpri fie se aoe be Select the QuicktimeVR Panorama e g clio _0
8. he paresis echoes in pool Select vidio and fev ol pe neu vant io UST Ll 2 The mamun Doom shove Aor lange Zn peaj Pp me mom mamahi delai presetan 7 a canan pat ic Th higher yoo saari 7 Kozh e CST Y M med TG ee ee Te C HSG ed Ca DOD ne Oi h Pe prar tie da Mi aid POWTER Of oud Gite 400 S00 deed iene rent poem OB 1 Bijman Coe Theres ol teed a gh ega une k rre D Derv ama A convening ore bpon fhe pete Heh 3 pts P ch Haresh for he cored Dadima wh meses at yor ders H va Wem iowse mother Master Flash C6 9 Ceia by 216915 et it here Attenon Kaster Flshenovors Have to Rai spesial condities Sa plies URS R Magter F iiih t cente d a By wrah Ap Mentec E Step 3 of H Duiput segs 1 The output setting determines the dimension of the generated flashmovies in pixel Select width and height of the film you want to generate Sta rtresolution Maximum zoom 2 The maximum zoom shows how large in pixel the maximum zoomable detail presentation of a certain part is The higher you select this value the longer you need forconversion and the closeryou can zoom in the details In the example above the same lateral proportion of output size 400x300 and maximum zoom 3600x2700 was selected Therefore you need a high resolving QuicktimeVR Panorama All conversions are based on the Master Flash It puts all control elements for the converted Quicktime VR movies at your disposal If you want to use another Master Flash e g upd
9. zoom steps are optimated and only necessary data are saved Tick Indicate values via grid in order to see this offset and the selected cutsettings of the image If you have changed the initial zoom in step 2 select Zoom step Normal and click Apply to initial zoom Width and height are fit After that there must be done a linear calculation between Nomal and Zoom5 again Click Next if you want to apply all changes or the general settings Step 5 of 9 Selection of the output directory GTVRoF iss Fra iam 0 mele i brane ores R nE ea U pars da p dran ed prrs 2 e aes wal Sian Bot Selecion of ouput direciory 1 Selecta directory in which you want to save the converted panorama There are also temporary files saved in this directory The name of the directory is shown above the directory tree Depending on the size of the file that you want to convert several gigabyte of temporary data can be generated Make sure that the selected directory has enough free storage Capacity 2 Tick Delete all files in directory and subdirectories to delete all files in the directory you have selected before By this all files of this directory or of directories below are deleted Attention Loss of data possible 3 If you want to create a new empty directory click the directory symbol and enter the name for the new directory 4 only Pro Version To add conversion settings to J ooQueue
10. 4 mov that you want to convert Click the file name once with the left mouse button in orderto geta panorama preview In this preview you find information refering to the Current rotation angle on the x Tilt and y axis Pan Assoon asyou move within the film with the pressed left mouse button these values change Click Next Step 2 of 9 General settings for conversion Hirr n chera mwin iid om er Cult pen GT R2F lah Pro Asiy a poeti name prese es the name of te source ae yy hee 51T 3 bator 2 b the Qube TVE Yve EET ee Se GON CY TE Z TOTS wath he mouse Lino p ZI E kay tor Zag 0 aed the STRIS ke Sor mamira Get H s cick PAR Titin reier The ikain aes vaen p both Meida ara Dar i nm Pp IGI KES ha Ua Coe i Geari he S aape AA for a Tele paak Saa 1a U Yard E coma oA had 9 Tre Carrera Pes neg af the sharing PHE the gren S angle m pressed cka kese by Re props 2 depends onthe nember of steps around the yemi in how many Edi the baal Op 15 aded The Largor the sumbar the mone Fenty 15 the nF Assign a project name preset isthe name of the source file you have selected before 2 In the QuicktimeVR preview select the start position for the conversion with the mouse Use the Shift key for Zooming in and the STRG key for Zooming out 3 Now click PAN ilt from preview The results are written in both fields and they are now the initial setti
