PanoTools:
Re: Re: Open source panoramic viewer project needs help
Fulvio Senore 2005-Sep-26 19:33:30
Sorry, no timescales at the moment.
Fulvio Senore
tflyfish2002 ha scritto:
>Fulvio,
>This looks like a great viewer. Have you made any progress on it?
>Do you have any timescales in mind?
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>Barry
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>--- In #removed#, Fulvio Senore <#removed#> wrote:
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>>Mark,
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>>You have been the first to post something to our project!
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>>We will keep your request in mind, but don't expect to see
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>anything
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>>quickly. We have to learn a lot of things, then we will have to do
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>some
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>>design work. Coding will came last.
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>>Fulvio Senore
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>>Mark D. Fink ha scritto:
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>>>Fulvio,
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>>>I've just posted a feature request. Keep us posted on the
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>progress!
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>>>Mark
>>>www.northernlight.net
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: #removed#
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>[mailto:#removed#] On Behalf
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>>>Of Fulvio Senore
>>>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 8:14 AM
>>>To: #removed#
>>>Subject: [PanoTools] Open source panoramic viewer project needs
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>help
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>>>I am glad to announce that we have just started the FreePV (Free
>>>Panoramic Viewer) open source project at
>>><http://freepv.sourceforge.net>.
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>>>The goal of the project is to develop a panoramic viewer to be
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>used in
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>>>browsers, combining the best features of existing ones. The key
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>features
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>>>will be:
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>>>- Native/no dependencies: the viewer will be natively compiled
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>for each
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>>>platform so it will be fast. The viewer will not need additional
>>>software to run: no problems caused by version changes, like with
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>Java 1.5.
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>>>- Optimal performance on most computers: we will develop both an
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>OpenGL
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>>>and a software-only version of the viewer. OpenGL requires newer
>>>hardware: users of older computer will be able to use the
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>software only
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>>>version that works like the current Quicktime VR.
>>>- Small size: I expect the download size to be less than 1 MB,
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>probably
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>>>much less, so users will be able to download it quickly.
>>>- Multiplatform: the viewer will be developed for Windows, Linux
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>and Mac
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>>>OSX.
>>>- Compatible: the viewer will be able to display jpeg
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>equirectangular
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>>>images, Quicktime VR files and .ptv files. The viewer will be
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>compatible
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>>>at the html level with most used PTViewer and/or QuickTime
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>parameters,
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>>>so transition will be easy.
>>>- The viewer will support hotspots, of course.
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>>>This are the minimum goals of the project, other features are
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>likely to
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>>>be added with time.
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>>>It sounds like a large task, so we need help: we will need
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>developers
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>>>(we expecially need some Linux and Mac developer), testing users,
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>web
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>>>and graphic designers. If you can, please help: current panoramic
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>viewer
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>>>have "features" that limit their adoption by end users (just
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>think at
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>>>the bloated Quicktime 7 download, for example). FreePV will
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>guarantee a
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>>>solid foundation to panoramic viewing for the next years.
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>>>At the moment we will have to do a lot of designing work before
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>writing
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>>>code, so we also need ideas from people without programming
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>skills.
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>>>First we want a good design as a solid starting point.
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>>>If you are interested you can join the FreePV developers mailing
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>list at
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>>><https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freepv-devel>
>>>where we will discuss the viewer's design.
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>>>Thank you!
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>>>Fulvio Senore
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