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Chapter 4 

                                                           360

Plus 

Option

 

43 

 

P

REPARING YOUR IMAGES 

 

Before you can publish or post the images that you have 
captured with your 360

Plus

 system, you must prepare them with 

the 360

Plus

 feature of the viewer software. If you have not 

already input your 

Plus

 license, start by selecting 

File|OneShot360 

Plus License. 

You will see the dialog box shown below: 

 

You can find your license string labeled 

Plus

 on the CD-ROM 

jewel case.  Enter the license string in the space shown in the 

box above and click 

“Renew License”.

  You will see the 

message below: 

 

Содержание OneShot360

Страница 1: ...OneShot360TM Immersive Picture System With Version 2 01 Software User Manual RemoteReality Corporation ...

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Страница 3: ...All Rights Reserved Acrobat Reader copyright 1987 1996 Adobe Systems Inc All Rights Reserved RemoteReality may revise the documentation from time to time without notice The documentation is provided AS IS without warranty of any kind In no event shall RemoteReality be liable for any loss of profits loss of business loss of use or data interruption of business or for indirect special incidental or ...

Страница 4: ... is limited to the repair or replacement of the Product only and not costs of Installation removal or damage to user s property or other liabilities If RemoteReality is unable to Repair or replace a nonconforming Product it may offer a refund of the amount paid to RemoteReality for such Product in full satisfaction of its warranty obligation Maximum liability to RemoteReality is the cost of the Pr...

Страница 5: ...4 Using the wizard toolbar 15 Using the Cropping Marking and Camera Orientation toolbars 18 Marking the Image 19 Cropping the Image 20 Indicating Camera Orientation 21 Previewing the Image 22 Image Enhancement 23 E mail Immersive Image 24 Publishing Your Images 27 The Publishing Process 29 Output Format 29 Advanced Settings 30 Format Options 30 Publishing Images 33 Quick Publish 35 Moving Images t...

Страница 6: ...ntinue with what you are doing there is a good chance of damaging your hardware and or data Normally when using OneShot360 Viewer Software you access various functions by choosing an option from a menu The manual uses the following convention to indicate the menu or menus you display to access a given command menu menu menu command For example if you see the instruction Start Programs Accessories ...

Страница 7: ...360 Immersive Picture System The OneShot360 Immersive Picture System package contains the following items OneShot360 optics that attach to the camera OneShot360 Viewer Software and Documentation on CD ROM Light hood Adapter ring for your digital camera not needed for Nikon 9xx series User Manual Protective Mirror Cap Lens Cleaning Kit Tripod Bracket ...

Страница 8: ... to a warm dry place until the condensation has disappeared Before taking a picture make sure there is no dust or prints on the mirror or the lens Periodically check inside the lens housing for dust if you take the attachment off the camera regularly Use a standard lens whisk or compressed air to help remove particles Storage In order to protect your OneShot360 optics you should Always keep the pr...

Страница 9: ... that you have all the items listed 2 Attach the Hood G to the underside of the mirror F 3 Attach the lens adapter E to the camera If you have a Nikon camera there is no lens adapter go to step 4 4 Attach the OneShot360 optics lens to the camera lens 5 Attach the bracket to the OneShot360 optics housing ...

Страница 10: ...Hz 64 MB RAM 100 MB free space on your hard disk CD ROM Windows 95 98 ME 2000 XP or NT 4 0 Set monitor to High color 16 Bit or better Viewing Panoramic Image Requirements To view panoramic images you will need any Java and Javascript enabled web browser such as Netscape Navigator 3 01 and higher or Internet Explorer 3 0 or higher To view Apple QuickTime images you need the Apple Plug in which can ...

Страница 11: ... of things you can do to get the best quality images Shooting a large room tripod close to the center of the room as possible and be sure that the mirror is at eye level At eye level the mirror sees the room just like your eyes do and gives the viewer the effect of standing in the room Open rooms like this living room opening into the kitchen may best be shot with the tripod just before the doorwa...

Страница 12: ... that you want to capture in your image distance becomes a critical factor For best results i e detailed facial features you should shoot from no more than 7 feet away from the central object The image below shows what people look like at 7 15 and 25 feet from the OneShot360 When taking shots using the tripod you may want to use your cameras self timer if it has one so that you will have about 10 ...

Страница 13: ... close the curtains to obtain more even light in the room The more balanced the light is or less contrasting light in the room the better your shot will turn out Note Ceiling fans should not be running as they may appear blurred in the picture For Outdoor shots Overcast days will provide even lighting In certain conditions like bright sunny days you may have glare if too much light is concentrated...

