INFORMATION:

All QTVR Panoramas and Object Movies require that you have QuickTime installed.

THINK YOU GOT IT?:

View my QuickTime VR photography index, choose a location or object and enjoy!

QTVR How To:

Basic instructions for using QuickTime VR Panoramas and Object Movies on the web.

The Controller:

The QTVR will appear as a normal photo on a web page, except at the bottom of each QTVR movie you will see a 'Controller' like one of the images below, depending on your Operating System and version of QuickTime.

The Controller will contain several icons which will help you navigate the QTVR. These include 'Back', 'Zoom Out', 'Zoom In', 'Show Hot Spots', and 'Drag Zoomed Object'.

When viewing a QTVR movie, simply point your cursor over these icons for text to appear that shows you their functions.

The Pointer:

When you point your cursor over the image itself in a QTVR movie, your cursor will change to a 'Pointer'.

Dragging and Arrows:

Click once and drag to rotate the view. As you drag, the cursor will change to arrows like these:

You can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to rotate the QTVR view.

Zoom In:

You can use your keyboard's 'Shift' key to Zoom In. As you Zoom In the cursor will change to this icon:

This can also be accomplished by clicking the 'Zoom In' icon on the QTVR movie's 'Controller'.

Zoom Out:

You can use your keyboard's 'Control' key to Zoom Out. As you Zoom Out the cursor will change to this icon:

This can also be accomplished by clicking the 'Zoom Out' icon on the QTVR movie's 'Controller'.

Hot Spots:

As you navigate a Panorama or Object, look for the cursor to change to one of these icons:

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These icons indicate a Hot Spot - a link to another QTVR (node) or a web page.

As you mouse-over a Hot Spot link, text should appear in the Controller to give you a brief description of where the link leads. Click once to go to there.

Object Movies:

Some interactive QTVRs are 'Object' movies which allow you to rotate an object in 3D, or rotate your view around an object.

If the QTVR is an 'Object' movie, the cursor will appear as this icon:

As you click and drag to rotate the object, the cursor will change to this icon:

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