QuicktimeVR

[frosty7700]

I know QuicktimeVR is useful for creating "being there" effects for photographic images. However, is it possible to utilize it to manipulate the view of an object from the outside? I.E. rotate it, etc. If not, does anyone know of a good tool to use to achieve this in a web-based environment?

 

[WizyWyg]

Do you mean liek an object standing still and "you" rotate around it? If so take a look at Car websites (ie toyota, honda) and "view" their cars. Or motorcycles ( yamahamotors has several)

 

[frosty7700]

I've seen the Yamaha site...but that only lets one "rotate" by selecting various points of a static Flash movie...I don't think it would be possible to rotate dynamically on more than one axis using that technique.

I need some way to be able to rotate an object on multiple axis.

 

[WizyWyg]

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtvr/

has your answers

 

[WizyWyg]

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=quicktime+vr+authoring

And google is your friend.

 

[frosty7700]

LOL...Google got me a whole bunch of stuff about what I already know. Google is great when you need to do something common. This ain't. I come here when Google has failed me because usually human beings can answer questions more relevantly than search engines. But anyways...it's apparent Quicktime likely isn't up to the task. But I did find a suitable tool (plugin that can handle 3DSM models).

 

[marcato]

Frosty-

QuickTime VR can produce two kinds of movies: panoramas and objects. Panoramas have you at the center, and the scene rotates around you. In object movies, the object is at the center, and you can rotate it in all directions. The extent of the views of the object is governed by how much of it you included in the object movie. This sounds like exactly what you want to do, and QTVR does a superb job of it. Take a look at:

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/products/qt/overview/qtvr.html

Good luck.