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Tuesday, 01 July 2008
Since time-lapse panoramas can take some time to generate, Antonio has created a tool to aid in selecting the desired angle for a given shot prior to rendering. This tool leverages Apple's Quartz plugin.

This is an overview of the application design process

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This is the sample input file:

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Sample 1

The result is a 180 degree panoramic view that plays in the Quicktime viewer. The user doesn't need to download any additional software, but will need to view the file on a Mac. The Quicktime movie has the sphere effect applied. The user pans around to select the desired angle. Mouse coordinates and frame rate are displayed:

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Sample 2

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antonio_hui (58.152.209.xxx) 2008-07-24 07:17:40

also, the quartz composer file (*.qtz) could be displayed directly on Safari in
Mac platform. (maybe possible on iPhone's Safari too. Anyone could test it ?)
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