Please Help

[Hyde]

i just bought this application last night because a client of mine needs their panos done in Flash. i am on a Mac using OSX 10.4.9.

i followed the 'Simple Tutorial' and still have problems in Safari. sometimes - the panorama loads and fills the screen. but most of the time, it only loads in this little box in the top left corner like this:

http://i12.tinypic.com/4fwpo4x.jpg

the pano is located HERE (http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/test/Methodist.swf).

i delete the cache and it still does it. i try a new window and it's still there. Firefox seems to open it fine.

any idea why it is doing this and how to fix it?

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also - it looks terrible. it's all wavy and the QuickTime file is not. you can see it on almost anything that has a horizontal line like this:

http://i12.tinypic.com/3zbdbpk.jpg

this kind of artifacting is NOT in the QuickTime version. i tried to make an XML file with these parameters but it didn't seem to make it any better:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>
<panorama>
<parameters>

panoName=Methodist
panoSuffixes=_f.jpg|_r.jpg|_b.jpg|_l.jpg|_u.jpg|_d .jpg

image_f=Methodist_f.jpg
image_r=Methodist_r.jpg
image_b=Methodist_b.jpg
image_l=Methodist_l.jpg
image_u=Methodist_u.jpg
image_d=Methodist_d.jpg

loaderTextColor=#FFFFFF
loaderBackColor=#000000
loaderText=%3Ctextformat%20tabstops%3D%27300%27%3E %
3Cfont%20face%3D%27Arial%27%20size%3D%2740%27%20co lor%3D
%27%23%240%27%3E%0DLoading%20front%3A%09%241%0DLoa ding
%20right%3A%09%242%0DLoading%20back%3A%09%243%0DLo ading
%20left%3A%09%244%0DLoading%20up%3A%09%245%0DLoadi ng%
20down%3A%09%246%0DLoading%20total%3A%09%247%0D%3C %
2Ffont%3E%3C%2Ftextformat%3E

loaderTextFailed=failed
loaderTextDenied=deneid

loaderAttempts=3
loaderConsecutive=0
disableLoading=0

segments=30

qualityStatic=best
qualityMotion=low

zoomMax=4
zoomMin=0.45
zoomHome=1
panHome=0
tiltHome=0

behaviour=2
sensitivity=20
keySensitivity=10
friction=0.9
threshold=0.0000001

keys=39|37|38|40|16|17|36|32

disableKeys=0
disableTilt=0
disablePan=0
disableWheel=0
disableControls=0

</parameters>

</panorama>

and the URL i am trying to view it as (with these new XML settings) is:

http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/test/Methodist.swf?xml_file=files/Methodist.xml&

is this right??? (still showing up as a small square in top left corner - supposed to be filling the whole page).

oh - and here is a link to the actual QuickTime pano: CLICK HERE (http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/Methodist.html).

thanks in advance - Hyde

[PauloGGPX]

Hi there :) good looking pano ;)

I tried your link and the pano opened fine here, fullscreen in Firefox WinXP.

The problem in the vent you mentioned, is in the image itself, it's not introduced by the Flash pano Player, as you can see here:
Back face (http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/test/Methodist_b.jpg)

Have you tried making a html with the .swf?

[Hyde]

ok - thanks for the heads up on the image problem. it must have happened in the conversion from tif to jpg or something. i do see it now.

i am trying my best to follow these instructions. i just cant get the results. for instance - i made this XML file:

http://i19.tinypic.com/2e351e0.jpg

and when i open the pano - it does not rotate. i uploaded these files to my FTP:

http://i12.tinypic.com/34xjpco.jpg

but still it doesn't run on either Safari or Firefox using this url:

http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/test/Methodist.swf?xml_file=test/Methodist.xml&

the files are located in this directory on my FTP:

http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/test

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all i want to do - the ONLY thing i want to do, is make a template that i can use on EVERY pano i make that looks like this:

http://www.pano2qtvr.com/fs2.php?pic=park_fullscreen&t=4

but with a custom controller on the bottom and a black background on the page instead of white. can someone help me out please?

- Hyde

[PauloGGPX]

Hi again, you're right the glitch in the vent must have been made when you converted the files (it isn't present in the .mov).

Ok now :) your problems....

First you shouldn't use word to make your .xml file it will add same strange stuff to it!! try to open your xml in a browser and see....

http://www.unique-perspectives.biz/Panos/test/Methodist.xml

Use notepad or textedit in mac (you said you had a mac right?) or better yet use Dreamweaver.

Your xml is fine after I remover all the strange tags, it works like a charm.
Try this, copy this text to a simple text editor and save it as plain text with a ending of .xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<panorama>
<parameters>
layer_1=autorotator.swf
</parameters>
<autorotator>
speed = -0.1
interval = 30
pause = 1000
quality = low
</autorotator>
</panorama>

And another thing, if you name your files the same like you did you don't need to pass the xml parameter to the .swf, and the parameter you passed in your example is wrong you used "xml_file=test/Methodist.xml" but your xml is in the same folder as your swf so it should have been "xml_file=Methodist.xml".

The example you showed, you can use it (try to view the source html saving it and replacing the elements with yours ;) )

Good luck, and don't forget to show your end result :D

[Hyde]

Paulo - THANK YOU.

i actually found part of the problem. in the 'Parameters' documentation that comes with the application - there is a line that says:

Here is a template file with all possible params: template.xml. Remove unused param lines and change values to create your own Flash Panorama Player param file.

the problem is with this file. i was using it to make my XML files and they weren't working. the problem is in the first line of the template:

<?xml version = '1.0'?>

it should be:

<?xml version='1.0'?>

that is why it wasn't working this whole time :roll:

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thank you for the help on the XML file. you are right - i am on a Mac. i fixed it in TextEdit and saved it as a SimpleText XML document.

the Pano is still not loading in Safari correctly every time. most of the time the whole screen is grey and the pano is in the top left corner and really small. especially if i refresh. in Firefox - i have no problems.

[PauloGGPX]

:D LOL my xml didn't had the spaces but I never noticed it in your xml ;) your screenshot didn't had it and your original xml was a "Word" mess :P

Glad you got the autorotation wotking :)

About the Safari issues try this link and see if it's ok:

http://www.gogopixel.pt/panomaia/domburguer/fl.html

If it's OK in safari, maybe the problem is linking directly to the swf file? if you want I can send you my html template, if you need it just PM me...

Sorry but I don't have access to a mac to try this on the Safari browser ;)

[ThomasK]

Hyde,
try to convert your image with Pano2QTVR.com into a image stripe (for SPi-V). Pano2QTVR is for Windows, so you have to run it in some kind of virtual PC on your MAC.

You can use also the code from the examples as a template like bw_preview.html an add the autorotate parameters. Start it simple and add more parameters later.