What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which viewer programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is fine but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should instantly know how to use this platform.
Is it 360 cities ? I believe it is and if that's the case I think I'm also right in saying the VR Tour cannot be private. Can anyone confirm my thoughts please.
> What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google > Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which viewer > programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is fine > but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should > instantly know how to use this platform.
At the heart of Google Business Photos is what Google calls its
“Trusted Photographer” certification process. When a photographer
expresses interest, Google conducts interviews, provides training and
then evaluates test photos from the candidate. Beyond ability and
training, Google also requires certain specified equipment, such as a
fisheye lens and a rotating turret that mounts on a tripod. After the
vetting process, Google declares the photographer to be a Google
Trusted Photographer and provides referrals when businesses inquire
about an enhanced listing. Once hired, the photographer takes all the
pictures and sends them to Google, which then uploads the images to
its database.
Thanks for posting.
John Conway
Key West Fl
On Sep 16, 2:55 pm, sanfairyanne <andywaddingto...@googlemail.com>
wrote:
> Is it 360 cities ? I believe it is and if that's the case I think I'm also
> right in saying the VR Tour cannot be private. Can anyone confirm my
> thoughts please.
> On Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:46:26 PM UTC+1, sanfairyanne wrote:
> > What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google
> > Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which viewer
> > programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is fine
> > but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should
> > instantly know how to use this platform.
That's interesting John but it doesn't really answer my question. I just wondered if there is a way of using either the same or a very similar viewing method as Google street view. Purely because people are notoriously lazy, if it takes longer than a few seconds to learn to navigate a website very often that person will look elsewhere. Therefore having a navigating platform identical or very nearly identical would be a bonus because most people have already played around with Google Street View already.
> At the heart of Google Business Photos is what Google calls its > “Trusted Photographer” certification process. When a photographer > expresses interest, Google conducts interviews, provides training and > then evaluates test photos from the candidate. Beyond ability and > training, Google also requires certain specified equipment, such as a > fisheye lens and a rotating turret that mounts on a tripod. After the > vetting process, Google declares the photographer to be a Google > Trusted Photographer and provides referrals when businesses inquire > about an enhanced listing. Once hired, the photographer takes all the > pictures and sends them to Google, which then uploads the images to > its database.
> Thanks for posting. > John Conway > Key West Fl
> On Sep 16, 2:55 pm, sanfairyanne <andywaddingto...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > Is it 360 cities ? I believe it is and if that's the case I think I'm > also > > right in saying the VR Tour cannot be private. Can anyone confirm my > > thoughts please.
> > On Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:46:26 PM UTC+1, sanfairyanne wrote:
> > > What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google > > > Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which > viewer > > > programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is > fine > > > but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should > > > instantly know how to use this platform.
I am using VPiX, http://www.vpix360.com/ It takes a bit of forethought
when programming your hotspots but in the end I feel the vernacular
navigation works. This UI derives from krpano I think. It has it's pros
and cons but until I learn Flashificator and iOSVR it will do. Here is a
sample of a fitness center I shot and built using VPiX. I hope this helps.
http://www.vpix.net/index.php?tour=100317
andywaddingto...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> That's interesting John but it doesn't really answer my question. I just
> wondered if there is a way of using either the same or a very similar
> viewing method as Google street view. Purely because people are notoriously
> lazy, if it takes longer than a few seconds to learn to navigate a website
> very often that person will look elsewhere. Therefore having a navigating
> platform identical or very nearly identical would be a bonus because most
> people have already played around with Google Street View already.
> On Sunday, September 16, 2012 8:10:14 PM UTC+1, capedoryus wrote:
>> At the heart of Google Business Photos is what Google calls its
>> “Trusted Photographer” certification process. When a photographer
>> expresses interest, Google conducts interviews, provides training and
>> then evaluates test photos from the candidate. Beyond ability and
>> training, Google also requires certain specified equipment, such as a
>> fisheye lens and a rotating turret that mounts on a tripod. After the
>> vetting process, Google declares the photographer to be a Google
>> Trusted Photographer and provides referrals when businesses inquire
>> about an enhanced listing. Once hired, the photographer takes all the
>> pictures and sends them to Google, which then uploads the images to
>> its database.
>> Thanks for posting.
>> John Conway
>> Key West Fl
>> On Sep 16, 2:55 pm, sanfairyanne <andywaddingto...@googlemail.**com>
>> wrote:
>> > Is it 360 cities ? I believe it is and if that's the case I think I'm
>> also
>> > right in saying the VR Tour cannot be private. Can anyone confirm my
>> > thoughts please.
>> > On Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:46:26 PM UTC+1, sanfairyanne wrote:
>> > > What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the
>> Google
>> > > Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which
>> viewer
>> > > programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is
>> fine
>> > > but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients
>> should
>> > > instantly know how to use this platform.
>> > > Many thanks.
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This is an embedded Streetview from Google. The bad, completelly wrong backwards navigation from streetview can be made by most other viewers if you really want to give the user this bad experience, Its just a matter of learning the parameters available in KRPano and Pano2VR.
Note that there is a large difference in navigating on a touch device and with a mouse. On Touchdevices we usually use the Streetview drag method.
> What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google > Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which viewer > programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is fine > but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should > instantly know how to use this platform.
There was a business in the Chicago area a couple years back that was trying to create an area wide enhanced VR site. They were using a similar business model to get area photographers. I made inquires but decided it was not for me. Most all of their work was in the Chicago area, and I'm about an hour north, just over the Wisconsin State line. As they were offering just $25 per pano, it would not have been cost effective unless they were wanting multiple businesses in close proximity and each with multiple views.
> At the heart of Google Business Photos is what Google calls its
> Trusted Photographer certification process. When a photographer
> expresses interest, Google conducts interviews, provides training and
> then evaluates test photos from the candidate. Beyond ability and
> training, Google also requires certain specified equipment, such as a
> fisheye lens and a rotating turret that mounts on a tripod. After the
> vetting process, Google declares the photographer to be a Google
> Trusted Photographer and provides referrals when businesses inquire
> about an enhanced listing. Once hired, the photographer takes all the
> pictures and sends them to Google, which then uploads the images to
> its database.
> Thanks for posting.
> John Conway
> Key West Fl
> On Sep 16, 2:55 pm, sanfairyanne <andywaddingto...@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>> Is it 360 cities ? I believe it is and if that's the case I think I'm also
>> right in saying the VR Tour cannot be private. Can anyone confirm my
>> thoughts please.
>> On Sunday, September 16, 2012 7:46:26 PM UTC+1, sanfairyanne wrote:
>>> What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google
>>> Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which viewer
>>> programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is fine
>>> but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should
>>> instantly know how to use this platform.
> What I like most about this site is that their VR pano uses the Google > Street View method of moving round. I wondered if anyone knows which viewer > programme offers this option. I've been playing with KRPano which is fine > but pretty much everyone has used Google Street View so clients should > instantly know how to use this platform.