Страница 14: ...f the hood you can turn it upside down and hold it on the bottom of the light hood If you do not have a level use a vertical line in the distance i e wall corners building sides as a guide for ensuring the mirror is straight up or down Line up the post or strut of the mirror with the vertical surface until they are parallel while adjusting the tripod legs Repeat this on the side perpendicular to y...

Страница 15: ...er Software 9 CHAPTER 3 ONESHOT360 VIEWER SOFTWARE In this chapter you ll learn how to Install OneShot360 Viewer Software Start up the OneShot360 Viewer Program Load save digital OneShot360 images Prepare and Publish the images ...

Страница 16: ... The OneShot360 Viewer program has two toolbars to help the user process OneShot360 images If you are new to OneShot360 you may want to use the Wizard Toolbar which guides you through the easy steps that prepare your OneShot360 images for publication If you are an expert user you can directly access any aspect of the OneShot360 Viewer program using the Toolbar Tooltips Look for tooltip messages th...

Страница 17: ...s in your camera viewer software to download your images and save them for use in the OneShot360 Viewer Software Note Downloading images from your camera quickly drains batteries You may want to consider purchasing an AC Adapter or a PCMCIA adapter to save battery power If your PC has a PCMCIA card slot you can purchase a PCMCIA memory card adapter for use in downloading your images from the camer...

Страница 18: ...s you can install including the OneShot360 Viewer Software Click on the OneShot360 Immersive Picture System link to install your software Follow the instructions on your screen until setup is complete If you have a 360Plus option you will need to input the license for the option You will find this license string on a sticker on the CD jewel case labeled Plus In the OneShot360 Viewer Software selec...

Страница 19: ...Software 13 To start the OneShot360 viewer program select Start Programs RemoteReality OneShot360 WebSystem OneShot360 Viewer Or double click the OneShot360 Viewer icon on your Windows desktop The OneShot360 Viewer window appears ...

Страница 20: ...using the wizard toolbar or the marking cropping and camera orientation icons on the toolbar Opening OneShot360 Images Click on the Open OneShot360 icon to open a OneShot360 image You can either open an unprocessed image downloaded from the digital camera or an image processed earlier Clicking on the icon brings up the Open dialog box Note Unprocessed images downloaded from a digital camera typica...

Страница 21: ...ou are done with each step simply click the forward arrow to go to the next step If you wish to go back to an earlier step click the previous arrow button When you get to the last screen click on Preview the image and continue to the publishing your image section Mark the image to indicate the center and the boundary of the circular image Step 1 click and drag the cross hairs to match the center o...

Страница 22: ...re 16 from of the field of view This allows you to crop out the photographer 2 Specify the mirror orientation of the camera when the image was taken Clicking Preview the image brings up the preview screen below Inner circle Outer circle ...

Страница 23: ...rrectly or if you wish to crop the image again click the Mark Circle Again button You will be presented with the circle marking tools Note If the picture is upside down you have chosen the wrong camera orientation click mark circle again and find the camera orientation button click on the mirror icon to change orientation ...

Страница 24: ...the software window Mark the image to indicate the center and the boundary of the circular image Step 1 click and drag the cross hairs to match the center of the circular image Step 2 click and drag the circle to precisely match the circular image Crop the image to the desired field of view click and drag the outer circle and the inner circle to crop the image Specify the mirror orientation of the...

Страница 25: ...ndary of the circular picture An info box below will prompt you to do so Without this information the software will generate incorrect results when you go to publish the OneShot360 image To mark image boundaries proceed as follows Click and drag the cross hairs shown in pink in the software to match the center of the circular image Click and drag the circle shown in pink in the software to precise...

Страница 26: ...tion to crop the image to the desired field of view To crop the field of view you must do the following Click and drag the outer circle and the inner circle circles are shown in blue in the software to crop the image The software will hide the cropped portions from of the field of view Inner circle Outer circle ...

Страница 27: ... Camera Orientation The camera orientation is indicated by either of the two icons above To toggle the orientation simply click on the icon on the Expert Toolbar The icon will toggle to indicate that the system has acknowledged a change of orientation ...

Страница 28: ... nagivate the image left click and drag on the image to pan and tilt around the immersive scene Right click to zoom in and Shift Right click to zoom out When you are done previewing if you find that the image was not marked correctly or if you wish to crop the image again click the Mark Circle Again button You will be presented with the circle marking tools Otherwise click the Done button to exit ...

Страница 29: ...o balance the light and improve the image Click on the Enhance Image icon and when the preparation is complete your image will be more uniform You can continue to click enhance image as many times as you wish until the image looks the way you want it to If you do not think that the image is improved by using the image enhancement you can click on the Undo Image Enhancement and the image will be re...

