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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Designed with the objective of making panoramic publishing easier and quicker, Pure
Starter Toolkit creates files that are compatible with the vendor’s Java-based PURE
Players and QTVR. Panorama FileMaker accepts spherical, cylindrical, and cubical projection
JPEGs and TIFFs as well as QuickTime VR JPEGs (cylindrical and cubical). Its
editing functions allow you to calibrate the angle limits of the projection, define an entry
point and the panorama’s field of view (FOV) limits, create an automatic horizontal
movement, block the nadir and zenith, and add metadata with author, copyright, and
licensing information.
The Lensflare module adds drama by creating flare effects when a light source appears
in the camera’s field of view. It has 16 customizable halo effects. Package Maker puts
the files together so that they are compatible with the vendor’s PURE Player viewing
software, optimizing them for the fastest possible downloads over the Web. Package
Crypter protects the files with simple, localized, or temporal encryption.
Comments
With its five modules, the Pure Starter Toolkit is an exceptional value. Java-based VR
gives the smoothest and most rewarding viewing experience. Download times are very
reasonable, especially now that most people have broadband connections. Note: This is
a publishing toolkit, not an image creation kit. It prepares immersive VR images for
display, and does it very well.
Version: Pure Starter Toolkit 1.0 (2008)
OS: Windows 2000 and XP; Mac OS X 10.2–10.5
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: Extracts from ImmerVision packages (IVP, IVL, IVU, and IVI), IMP,
and QTVR with JPEG compression, plus formats that integrate images using JPEG, GIF, TIFF,
and PNG
Price level: Approx. $35
Address: ImmerVision Inc., 2020 University, Suite 2420, H3A 2A5 Montréal, QC, Canada
www.immervision.com
Autodesk Stitcher
Vendor: REALVIZ (now part of Autodesk)
Purpose: Image stitching and 360-degree panorama creation software
Description
The Autodesk Stitcher product range represents a comprehensive approach to
panoramic imaging, including the production of high-quality panoramas for the Web,
film, print, and 3D. Whether you want to produce large format prints or create a virtual
tour for an estate agent, this software has the answer.