Dear painternow-ga;
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting question.
Actually, most virtual tours you see today are not created with
digital camcorders at all but with cameras capable of taking panoramic
photos. Virtual tour images are created by capturing a 360-degree
image from the center point of view of the scene. By placing a
specially equipped digital or film camera on a panoramic tripod head
at the center point of the scene and rotating the camera as the image
is captured you can achieve this effect. It does require some
?know-how? because proper exposure compensation and other
considerations are critical during this step in order to assure a high
quality and visually convincing outcome.
There are a variety of cameras on the market that come user-ready and
which are designed to do specifically what you are referring to. Ipix
makes one such camera and it is priced at about $1,500. The other end
of the spectrum is the Panoscan system, which goes for a whopping
$28,000!
Of course, the software is another issue, and while a person
knowledgeable in this area ?can? do it without software, even they
would probably rather opt for a software designed to do it for them.
Here are some potential software options:
360 VIRTUAL TOUR STUDIOS
http://360dof.com/catalog/index.php
PANORAMA FACTORY
http://www.panoramafactory.com/
REALVIZ
http://www.realviz.com/virtual_tours_software.htm
SMART PANORAMA VIRTUAL TOURS SOFTWARE
http://www.smart-panorama-virtual-tours-software.com/
You can see many others here (near the bottom of the page)
PANOGUIDE
http://www.panoguide.com/software/
and here?
EVERMORE ENTERPRISES
http://www.evermore.com/qtvr/qtvr_exit.php3?menu=1
Here are some accessories similar to ones that you might also need:
0-360 PANORAMIC OPTIC
http://www.0-360.com/index.asp?ID=ov
(a specially designed camera panorama lens attachment)
ADORAMA
http://www.adorama.com/IKAKWL138.html
(panorama tripod attachment, also known as a ?panhead?)
As for the deployment of your finished product to the consumer, the
best (and simplest) way to do this is via CD. You just burn the
finished product to a CD and send it or deliver it to your customer
similar to the way this company does it:
VIRTUAL TOUR USA
http://www.virtualtourusa.com/faq.htm
I hope this answers some question you may have and helps you get started.
Below you will find that I have carefully defined my search strategy
for you in the event that you need to search for more information. By
following the same type of searches that I did you may be able to
enhance the research I have provided even further. I hope you find
that that my research exceeds your expectations. If you have any
questions about my research please post a clarification request prior
to rating the answer. Otherwise, I welcome your rating and your final
comments and I look forward to working with you again in the near
future. Thank you for bringing your question to us.
Best regards;
Tutuzdad ? Google Answers Researcher
INFORMATION SOURCES
PANOGUIDE
http://www.panoguide.com/software/
360 VIRTUAL TOUR STUDIOS
http://360dof.com/catalog/index.php
PANORAMA FACTORY
http://www.panoramafactory.com/
REALVIZ
http://www.realviz.com/virtual_tours_software.htm
SMART PANORAMA VIRTUAL TOURS SOFTWARE
http://www.smart-panorama-virtual-tours-software.com/
PANOGUIDE
http://www.panoguide.com/software/
EVERMORE ENTERPRISES
http://www.evermore.com/qtvr/qtvr_exit.php3?menu=1
0-360 PANORAMIC OPTIC
http://www.0-360.com/index.asp?ID=ov
ADORAMA
http://www.adorama.com/IKAKWL138.html
VIRTUAL TOUR USA
http://www.virtualtourusa.com/faq.htm
SEARCH STRATEGY
SEARCH ENGINES USED:
Google ://www.google.com
SEARCH TERMS USED:
Virtual tours
Panorama
Camera
Accessories
Software |
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