Flipping Book with panoramas

[darek]

I have designed a flipping book that displays panoramas, it is not a plugin actually for FPP but an independant book that uses FPP to display panoramas - this gives possibility to create an independent presentation having a virtual tour on each page, as each page uses different FPP xml file or one presentation for all book with different panoramas

here is the presentation that I used to work on the book: http://lookdigital.pl/lazienki_krolewskie_2429/ , at this moment the book is still build in, but I will soon make the book independent with possibilities to creat your own presentations

here is the xml file that the book uses in the above presentation:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<book>

<documentOptions
document_width = "1000"
document_height = "700"
background_path = "files/images/background.jpg"
background_color = "#FFFFFF"
>

</documentOptions>


<bookOptions
book_X = "426"
book_Y = "37"
page_width = "260"
page_height = "358"
start_page = "1"
corner_sense = "50"
pages_to_preload = "10"
button_mode = "true"
page_sound = "audio/page_sound.mp3"
>

</bookOptions>


<panoOptions
fpp_enable = "true"
pano_XML_path = "files/bookimages/panoramas"
preload_pano = "false"
preload_pano_path = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_chopin_NS_2500"
preload_pano_type = "mov"
pano_zoom_button_X = "470"
pano_zoom_button_Y = "25"
>

</panoOptions>


<audioOptions
equalizer_X = "940"
equalizer_Y = "668"
play_audio = "true"
audio_folder = "audio"
equalizer_height = "20"
equalizer_width = "30"
equalizer_bar_color = "#FFFFFF"
equalizer_alpha = "0.3">

<track src="fryderyk_chopin_sonata_ksiezycowa.mp3" />
<track src="fryderyk_chopin_walc_cismoll_op64nr2.mp3" />
<track src="fryderyk_chopin_nokturn.mp3" />

</audioOptions>

<pages>
<page>files/bookimages/okladka.swf</page>
<page>files/bookimages/page_1.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/page_2.swf</page>
<page>files/bookimages/page_3.swf</page>
<page
loadPanorama = "true"
panorama_XML = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_chopin_NS_2500"
panoX = "21"
panoY = "20"
panoW = "480"
panoH = "317"
>
files/bookimages/chopin_4.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/page_5.swf</page>
<page>files/bookimages/page_6.swf</page>
<page
loadPanorama = "true"
panorama_XML = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_amfiteatr_NS_2500"
panoX = "21"
panoY = "20"
panoW = "480"
panoH = "317"
>
files/bookimages/amphitheater_7.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/page_8.swf</page>
<page>files/bookimages/page_9.swf</page>
<page
loadPanorama = "true"
panorama_XML = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_palac_na_wodzie_NS_2500"
panoX = "21"
panoY = "20"
panoW = "480"
panoH = "317"
>
files/bookimages/palace_10.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/page_11.swf</page>
<page>files/bookimages/page_12.swf</page>
<page
loadPanorama = "true"
panorama_XML = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_oranzeria_NS_2500"
panoX = "21"
panoY = "20"
panoW = "480"
panoH = "317"
>
files/bookimages/new_orangery_13.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/page_14.swf</page>
<page>files/bookimages/page_15.swf</page>
<page
loadPanorama = "true"
panorama_XML = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_pomaranczarnia_NS_2500"
panoX = "21"
panoY = "20"
panoW = "480"
panoH = "317"
>
files/bookimages/old_orangery_16.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/page_17.swf</page>
<page
loadPanorama = "true"
panorama_XML = "files/bookimages/panoramas/lazienki_palac_na_wodzie_2500"
panoX = "21"
panoY = "20"
panoW = "480"
panoH = "318"
>
files/bookimages/all_panos_18.swf</page>

<page>files/bookimages/okladka.swf</page>


</pages>


</book>


the book will soon be available to buy, the licence will be for one domain
I am not sure how much it will cost, probably it will not be very cheap
together with the book you will get an autopanoswitch plugin for FPP working with the book that displays high resolution panorama automatically

of course you need your own FPP licence

[Amoscowdog]

I have designed a flipping book that displays panoramas,

Hi Darek,

Looks great and worked seamlessly. Do you have a date yet for launch of the book and res switch?

Love the guy playing the piano!

regards,

Tony

[darek]

Tony, thanks
no date yest, though I will try to do it as soon as possible, I published the tour over a week ago and since then I correct the issues, I need a brake

but on my IE8 and Opera 10 and so far google chrome there were no problems at all, probably I managed to correct all the issues - it isn't simple, panoramas need time, the book alsmost asks us to turn another page, until now they just didn't feel right together

but there isn't much to do to issue the final version of the book, I will publish the same presentation with the book version ready to go, I hope the final version of the book will be able to creat nearly the same presentation

[christophe]

Hello Darek,

This work is spectacular. This book is perfect ! Congratulation.