11. Virtual K ln www virtualkoeln de qtvr2fla sh virtualkoeln de QTVR2Flash user manual Content Introduction System requirements Converting Quicktime VR Panorama to Flash Preparation Selection of conversion mode Step 1 of 9 Selection of QtVR Panorama that you want to convert Step 2 of 9 General settings for conversion Step 3 of 9 Output settings Step 4 of 9 Definition of zoom and quality steps Step 5 of 9 Selection of the output directory Step 6 of 9 Conversion Step 7 of 9 Cutting Step 8 of 9 Comparison Step 9 of 9 Finishing conversion Generating objectmovies out of image series Step 1 of 9 Selection of image series you want to convert Interrupting conversions Resuming conversions Batch conversion only Pro version Programming interactions with Actionskript Overall view of Actionscript commands forconverted movies ex_anim step Zoom ypos ex_enable_callback value ex get fps 22 23 24 25 ex_getstep ex_getzoom ex_gotopos step zoom ypos ex_hideqtvmouse value ex_mousecontrol mvisible menabled mloopenabled ex_nowait ex_preloader active value ex_rendem ex renderhigh ex rotation ex _ set fps value ex_stage_height ex_stage_width ex_tum degree ex_ypos value ex_zoom value Overview QTVR2Flash Callbacks qtvr2flasn_callback movie_name step v pos zoom anim_ready qtvr2flash_loadstatus sta tus qtvr2flash_preloader perc ent Note of thanks
12. ates by Virtual select it here Attention Master Hashmovies have to fulfill special conditions So please use only Master Hashmovies created by Virtual All Ma ser Flashes you want to use have to be in the subdirectory Master of the QTVR2Flash directory Click Next Step 4 of 9 Definition of zoom and quality steps T PaF mh Pro Tee etrn hm of Smm arei gui Shans DES YAD peat te for wing ab your dismal Depenang on Pe Senge he Ea can defor M B lenge oioi Then met ie Fokoa FeO ray 475 161 an Bethe They ere fo Oey Satin for Ta danica The REIER shown Ew TY Ror beat d e Jeem 2 Dy tte valews 15 MD Z Thara caine realize A Uam tes a oa T fete den bp rd 21 pe nma s S et age ae ere Ba fun Tica iret Ya a giad Quali So f oul 759 DO Pe C dake 7 Sets CB rk Har G Herb 9 aii w RR fe rer piis for singa m R me ER bn iii a L Raez ihe 200m shops you wal io ose adi Hogt ad l 3 f Bidh ea om the walues of GLC aie aed maar zca in ei hoe A vaio con ba barged in pS step All room clare fate g e es aa adhmad E HTS General seb nga H onder o acia or Daka 4 az ple 8 COT ziot xI Ch as DiS Icn zi Siep 4 cf amp Zoom slaps The definition of zoom and quality steps puts various possibilities for setting at your disposal Depending on the settings the results can differto a large extent That is why the following settings are just an advice They are the optimum settings forthe demosc
13. e can be long render times depending on the size of the file you want to convert The usercan internupt his current conversion project at any time and can resume later Therefore click Finish Resuming conversions If you have intenupted a conversion with every new start of QTVR2Flash you can decide whether you want to resume an interrupted program Therefore go on like this 1 Select Resume previous conversion project Licensed on Florian Hetmann Virtuall www vittualkoeln de Ed QTVR2Flash Pro What do you want to do Generating a Flash object out of a QTVR object Generating a Flash object out of a series of images Using saved settings E Batch conversion G Resume previous sitting etiovr 26 09 03 13 28 17 vows Select language English z7 Rev 142 2 Click Next conversion project resumes Batc h c onversion only Pro version The professional QTVR2Flash version offers an additional function an automated running of prepared conversion processes Batch Processing To perform several conversions via Batch Processing first select one of the following conversion vanants Generating a Flash object out of a QTVR objekt Generating a Flash object out of a seres of images Cany out all settings until step 5 of 9 as described Then click Add current settings to JobQueue and back to start ndalet en GT Ror leas Fra Siap E ci amp Belec
14. ene The settings shown by QTVR2Flash are determined by the values in step 3 These settings realize a fluent movement with a good quality So if you agree to the settings click Next or modify the values Possibilities for settings 1 Select the zoom steps you want to use or edit Height and width result from the values of output size and maximum zoom in step 3 All valuescan be changed in this step All zoom steps are activated in the general settings In orderto activate ordisactivate a step selecta zoom step and click Use thiszoom step A tick shows you that the zoom step is activated While the converted Flash movie zoom step Normal isloaded the step Preview shows you a preview The preview can be a completely moving movie ora single image If you only want to see a preview image click the zoom step Preview and tick the field Use image as preview After that select in the field to the right that step you want to use forthe preview image If you Want LO see a completely moving varant you can apply the given valuesor you define a new width orheight forthe preview There isa linear size calculation between zoom step Normal and Zoom5 While zooming in the converted movie this calculation ensures that the appropnate zoom step isloaded You can fit width and height of every zoom step individually Attention This can cause unwelcome grafic effects If you want to change the settings
