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Some definitions:

Panoramas

A panoramic movie (or panorama) makes it possible for you to smoothly pan and zoom and look in any direction from a specific spot.

Objects

Object Movies allow you to grab an on-screen object and rotate it to almost any angle. Object movies can be linked to panoramas so that when you click on an object in a panorama, the panorama is replaced by an object movie which you can then grab and turn. The subject in the object movie can be animated (we can even make the propeller spin as you rotate the ship). Object movies can also be made to show a work process or to allow you to grab and move an on-screen object within a scene. Of course, most object movies can also be delivered as animated gifs.

Scenes

Photography based virtual reality scenes consist of multiple panoramas and objects which are linked together via hotspots. You can travel from panorama to panorama and interactively explore the scene by selecting hot spots on the panoramas. These virtual reality scenes can be based on 3-D CAD rather than photography if needed.

Custom Applications containing photography based virtual reality.

Maritime New Media can create custom applications or a PhotoShipCD that:

• allow you to select object movies from within a panoramic scene;
• provide visual indicators showing location and view direction;
• take you on a guided or random tour of the scene;
• provide transitions between panoramic nodes;
• link data and information to views within the VR;
• allow your existing database to call and display specific views within the VR (or vice-versa);
• allow you to click or roll over anything within the VR (or anywhere on the screen) and an event occur (display of a still picture, drawing, technical manual, spec sheet, superimposed objects, or play a movie, audio, morphs, etc.); or
• nearly anything else you can imagine.

Standard photography based VR Navigation:

Simply click and drag on the VR picture while still holding down the mouse button. Use the shift and control keys to zoom in and out (control and option on a Mac OS computer). A change of cursor while over the VR indicates a hot spot. A single click on an active hot spot will take you there.

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