The files were named filename1.png, filename2.png … filename6.png. I used the version from macouno’s webpage, so I dont think I had an old version (it was version 0.0.3). Chalk it up to good luck I guess ;).
That’s just weird 
I’ll test it out later… I have a non python puter here somewhere.
In the meantime Stephano I figured it out.
For cilindrical panos there is no “linear rule” so we have to come up with a nr of presets.
First off for the least ammount of distortion we want the most ammount of x parts… The more slices the better.
So always 64 xparts… then come up with a nice image width/height in which the sizex is a multiple of 64.
Then just play with the lens setting untill it lines up. Takes some time but it is the best result.
For instance this setting:
Lens 13.57
Xparts 64
Sizex 20
Sizey 480
result = 1280 x 480 image
It would be great if someone could figure out a few more correct settings.
This is the closest I can get it now… though it’s not 100%
When using 64 parts and sizex is smaller than sizey
SizeX divided by SizeY times 325 = the lens value.
That’s loosly reverse engineered.
But it’s not quite right.
Hey I’m having a problem. I can’t get goCubc to create panorama. When I save the name of my mov file and press save a small white box turnes up then nothing. I also got an error message when I tried to set Compression that quick time lacks something and it can’t find it on the quick time database. But I’m using the latest version. What are you guys using to get it to work. I’m running win xp
Ok it could be that you don’t have the right version of quicktime installed.
Ehm I think you need at least quicktime 6. When I had quicktime 5 I wasn’t allowed to render anything to quicktime format… this since it didn’t have any codecs available for video encoding. Normally when you get a normal (non pro) version of quicktime they allow you to encode stuff to the previous version of quicktime. So if you have 5 you can encode to 4 and so forth… And I think that version 4 doesn’t have all the options you need.
Find the downloads on http://www.apple.com
What compression settings are you using? (try a simple jpg encoding to be sure that one should always work)
What are the exact names of the images you want to include in the panorama? Are the images all actually there with correct filenames?
I just tried the script and it’s absolutely incredible!
Now all I need to find is a freeware/open-source programme that is able to add hotspots (and perhaps even sound). Any suggestions?
have a look at http://www.vrhotwires.com
It was mac only but I just found out it now runs on windows as well… haven’t tried it out myself yet. Let us know if it works
I’m currently running v. 6.5.2. I can’t set any compression settings. When I try to press the option nothing happens.
Could it help to remove and reinstall quick time?
No idea… have you tried reinstalling gocubic???
You may be better off asking the people at http://www.panoguide.com/
Reinstalling fixed it. I probably did a simple installation without the necessary tools the first time a long way back. Now I installed all tools and it should work. Thanx anyway
I already had a look at http://www.vrhotwires.com, unfortunately it isn’t freeware anymore; but it does work with windows. If there isn’t a free alternative I might consider buying it.
No longer freeware? That’s too bad.
Have you looked at this page yet: http://www.vrhotwires.com/VRSUPPORT.HTM ?
I think that from there you can learn to code stuff yourself… not quite sure. I also believe that this entire vrscripting & pano stuff’s code is available at apple.com Not entirely sure though. You can find other applications through apple’s site as well under quicktime/tools/vr dunno if any of them are free though.
macouno,
Is there any free software for creating a quicktime vr where the user pans around a 3d object?
Thanks!
I want to look into creating some panos myself so I did some research. A couple of utilities are out there some of which are:
For Apple computers using OSX
http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/quicktimeintro/tools/index.html
For windows
http://www.panoshow.com/panocube.htm
You’ll also need PanoToos 2.5 or higher for the windows utility
http://home.no.net/dmaurer/~dersch/Index.htm
I remember reading somewhere you can make cubic images with GIMP by hand pasting the images in the proper order into a large image and then cropping the white space. Can’t find that info right now.
Erich: yes there is, but I haven’t worked with any yet since quite simply… I haven’t found any at all that’s freeware.
You can look at delado’s (the makehuman one) site on which there’s a link to an italian site that did what you’re looking for with a javascript.
Quite simply… I’d love a tool to do that with myself. We’ve been looking into it but haven’t found an answer yet. It does look like the technology is basicly open to the public so if you’re a coder you may be able to figure out what’s needed from apple.com
Hello,
I am trying to get your script to work to make panos automatically. I downloaded the script from here:
http://www.alienhelpdesk.com/files/BGC-0.0.5.py
And I have installed python 2.4.1 and set a system variable to let progreams know where python is installed.
FIrst off, am not 100% sure it all worked properly because I still get the message that says this when I load blender:
‘import site’ failed use -v for traceback
But when I run your pything script, it does seem to be pulling stuff out of my proper dirs… I am getting this error message:
File: “…BGC-0.0.5.py”, line 41, in ?
import os
File “C:\PYTHON24\LIB\os.py”, line 113
from os.path import (curdir, pardir, sep, pathsep, defpath, extsep, altsep,
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
And there is an error pointing at the open parenthesis.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I can’t imagine there’s a syntax error in that python os.py file…
reaper
Very wrong. Blender uses Python 2.3.x 
Stefano
Cool panoramas, I especially like the airship one. Look forward to giving the script ago when I get some free time.
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Very wrong. Blender uses Python 2.3.x
Stefano[/quote]
Is this a joke or do I need to use an old version?