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RE: Autorotate
Darin Williams-SpheronVR 2005-Dec-21 12:12:00
I haven't been involved in panoramic photography long, but I think that the
majority of viewers (whom we address) are also not involved with panos and
so would fall into the category of people who don't realize an auto-rotating
pano is not a movie. This is especially true when we consider that a great
portion of the panos are cylindrical in which the viewer really can't look
down. I too become frustrated when viewing a pano and, having panned to a
different position in the image, it begins rotating again.
I'm really not a negative person and so regret that my first post comes
across a little negatively. I'm looking forward to learning a lot as a
member of the WWP.
Happy Holidays (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to anybody who sees it
that way)!
Darin Williams
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From: #removed# [mailto:#removed#] On Behalf Of Milko
Amorth
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:21 AM
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Subject: Re: Autorotate
Hi Erik,
> "Oh, you can look down? I thought this is just a
> video.."
I just had to laugh out loud this morning when I read this.......Someone
asked you for the link to your famous Verdon pano and did not realize to
pan down? How challenged can one be? Was that person not the least bit
curios from what position that shot was taken (video or not)?
And that because of Autorotation of a still pano picture?
I would not adjust to such a (nano) minority at all. Autorotation has its
merits.
However, I have come to the conclusion that rotational animation has to be
used delicately. Yes, I am guilty of not doing so myself and stand to
correct it. Due to numerous presentations one on one and in front of
groups with a beamer if have gotten my share of comments as well.
From getting dizzy to angry because the picture "stumbling" on and on due
to memory issues.
It be very interesting to collect all of our experiences with the so
called "Newbies"
we, or at least me, trying to sell this art and technology. That way we
could fine tune presentation with animation (Not sure though if wwp is the
right place to do this.
As Hans has already mentioned, cubic connector offers the option of
rotation without restart. Another option would be to allow the user to
manipulate the rotation to speed up, slow down or stop the animation. I
use the Omniviewer skin (Imatronics) for this.
Happy Holidays
Cheers, Milko
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