IMTC, is using
a technology from Apple Computer called QuickTime VR. Photographs
are shot with a 360 degree panoramic camera (IMTC owns a Seitz
Roundshot 35Super). Or images of a synthetic origin can be rendered
into one 360 degree view file using Alias/Wavefront. You need a
Macintosh or Windows QuickTime
VR player to view the images.
QuickTime VR (QTVR) is the acknowledged standard for creating and
viewing photo-realistic environments (panoramas) and real-world objects
on Mac OS and Windows computers. Users interact with QuickTime VR
content with a complete 360 degree perspective and control their
viewpoint through the mouse, keyboard, trackpad, or trackball. Using
a QTVR-enabled authoring tool, panoramas and objects are automatically
'stitched together' from digitized photographs or 3D renderings to
create a realistic visual perspective.
IMTC can provide a single source service for QTVR based applications.
We own a panoramic camera. are developing a digital panoramic camera,
and have the experience to create single and multi-node VR scenes.
We have used the technology in a number of our projects including
the MCCM project and Sam
Nunn Kiosk. We
also have some QTVR images taken by us during the 1996 Summer
Olympics (see below).
QTVR Images from the 1996 Summer Olympics
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