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− | SPi-V | + | The '''Shockwave Panorama Viewer''' (shortened to '''SPi-V''', pronounced "spiffy") is a hardware accelerated panoramic viewing engine created by ''fieldOfView''. The engine is build on Macromedia's [[Shockwave]] 3D. |
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Supported input formats are [[cylindrical]], [[cubic]] or [[equirectangular]]. It is also possible to use [[QTVR]] with the help of the PHP based [http://www.fieldofview.com/spv-dev/projects/qtparser QuicktimeVR parser]. | Supported input formats are [[cylindrical]], [[cubic]] or [[equirectangular]]. It is also possible to use [[QTVR]] with the help of the PHP based [http://www.fieldofview.com/spv-dev/projects/qtparser QuicktimeVR parser]. | ||
− | Features | + | == Features == |
− | * High fidelity, | + | * High fidelity, anti-aliased graphics |
* Full screen, smooth navigation | * Full screen, smooth navigation | ||
− | * Fully interactive | + | * Fully interactive user interface and hotspot capabilities |
* Higly customisable branding options | * Higly customisable branding options | ||
* Full, 8 bit transparency support | * Full, 8 bit transparency support | ||
* Compatible with Microsoft Windows (98 and up) and Apple MacOS (9.X and OSX) | * Compatible with Microsoft Windows (98 and up) and Apple MacOS (9.X and OSX) | ||
− | SPi-V can be used online in a | + | SPi-V can be used online in a web browser and offline integrated in a Powerpoint presentation or played back inside the standalone SPi-V viewer application. There is also a [http://fieldofview.com/flickrtools/ SPi-V tool for Flickr] available. |
For its panoramic scene and virtual tour description SPi-V uses [[wikipedia:XML|XML]] files with its [http://www.fieldofview.com/spv-dev/docs own format]. | For its panoramic scene and virtual tour description SPi-V uses [[wikipedia:XML|XML]] files with its [http://www.fieldofview.com/spv-dev/docs own format]. | ||
− | ==See | + | == See also == |
− | *[[Plugin detection]] | + | * [[Plugin detection]] |
− | == | + | == External links == |
− | *[http://fieldofview.com/spv FieldOfViews SPi-V homepage] | + | * [http://fieldofview.com/spv FieldOfViews' SPi-V homepage] |
[[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]] | [[Category:Software:Platform:Windows]] | ||
[[Category:Software:Platform:Mac OS X]] | [[Category:Software:Platform:Mac OS X]] |
Revision as of 16:03, 26 September 2007
The Shockwave Panorama Viewer (shortened to SPi-V, pronounced "spiffy") is a hardware accelerated panoramic viewing engine created by fieldOfView. The engine is build on Macromedia's Shockwave 3D.
Supported input formats are cylindrical, cubic or equirectangular. It is also possible to use QTVR with the help of the PHP based QuicktimeVR parser.
Features
- High fidelity, anti-aliased graphics
- Full screen, smooth navigation
- Fully interactive user interface and hotspot capabilities
- Higly customisable branding options
- Full, 8 bit transparency support
- Compatible with Microsoft Windows (98 and up) and Apple MacOS (9.X and OSX)
SPi-V can be used online in a web browser and offline integrated in a Powerpoint presentation or played back inside the standalone SPi-V viewer application. There is also a SPi-V tool for Flickr available.
For its panoramic scene and virtual tour description SPi-V uses XML files with its own format.