Страница 30: ...eed to publish your image to and send the resulting QuickTime panorama file mov as an e mail attachment IMPORTANT The email immersive image is an executable exe file and some recipients may be unable to accept them due to security policies You may want to publish a QuickTime panorama mov file and attach it to an email message instead The recipient will need the QuickTimePlug in to view it You can ...

Страница 31: ...ile name and choose the directory in which you want it to be saved When you have saved the image or chosen to skip saving it you will see the following e mail window which has your image file attached to it You must input a complete email address in the To box for example bsmith remotereality com ...

Страница 32: ...enter in the from box Note If you use more than one e mail application choose the application you use most often as your default You can do this by going to Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options Programs E mail and choosing the e mail application you want as your default If you cannot do this you should save your image and attach the file to your e mail message ...

Страница 33: ...IBM s HotMedia format produces a high quality image file but may have a large file size that makes loading the image slower However it can be viewed without a plug in This java viewer handles larger images more pixels than most other java viewers A copy of IBM s HotMedia application is included on the OneShot360 Software Documentation CD ROM HotMedia Authoring rr file You can import your rr image ...

Страница 34: ...le size for fast image loading No plug in is required for viewing MGI Plug in Viewer ivr file Publishing MGI Plug in format produces large high resolution image files that require the MGI Viewer plug in for your Internet browser This format should be used for images that will be viewed from a CD ROM Emailer exe This will produce an e mailable immersive image which includes the viewer You can send ...

Страница 35: ...t s that you desire by checking the box next to the format When you check one of the output formats you will see an Options button discussed in the next section appear next to the output format type you have chosen Unless you have specific requirements for your image or your image frame you do not need to set any options the default settings for each of the formats will give you the best image res...

Страница 36: ...le formats It will give you the directory and files created for each of the publishing formats that you have chosen The second option box Save output format settings for Quick Publish is initially grayed out and is for advanced users who do high volumes of publishing and want to save their output settings for quick publishing This will be discussed in more detail later in the chapter Format Option...

Страница 37: ...e left or right moving to the left generates lower resolution and lower quality files but with small file size Moving to the right generates higher resolution and quality and larger file size Large file size affects image loading and display times When you have made changes click the Save Settings button to keep the settings that you have chosen as the default You can click on the Web Quality to g...

Страница 38: ...ch will contain all the files that are generated for your image The file structure is shown below Publish To path You can change the directory path to wherever you want to save your files If you want to save all your images using the same path either the default or to one you have created check the box below the path and save this path for all the images you create in the current session The Quick...

Страница 39: ...e bottom of the screen When you click on OK your image will be processed and you will see an HTML Index Page like the one below with the directory and file that you have created This screen shows a file published in the HotMedia Authoring format The screen on the previous page has a link for the published image You can click on this link to see your files The screen ...

Страница 40: ...Viewer Software 34 below shows you each file that has been created and a brief explanation of how the file is used Click on the link at the bottom of the page to go to the directory where the created files have been placed ...

Страница 41: ...ingle session It allows the user to set the publishing procedure as a default To use Quick Publish set the file save path that you wish to publish to check the box labeled Use this path for current session click OK on this dialog box and check the Save output format setting for Quick Publish box on the next dialog box The Quick Publish icon will be activated on the main toolbar of the OneShot360 v...

Страница 42: ... sure that the files generated for the format you have chosen are in the same folder as the HTML page For more information on posting the different formats to your web site please see the documentation at the following locations Apple QuickTime www apple com quicktime IBM HotMedia www ibm com hotmedia MGI Java www iseemedia com support downloads plugin html click on Lightweight Zoom Viewers and se...

Страница 43: ...ware and publish a full 3600 x 3600 high quality image This is particularly good for applications like architectural photography or commercial real estate where you want to see vaulted ceilings skylights staircases or track construction in progress The 360Plus option contains the following items 360 Plus bracket assembly Oneshot360 Viewer Software and Documentation CD ROM s OneShot360 and 360Plus ...

Страница 44: ...crew Retaining Nut 5 so that it leaves about 1 8 to 1 4 of thread at the end of the screw 3 Place the OneShot360 optics 4 onto the 360Plus bracket as show in Figure 1 Use the mirror support screw 6 to attach to the mirror end of the optics to the 360Plus bracket Place the mirror in the slot behind the Mirror Stop 8 and tighten the screw Loosely attach the Thumbscrew Assembly 7 to the threaded hole...

