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Simeon
New member
Username: Domblade04
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 5:07 am: |   |
Does tis software enable be to create an image rollover qtvr? Which means that when the mouse rollsover an area, the image changes. An example is mouse rollover the door opens and click will link into the room. If cant, what software to use to make this qtvr? I do not want to use flash. |
David Richardson
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Username: Customdavid
Post Number: 28
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 1:58 pm: | |
Simeon -
I thought I replied to this yesterday, but looks like I missed a step. Yes you can do hot spot image rollovers. I have done one or two just to try it and it was very easy. Only took a couple of minutes.
John has an example here:
http://www.panoramafactory.com/vtour/index.html
This should give you an idea of what is possible.
Hope this helps,
David |
Mateusz
New member
Username: Cady_fat_cat
Post Number: 1
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 5:01 am: | |
Hi! I'm also interesting in creating rollover images but in PTViewer. But I don't know how. In those examples you posted I can't see any image showing in hotspots when I rollover the mouse. When I set hotspots in PF and then make a pano with PTViewer hotspots are shown in a simple white box with text or a as a shape (dot, circle, etc which is always red even when I change the color to other). Is it possible to change it so I could set a jpg image instead of that white box/shape? |
David Richardson
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Username: Customdavid
Post Number: 33
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 12:25 pm: | |
You could use something like Photoshop and put the jpg into your final image where you wanted the hotspot. Then merge your photo's and set the hotspot to be the same place as your jpg overlay.
Just a thought,
David |
Mateusz
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Username: Cady_fat_cat
Post Number: 3
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 1:02 pm: | |
Thanks for answer. That's a smart idea but such hotspot images will last on the pano and there wont be possibility to show/hide then using the toolbar button in the PTViewer. |
David Richardson
New member
Username: Customdavid
Post Number: 35
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 1:09 pm: | |
 Got me there. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have tried them, but do not use them with my images.
Maybe John has some ideas.
David |
John Strait
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Username: Jstrait
Post Number: 351
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 1:23 pm: | |
To do fancy things with PTViewer, you'll need to edit the HTML code written by The Panorama Factory. PTViewer is not our own product. We support the basic features in the VR viewers (PTViewer and QuickTime) but we don't directly support the more advanced features.
Fortunately, because PTViewer is scripted through the HTML web page, you can edit the HTML code yourself to make it do things that are not directly supported by The Panorama Factory.
Basic documentation for PTViewer V2.5 is here:
http://webuser.hs-furtwangen.de/~dersch/PTVJ/doc.html
Also look here for information about PTViewer V2.8:
http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/ptviewer.htm
http://www.fsoft.it/panorama/PTViewer/PT_Reference.htm
According to the basic PTViewer documentation, you can make a hotspot image with the "i" parameter and make it a rollover with the "p" parameter. When I tested this, I could make it work as a simple hotspot image, but it would not popup when the mouse rolled over it. However, it did display when you click the hotspot toolbar button.
To edit the HTML code written by The Panorama Factory, you typically need to make each change in two places. This is because The Panorama Factory uses JavaScript code to implement things like initial viewpoint and hotspot bookmarks. So, for example, if you use The Panorama Factory to create a hotspot, you'll see lines like these for each hotspot in the HTML file:
document.writeln(' <param name=hotspot0 value="x2515.0 y723.0 a2759.0 b908.0 cff0000 n\'Rectangle2\'">');
<param name=hotspot0 value="x2515.0 y723.0 a2759.0 b908.0 cff0000 n'Rectangle2'">
You have to change both lines. And (only) in the one starting with "document.writeln", you have to put a \ before each '. So, for example, to add a hotspot image called "myimage.gif", you would change these lines to be:
document.writeln(' <param name=hotspot0 value="x2515.0 y723.0 a2759.0 b908.0 cff0000 n\'Rectangle2\' p i\'myimage.gif\'">');
<param name=hotspot0 value="x2515.0 y723.0 a2759.0 b908.0 cff0000 n'Rectangle2' p i'myimage.gif'"}
As I said earlier, however, even though the PTViewer documentation says that a "p" will make the hotspot a rollover popup, this did not work for me. Maybe you will have better luck!
Hope this helps! |
Mateusz
New member
Username: Cady_fat_cat
Post Number: 4
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 1:46 pm: | |
Awesome!! It works!! Thanks!! Even the rollover popup effect with the 'p' parameter works properly!! Great!! I don't know if it's important but I put "p" after i\'myimage.gif\', not before. |
