Looking for a VR format

[CCS]

I am looking for something similar to the QTVR format, but the opposite vantage point. With QTVR, the camera spins to view the "model" from the inside. I would like something that allows the camera to spin around a fixed target point. QTVR works great for interiors and open spaces, but what I am describing would be better suited for spinning buildings and developments to see all sides.

I realize QTVR panos are a single spherical image, and what I am talking about would likely require more overhead, but I have to believe there is some solution out there - hopefully one that works with VRay.

Anyone know of any?

[instinct]

QTVR can also do that :

http://www.letmedoit.com/qtvr/qtvr_online/Mod3/m3.html

Thorsten

[Dynedain]

Yep, you can do QTVR objects too (that way you dont have to worry as much about user plugins) but the process is slightly different. The downside is that there are very very few authoring tools available do it, and from what I've seen, none are free (unlike the panoramic method).

[mike.edel]

hi,

you are almost there

you are looking for quicktime vr object movies (or ways to create them to be correct)
example:
http://www.apple.com/hardware/galler...n2005_480.html
http://www.apple.com/hardware/gallery/

basicly those are produced by doing a camera sweep around the object (in cg thats a piece of cake)

or photographing a model on a rotating stand and then knocking it out in photoshop (this can be a bit of work - ive done that)

then youll need a tool that combines the images into a quicktime movie



the ones that i know of are:
the original quicktime vr software (mac only)
http://guide.apple.com/action.lasso?...=33499&-search
this hasnt been updated in
ages and as it seems there is a free tool for macos at this site:
http://developer.apple.com/quicktime...meintro/tools/


vrObjectWorks
http://www.vrtoolbox.com/
http://www.vrtoolbox.com/vrobjectworx.html

spinimage dv
http://www.spinimagedv.com/

cbas' qtvr 2.0 lets you directly produce the movies from max
http://www.cebas.com/products/produc...8-33-788&PID=9
not cheap tho'

cheers,

Mike

[mike.edel]

QTVR can also do that :

http://www.letmedoit.com/qtvr/qtvr_online/Mod3/m3.html

Thorsten

cool, seems you can use any video editing software in order to do it - just have to remember the layout of the frames
should be possible to write a maxscript that creates an object movie for a given number of rows and colums - now if i had the time to try that...

whats really cool is having animated frames inside the object movie:
http://www.letmedoit.com/qtvr/qtvr_o...3/m3_anim.html

mike