Страница 45: ...Chapter 4 360Plus Option 39 360Plus Attachment Figure 1 ...

Страница 46: ...ra The 360Plus configuration does not allow for use of the light hood so avoid direct light into the mirror and lens When shooting in bright sunlight try using a drape over the camera and your head Interior lighting conditions can vary so you will have to experiment with creating an optimal lighting situation for the scene For example turning off overhead lights or using lights with shades to supp...

Страница 47: ...icture Use the timer delay to remove yourself from the shot Pull the spring plunger 11 back using the Thumb Rest 10 to make this action smooth and gentle Be very careful that you do not move the tripod during this process With the spring plunger withdrawn rotate the 360Plus bracket assembly 1 clockwise release the trigger and rotate until the trigger snaps into place in the second hole of the cyli...

Страница 48: ...image you should put all four images into a specific folder and name the folder for later reference The files need to be opened in the order in which they were taken typically the images will be sequentially numbered and will not present a problem However if there are gaps between the numbers be sure that you open them in the order they were taken when you process them in the 360Plus Viewer Softwa...

Страница 49: ...h the 360Plus feature of the viewer software If you have not already input your Plus license start by selecting File OneShot360 Plus License You will see the dialog box shown below You can find your license string labeled Plus on the CD ROM jewel case Enter the license string in the space shown in the box above and click Renew License You will see the message below ...

Страница 50: ...Chapter 4 360Plus Option 44 Start by clicking on the OneShot360 Plus mode option in the screen below ...

Страница 51: ...t the first image and click open This will open the file that you highlighted as well as the next three files in the folder assuming they have the same file name and are sequentially numbered If the images do not have the same name or are not sequentially numbered only the file that you highlighted will appear in the frame 1 box You will need to click on frame 2 3 and 4 to chose and open the next ...

Страница 52: ... cv x Next choose your camera from the list of supported cameras in the pull down menu on the right If your camera is not listed in the menu it has not been tested and approved for use with the 360Plus system You may try to use a camera not on the list and try the various supported camera types but results will be unpredictable As new cameras are added to our supported list we will make new camera...

Страница 53: ...image at 100 both for marking and for orientation below Mark the image for orientation The orientation line runs from the center of the image to the outer circle The orientation line should be centered on the triangle mark on the bracket If the orientation line is not centered you need to drag the orientation line and center over the triangle mark as shown below Repeat this process for each of the...

Страница 54: ...e the order of the frames Remember that the frames should be in the order the images were taken for proper alignment When all four frames are aligned you are ready to preview or publish your image To preview click on the preview button in the toolbar If you are happy with the preview click the Done button to exit the dialog box ...

Страница 55: ... logo nothing will be added to the image the tripod will still be visible at the bottom If you create a customized logo for use in your image keep in mind 1 Your logo image should be a 24 bit 400 x 400 pixel circular image 2 If you have a jpeg logo file open an image editing tool such as Paint PhotoShop or Imaging for Windows and save your jpeg file as a bmp 3 If you do not have an existing logo f...

Страница 56: ...e with a small file size for fast image loading No plug in is required for viewing MGI Plug in Viewer ivr file Publishing MGI Plug in format produces large high resolution image files that require the MGI Viewer plug in for your Internet browser This format should be used for images that will be viewed from a CD ROM or where you need best quality Emailer exe This will produce an e mailable immersi...

Страница 57: ... images useful for moving between rooms in a house or room to room in a gallery of images or link to a particular object within your image for a different view or for more information Add text windows that can be used to add more information to your image by pointing out items of particular interest to viewers Create mouse events to trigger events such as audio another image pop up window or a tex...

Страница 58: ...our choice Make the desired changes and additions to your image and save the image under the same name and location You must maintain proportion height and width Some editing tools that allow you to enhance images in some or all of the above areas are listed below Image Enhancement Tools Adobe Photoshop Micrografx Corel Photo Paint HotSpots IBM Hot Media Apple QuickTimeVR Authoring Studio Macromed...

Страница 59: ...rom your camera software or by dropping the jpg file into any tool that allows you to open and print a jpg file You can also print the panoramic image by opening the jpg file from the camera into the OneShot360 viewing software and saving the image as CD ROM quality for best results Use an application like Microsoft Photo Editor to open the jpg file and then choose print ...

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Страница 61: ...nical support contact us with any questions comments or suggestions you have at RemoteReality 4 Technology Drive Westborough MA 01581 Phone 508 870 1500 Fax 508 870 8777 support remotereality com http www remotereality com Our web site is an excellent resource for frequently asked questions about the OneShot360 and associated software ...

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