I really love it.

Best regards

Christophe

[Vincent Ogloblinsky]

Nice job Darek,

but why this book will not be available for free as Tommy plugins?

Regards

[christophe]

Hello Vincent,

Darek, even for a "little" price...do you think you could make it available ?

Regards

Christophe

[darek]

but why this book will not be available for free as Tommy plugins?


well, I spent on the book so far probably around 200-300 hours and it is good only for me as I know how it is written, the first version of the presentation, even though I thought it was finished, took me another week to correct, ok I did it for this particular presentation, but I could live it as it is or make it more easy to change in case future projects - but this means more time to spend, appart from Tommy, is there anyone else (anywhere) who gives his work for free so other can make money on his work?

you all take panoramas and most of you sell panoramas and virtual tours, why do you want to have it and sell it, generally nearly all code in the internet is non commercial, selling virtual tours and using something in it IS commercial, if it is it should be paid for, if the book will make your sell why not share the money that comes for this particular project

with my autopanoswitch plugin I have an experience that FPP users don't like to pay for anything (sorry), I only sold one plugin for $10

with so much work behind me and probably lots ahead why giving away for nothing?

to tell you the truth I don't expect to sell many to FPP users, but after long mails from one of the FPP users I decided to offer the book (when it is finished) in a few versions

I'll try not to kill the book by rising the price or so on, I will also try to set up a price that everyone will be able to afford

I ask myself - how to control commercial projects? - if anyone has an idea I will gladly hear it

don't forget, FPP is a plugin for the book not the other way and there are lots of people who just want to show their panoramas (not sell them) without getting involeved in any pano player

[jordi]

Personally, I don't see any interesting usage on this flipping book :confused:
why should we use a book to change from pano to pano when we can have the full power of FPP...??

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[christophe]

Hi Jordi,

It could be interesting to make a portfolio for exemple....

Regards

Christophe

[allSaints]

darek,

I loved your Chopin presentation - I think it's awesome!

And your flipping book seems to work really good. I have looked deeper into the code of similar books, and I know they are not trivial to make.

If you are willing to provide support and documentation for your flipping book, I think you should make it available and charge at least $20-25. That amount is probably peanuts when selling a pano tour, and they can use the book over and over again as many times as they want. I know this may sound a bit strange coming from me, but I have my reasons for doing things my way, and I totally respect you and any other person for doing things his/her own way.

Tommy

[darek]

Thanks a lot Tommy, I really worked long to do that presentation, all probably took me 6 monthes or so, I had some idea and just wanted to do it, I did check a few books most of them went crazy when I wanted to page any panorama (not only FPP pano), and I needed a book that would accept both pages together, there is only one book like this but it is written in as2, I needed as3 to accept FPP files as I love this player, so with huge help of google I just wrote my own book. I could load a pano to each page but my PC couldn't stand it so I decided to load a pano only on active page, another trick is to load a second, thitd, forth pano when the first one has not been loaded yet (has anybody noticed that when you flip the page on 30% and then go back the pano will load from 30%?). A completly different story is the player itself...

it was really hard work

and to be able to sell it I still need lots to do...

[Trausti Hraunfjord]

Nicely done Darek, and I know exactly what you mean by this having been a lot of work.

I have a similar project going (will be found here when ready: http://flashbookie.com), and only in people's dreams will they be able to get it for free :) I pay someone to do the work, that money comes out of my pocket, the resulting product can be of use for people, either privately or commercially... I don't see why I or you should give them their tools... what's next? Give them new cameras and pano heads and such, because they don't want to pay for such things? It is no different!

You spend your time to make something, people should respect your effort and if interested in the final result, they should pay the price for the product.

We can't all be Saints

[zakato]

We can't all be Saints

... Amen! ... ;)

To

[darek]

thanks Trausti and zakato

[WideEyes]

Hi Darek
I too can't see any problems why we sould not pay for plug-ins that add flexibility and / or new features to our tours. The price I have seen for plug-ins are only a tiny part of any FPP project that I sell.

Regards
Morten

[Bruce Hemming]

Hi Darek

Count me in as a customer - I'm in the "can't code, won't code" camp so anything like this is priceless to me.

Best

Bruce

[darek]

thanks to all, I really work hard to make it as easy for you as possible, I should soon publish version 1.0

[VistaGrande]

Nice! This is just what I"m after! Thanks for making it and I can't wait to get it. :)

[Dynamanic]

We can't all be Saints

No disrespect to Tommy, but free isn't working for me. As a matter of fact, if anyone is using his plugins in their panoramic toolkit, send him a donation.