Have you ever noticed that some viewers of your beautifully crafted panoramas wonder where they are, what they are looking at, or how they got there?  Providing a solution to this dilemma can be difficult and often requires advanced knowledge of a scripting language in a high end authoring package. The problem is that many nodes may be required to keep the user oriented during navigation of a QTVR environment. The solution to this problem is an interactive overhead map that always shows the position and viewing orientation of the panorama.

'mapsaVR' is a fast and inexpensive way to add maps to photographic or rendered singlenode and multinode QTVR panorama movies. With 'mapsaVR', you can import overhead maps, custom marker sets, and a background image into your panorama movie.  Maps and background images can be in any image file format supported by QT3.0. and when imported into the movie they will retain their format. With Apple's wired sprite technology (and a secret ingredient of our own), 'mapsaVR' allows you to place panning directional indicators directly into your 1.0 or 2.0 QTVR movies, simply and efficiently.  Don't be fooled by it's deceptively simple interface, 'mapsaVR' is a powerful QT3 wired sprite editor.

You can easily assign multiple maps to each movie, set the directional offset of each node pointer to align with the current map and position clickable node markers that jump the viewer to the corresponding node on the map. You can also import a background image into your movie, or select a background color, to complete your presentation.  This power and flexibility gives you enhanced creative control over the virtual experience of your photographic or rendered QTVR panoramas.

Because 'mapsaVR' files are exported in the QuickTime 3.0 movie file format  - requiring no special plug ins - you can be confident that they will play back on computers running the Mac OS, Windows 95, or Windows NT, whether you publish to the Internet, CD ROM, or DVD.

Overhead maps, directional indicators, and clickable node markers, all combine to enhance the cognitive experience of QTVR navigation.

Product Features

• Supports singlenode and multinode 1.0 or 2.0 QTVR panorama movies
• Provides individual maps and directional indicators for each node
• Provides clickable node markers for each node
• Requires ONLY QT3! Cross platform output with no other plug ins necessary
• Compatible with "Fast Start" for internet movies.
• Imports images in their native format, so you can use any format that QT3 supports
• Color backgrounds, or
• Image backgrounds
• Individual map alignment for each node pointer
• Simple, easy to use interface
• Map selection and placement performed across multiply selected nodes.

Free Goodies

• Sprite Bonus Pack
• QTVR Tile Calculator "HyperCard" Stack
• Object Duration Calculator "HyperCard" Stack
• Custom Marker Sets

Download an Example (ChiefMap.mov - 512K) Courtesy of Squamish Media Group, Inc.

mapsaVR (Macintosh Only) Suggested Retail Price: $199.95 Quantity

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