360° Virtual Reality (VR) Panoramas and Object Movies

What is a 360° VR Panorama? It is a photograph where you the viewer is at the center of a scene, with the ability to "look" totally around you, that is, pan to the left or right in a 360° circle. These panoramas are normally 360°, but can be less so they becomes a "wide-angle" scene. View some panoramas completed for clients.

A VR Object Movie allow you to click on the object and move it, like it was on a turntable, so you can see all sides of it. For example: Looking at all sides of a sculpture or a piece of equipment. View a VR Object completed for a client.

Panorama services provided by Woolf Digital Media include:

  • All the necessary digital photography to produce a Panorama photo or object.
  • Editing and touch ups of the finished Panorama as needed.
  • Developing the Java script and HTML coding for the web page.
  • Supplying finished product on a disk or uploaded to your web site
  • Assist your webmaster, as necessary, to get the Panoramas working properly on your web site(s).
  • Additional Services available include:
    • "Hot Spot" linking
    • custom stitching of your photos into panoramas
    • stitching your photos into wide angle and ultra wide angle photos
    • digital photo manipulation and enhancement.

How are VR's made and displayed?
VR Panoramas are created by taking a number of digital still photos of the scene. The photos are uploaded into a computer and "stitched" or joined together with special software to form a continuous and seamless panorama image. The image is digitally edited to ensure uniform quality, and HTML and Java code is created to control the display.

VR Panoramas are usually displayed on a web page using either a Java applet or a QuickTime plug-in. The choice of delivery depends on your specific needs since there are different advantages based on the format used. For example when using a Java Applet to display and control the panoramic image, HTML code needs to be written to implement the applet. When this HTML code is inserted into the web page where the panorama is to be displayed and the browser opens the page, the applet is automatically loaded and the panorama is displayed on the screen. No special plug-ins are required if the viewer's browser is capable of supporting Java.



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