15. ext Step 1 of 9 Selection of image series you Want O convert 6172 Keg G bee 1 Ales R traa IMENE a LAT PS ibis Fi aae m0 Hoi a hee KD jag io TSH Aihara Iaa LT pE AUI Keg P tata L a 61 kre Fi rma MO TEAR Drs 2G Laan gaj EZTA Aes PO ian waj 19 18 ilike Fi Lame io TE Abe AO na raj IG Aa P taa 829 18H airs FG bs P Z Sorn Cae Cherie Pioneer jeg dia CA pret De al VRE ke Zra 1B01Z ALC ies FG Liat Do TS See PO ee ma 2 Chek Pe be nre once eth he lefi moe fim order po gels ores PEDS Wee Ih Lap may pera lo the Ea par yE hind infomation genre bo h cutet mbstion angle ion ite 6 150 ee KG nang aa TR nd yale en TGR DEG T rap 97 Aa S000 85 ypa m r eater Te h Rn fei Pe pressed 1 mouse bution these wales 1S ee HN eee Lt charge IBE iis KOD bee ual THON Aa G im ma 3 Cch gps l MAEN aes eG image ma P Bie Hy ia EEE TO ee Fi ig oo l Her urG ID Aes HD rain _a a TETERE ACD ee PT reaa vs 119 KS 181 R Altis FT taa gia HL 119 IIS ims im 15 atan RR L Siep 1 of amp Selecion of inpui fre SS a a 1 Select the first file of the image series e g myseries 001 jpg that you want to convert 2 With the left mouse button click a file name to open a preview of the image 3 Click next The following stepscorespond with the ones already described before That is why see Step 2 of 9 General settings for conversion Interrupting conversions Ther
16. f functionsand callbacks There isan explanation of thiscommunication under www virtualkoeln de You will find a tutoralpack tutoral zip with a Fla file integrating a QTVR2Flash movie Open the Fla file im Macromedia Flash from version 5 and start it Open the output window to read all satus messagesof the movie Advanced Actionscript knowledge is required in orderto understand the example Overall view of Actionsc ript commands for converted movies Listing and short description of all functions and features predefined in the mastermovie ex_anim step zoom ypos faciliates the animation to a certain point ex_enable_callback value activates true and disactivates false the callback function ex_get _fps retums the current frames per second ex_getstep retums the current step position around the y axis ex_getzoom retums the current zoom step ex_gotopos step zoom ypos faciliates skipping to a wanted point ex_hideqtvimouse value hides true or shows false the qtvr mouse QTVR function of the mouse pointer is fully enabled ex_mousec ontol mvisible menabled mloopenabled activates true true true ordisactivates false false false the QTVR function of the mouse ex_nowait disables the wait sequence forthe renderigh loop ex_preloader active value shows true or hides false the preloader If set to false the qtvr2flash_preloader callback is used ex_rendem renders the whole scene
17. h relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into degree degree number the QTVR movie isto rotate around Description Animation ofa rotation around a free selectable value in degrees e g 180 fora half tum The sign defines the direction of rotation Negative values rotation to the right positive values otation to the left Retums nothing ex_ypos value Syntax Path ex_ypos value Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Value negative pixel distance to the upper margin value grows with zoom Description Vertikal motion depending on the zoom of the image Retums nothing ex_zoom value Syntax Path ex_zoom value Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Value wanted zoom step between 0 start position totally zoomed out and 24 totally zoomed in Description Zooming to a wanted zoom step Retums nothing Overview QWR2 ash Callbacks All movies converted by QTVR2Flash have several Callback routines that are activated assoon asdifferent events occur Within his own actionscript programming the user can use these functions to analyse the results The following callback functions can be used qtvr2flash_callback movie_name step y_pos zoom With every rendercycle this function isactivated by a Flash movie converted by QTVR2Flash and sendsthe curre
