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Re: Full Screen on digital projector??
G. Donald Bain 2004-Oct-20 00:02:00
Jeff,
I used Photo To Movie to program a series of panoramas with pans,
tilts, zooms and transitions. It worked quite well, good interface and
all necessary features.
But I wanted more than video resolution (approx 640x480). Photo to
Movie allowed me to output to 1024x768, but it took a long time. The
real problem was the monstrous video files created. Even with
compression it was hundreds of megs per pano, which means gigs per
show. And even my dual-processor G-5 had trouble playing it smoothly.
So I decided that what I really wanted was to use the original QTVR
files, essentially one image each, and program the controls that are
usually given it with the mouse. Sounded easy. The LiveStage people
said it could be done, but it turned out to require tedious scripting.
I got closer with iShell, but never quite what I wanted.
I figure that if I wait patiently, someone will invent exactly what I
want. The computer world is wonderful that way.
Don
On Oct 19, 2004, at 3:55 PM, Jeff Pelletier wrote:
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>> My full screen size versions are more than adequate for projector
>> resolution. I use QPict as slide show software. I would like to be
>> able
>> to script a series of panos with custom rotations and dissolves
>> between
>> them. But, despite repeated enquiries, and assurances that it can be
>> done, I have not yet found a satisfactory solution for this.
>>
> If you?re making automated presentations that do not require any actual
> interactive control on your part, you may want to consider simply
> outputting
> your QTVR?s to video files using something like QTVR2Mov. It?s cheap,
> think
> it was about $25 USD and I?ve gotten some pretty good results. You can
> set
> the start and end parameters and it will render the movement at a set
> duration, with the option of accel/decelleration. Then just dissolve
> between
> in a video editing program..
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> I?ve thought of incorporating this type of thing into future video
> projects. Haven?t tested it yet, but I think by shooting a pano with a
> video
> camera, you could have an action sequence that freezes, then
> pans/tilts, and
> un-freezes to resume the action. Sorta Matrix style but as a Pano
> instead of
> an Object VR.. Any thoughts on this?
>
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> Jeff Pelletier
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