Apple QuickTime VR - Manual (Page 17)

5 Click Add Image.
A dialog box appears. Select the image you want to use for your panorama and click
Open. You can use any image that is in a format supported by QuickTime, such as PICT, TIFF,
JPEG, and GIF.
Shortcut: Instead of clicking Add Image, you can drag the image file you want to use to the
bottom section of the Panorama Maker window.
The image you select appears in the Panorama Maker window.
6 Check to be sure the image is oriented properly.
Normally the image should be in landscape orientation. If the image is in portrait orientation,
you may need to rotate it 90 degrees or –90 degrees. The left arrow rotates the image
counterclockwise; the right arrow rotates it clockwise.
7 If you want the tile movie file to have a different name or location from the one listed next to
the Tile button, click Tile. In the dialog box that appears, enter a name and location for the
tile movie file.
The tile movie is an intermediate step in the creation of a panorama. To make the tile movie,
the Panorama Maker compresses your image and divides it into equal-sized sections called
tiles. You can view a tile movie using a standard QuickTime player.
Be sure to click the checkbox next to the Tile button if you want to save the tile movie. There
are two reasons you may want to save the tile movie:
m To save time—If you decide to remake the panorama later and you saved the tile movie,
the Panorama Maker does not have to repeat the compression step.
m To play the panorama from your hard disk—If you don’t flatten the panoramic movie file
(see step 14), you must save the tile movie to be able to view your panorama.
8 If you want your panorama to have a different name or location from the one listed next to
the Pano button, click Pano. In the dialog box that appears, enter a name and location for the
panorama file.
The panorama file is the final QTVR panorama. To save your panorama, make sure there is an
X in the checkbox next to the Pano button.
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