18. he QTVR mouse movie loop true or disactivates it false mloopenabled activates the possibility of panorama control true or disactivates it false Retums nothing ex_nowait Syntax Path ex_nowait Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Description Disables the wait cycle for renderhigh function Retums nothing Example Sets up a rotation function with renderhigh ability ex_nowait ex_rotation 1 ex_rendem U ex_preloader active value Syntax Path ex preloader active value Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values true or false Description Enablesordisablesthe standard QTVR2Flash preloader If setto false the qtvr2flash_preloadernpercent callback iscalled and can be used to create an individual preloader Retums nothing ex_rendem Syntax Path ex_rendem Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Description Renders the whole scene Retums nothing ex_renderhigh Syntax Path ex_rendenrhigh Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Description Leadsto the loading of the details Retums nothing ex_rotation Syntax Path ex_rotation value Parameters Path relative or
19. ion of ouiput diretor Repeat the process with all panoramasand image senes that are intended forthe Batch Processing QTVR2Flash Pro Licensed on Florian Hetmann Virtual www vittualkoeln de What do you want to do Generating a Flash object out of a QTVR object Generating a Flash object out of a series of images Using saved settings Batch conversion Select language Engi hi B Rev 142 Then go back to the start menu and select the point Batch Conversion Eq QTVR2Flash Pro Current JobQueue JobQueuel Name File Date 14 vii mo T 09 09 03 10 Balch conversion 1 Select the J obQueue you want 2 All prepared conversions presets appear with project name source file and date 3 To add another preset select this one from the list Then click Adding preset 4 Select an entry from the content of the J ooQueue Then click Delete preset to delete this entry from the list 5 Click Edit preset to make changesin the selcted entry With the selected presets the program now changes back to the beginning of the normal conversion process By this this settings can be modified 6 Click Start Batch Conversion to cary out the automated conversion Click Stop if you want to interrupt this process Programming interactions with Actionskript In orderto communicate with the converted Flash5 movies QTVR2Flash providesan extensive set o
20. lue between 1 start image and the selected step size forthe devision of the 360 panorama asselected in step 2 of 9 see step 2 of 9 General settings for conversion point 5 zoom wanted zoom step between 0 start position totally zoomed out and 24 tele maximum zoomed in ypos vertical offset asa negative value grows with zoom Description Starts an animation considering the zoom step and the final values forthe horizontal and verticlal motion Retums nothing Example See ex_anim ex_hideqtvimouse value Syntax Path ex_hideqtvrmouse value Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into value true hides the qtvr mouse and false shows the qtvr mouse pointer All qtvr control functions are fully enabled Description Shows or hides the qtvr mouse pointer without affecting its control features Retums nothing ex_mousec ontol mvisible menabled mloopenabled Syntax Path ex_mousecontrol mvisible menabled mloopenabled Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into mvisible true or false menabled true or false mloopenabled true or false Description Skips between system mouse without Q TVR support false false false and the movie s own QTVR mouse true true true mvisible disactivates the system mouse true Mouse hide oractivates it false Mouse show menabled activates t
21. ngs for the conversion 4 Select the total angle 360 fora complete panorama Select 180 if you want to convert only half of the panorama Beginning at the starting point the given total angle is processed clockwise by the program 5 Itdependson the number of steps around the y axis in how many parts the total angle is divided The largerthe number the more fluently is the motion Attention The number of steps has a decisive effect on the size of the file Normally you should use 10 steps If you want to reduce the size of the file we suggest 15 steps For special applications it is possible to define an initial zoom initial zoom factor not equal 1 standard factor Therefore use the SIRG and SHIFT keys for zooming in and out After that click initial Zoom from preview to apply the zoom factor Changing the initial Zoom factor hasan effect on the size pixel of the movie you want to export zoom step normal pay also attention to step 4 This is because the output size is multiplied to gain an appropriate quality The User Can interupt the current conversion project at any time Later he can continue again Click Finish to interrupt the project All settings are stored With the next start you find the interrupted project in the start dialogue under the assigned project name see also Continuing conversions Click Next Step 3 of 9 Output settings The Ct fing determines the damer n of
