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Flash upload questions
bryant_arnett 2009-Aug-26 15:48:00
Hi, all.
I noticed in a recent post from Pat that the next event will be using Flash. Just a couple of quick questions...
Is Flash going to be the only option? Are we doing away with QT?
Pat mentioned that we would be uploading the equirectangular jpeg. Will there be options for things like starting view and maximum and minimum zoom?
Will there be options for panning variables? I ask this question because I have found that many flash panoramas I see lately have a very slow response time when panning. I find when I want to stop the panning (in other words, stop moving my mouse), the view sometimes takes too long to actually stop. I don't mind a tiny little bit of "softness" to the panning response, because it seems more natural than the old QT hard edge response, but some panoramas make me feel like I am on a merry-go-round that keeps spinning after I hit the brakes.
If we only upload the equirectangular image, I'm not sure how I can add text and stuff in the nadir. Does anyone have advice on how to do that? I always made my cube faces using CubicConverter, and then exported and edited the bottom cube face to add that sort of stuff.
I'm glad to hear that we will be using Flash. It's definitely the future of VR photography display. I'm looking forward to hearing the details. Thanks,
Bryant