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* Stand alone viewers that are executables for a specific platform. | * Stand alone viewers that are executables for a specific platform. | ||
| − | + | == Java based Viewers == | |
| − | + | === Free === | |
* First and until now most versatile is [[PTViewer]] developped originally by [[Helmut Dersch]] and now [[PTViewer 2.7L2|maintained and enhanced]] by [[Fulvio Senore]] | * First and until now most versatile is [[PTViewer]] developped originally by [[Helmut Dersch]] and now [[PTViewer 2.7L2|maintained and enhanced]] by [[Fulvio Senore]] | ||
* [[Immervision]] G2 - very promising but still beta. | * [[Immervision]] G2 - very promising but still beta. | ||
| − | + | === Commercial === | |
There are some commercial Java based viewers. Most of them are either a PTViewer clone or less functional. | There are some commercial Java based viewers. Most of them are either a PTViewer clone or less functional. | ||
<b>(Please add something about commercial Java viewers)</b> | <b>(Please add something about commercial Java viewers)</b> | ||
| − | + | == Plugin based Viewers == | |
| − | + | === Apple Quicktime === | |
[[Quicktime]] is available for Apple Macintosh and Windows. Requieres panorama in QT movie format. ([[Panocube]] converts from equirectangular to .mov on Windows) | [[Quicktime]] is available for Apple Macintosh and Windows. Requieres panorama in QT movie format. ([[Panocube]] converts from equirectangular to .mov on Windows) | ||
| − | + | === Shockwave === | |
[[SPi-V]] is a very sophisticated and smooth viewer based on Macromedia Shockwave that handles panoramas completeley in graphics card memory. | [[SPi-V]] is a very sophisticated and smooth viewer based on Macromedia Shockwave that handles panoramas completeley in graphics card memory. | ||
| − | + | == Stand alone Viewers == | |
| − | + | === Windows === | |
* [[FSPViewer]] is a free hardware accelerated stand alone viewer by [[Fulvio Senore]] | * [[FSPViewer]] is a free hardware accelerated stand alone viewer by [[Fulvio Senore]] | ||
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* [[panoviewer]] [http://www.allfreegroup.com/pano/ panoviewer] | * [[panoviewer]] [http://www.allfreegroup.com/pano/ panoviewer] | ||
| − | + | === Linux === | |
* [[panoglview]] | * [[panoglview]] | ||
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* ptviewer, the original linux viewer created by [[Helmut Dersch]] available from one of the [[mirrors]]. | * ptviewer, the original linux viewer created by [[Helmut Dersch]] available from one of the [[mirrors]]. | ||
| − | + | === Apple Macintosh === | |
* [[panoglview]] | * [[panoglview]] | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 29 April 2005
There are basically three types of viewers for spherical panoramas:
- Java based Viewers run on any platform that supports Java.
- Plugin based viewers require a plugin (Quicktime, Shockwave) to run and might be platform specific.
- Stand alone viewers that are executables for a specific platform.
Java based Viewers
Free
- First and until now most versatile is PTViewer developped originally by Helmut Dersch and now maintained and enhanced by Fulvio Senore
- Immervision G2 - very promising but still beta.
Commercial
There are some commercial Java based viewers. Most of them are either a PTViewer clone or less functional. (Please add something about commercial Java viewers)
Plugin based Viewers
Apple Quicktime
Quicktime is available for Apple Macintosh and Windows. Requieres panorama in QT movie format. (Panocube converts from equirectangular to .mov on Windows)
Shockwave
SPi-V is a very sophisticated and smooth viewer based on Macromedia Shockwave that handles panoramas completeley in graphics card memory.
Stand alone Viewers
Windows
- FSPViewer is a free hardware accelerated stand alone viewer by Fulvio Senore
- panoglview
- panoviewer panoviewer
Linux
- panoglview
- panoviewer panoviewer
- ptviewer, the original linux viewer created by Helmut Dersch available from one of the mirrors.