22. nt postion and onentation data aswell asthe movie name This isthe most important callback Only by this callback you can reach a synchronization between the QTVR2Flash movie and your own flash presentation Parameters movie_name the name of the QTVR2 flash movie you have activated step showsthe curent rotation around the y axis of the round shot y_pos shows the value of the vertical moving asa negative value zoom indicates the current zoom step anim_ready is activated assoon asan animation is finished that was started with the command ex_anim qtvr2flash_loadstatus status Transmittes the current loading status of the QTVR2Flash movie to a movie above Parameters status the following valuescan be indicated 1 configuration file loaded 2 preview single image loaded 3 preview completey moving preview loaded 4 nomal view loaded qtvr2flash_preloader perc ent Use this function to build yourown preloader In percent the current preloading status is shown in percent Before you can use this callback make sure you Called ex_preloader active false Note of thanks For their collaboration on QTVR2Flash Virtual especially thanks Michael Albers www michaelalbers com Quicktime Movies Chris Wies halla Flash programming QTVR2Flash the logo and this manual are copyrighted Subject to alterations
23. series There are also zoom steps available forgenerated movies A JPG image seres numbered from 1 to n is required The file name must have the following structure Myimageseries 001 jpg Myimageseres 002 jpg Myimageseries 003 jpg Myimageseries 036 jpg The number of images within a page can be defined freely However the number of the wanted output degree should alwayshave a factorofa whole number e g 36 or 24 imagescan be distributed within 360 Within object movies that have more than 360 imagesthe degree numberhasto be increased The number of the used images has a strong effect on the fluent motion but also on the need for harddisc space of the generated object movies Attention QTVR2Aash cannot read certain J PG formats In this case open the images in your picture editing tool and save them again in the J PG format QTVR2Flash isnot able to generate a Flash Panorama out of a single panorama image The panorama image hasto be converted into Quicktime VR before In orderto produce a Flash5 movie out of an image seres go on like this Preparation Selection of conversion mode Eq QTVR2Flash Pro Licensed on Florian Hetmann Virtual www vittualkoeln de What do you want to do G Generating Generating a Flash object out of a series of images Batch conversion Select language E nglishi z Rev 142 im 1 Select the point Generating a Flash object out of a series of images 2 Click N
24. tes the transmission of the 5 values movie_na me step position y_posand zoom step to the qtvr2flash_callback function false disa c tiva tes the transmission Retums nothing ex_get _fps Syntax Path ex_get_fps value Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values nothing Description Retums the fps frames per second of the actual QTVR movie Standard value is 13 Retums fos frames persecond of the actual QTVR movie Standard value is 13 ex_getstep Syntax Path ex_getstep Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Description Retums the postion value around the y axis Size between 1 and the selected step size forthe devision of the 360 panorama as selected in step 2 of 9 Retums Position value around the y axis ex_getzoom Syntax Path ex_getzoom Parameters Path relative or absolute path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Values none Decription Retums the current zoom step 0 wide angle completely zoomed out to 24 tele maximum zoomed in Retums Current zoom step ex_gotopos step zoom ypos Syntax Path ex_gotopos step zoom ypos Path relative or absolutee path to the movie clip the QTVR movie is loaded into Step postion from the start image around the y axis anti c loc kwise note free selectable va
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