QuickTime VR Panorama in Vue d'Esprit

In Vue, you can export your picture as a 'Panoramic View'.
You will find this option in the 'Render option' dialog.
Another great feature of Vue is possibility to export your picture as 'Quick Time Virtual Reality' panoramas.
For exporting, you have to install QuickTime.
Only after installing QuickTime, you'll be able to export your pictures to QTVR panorama.
You can find all information about QuickTime on the Apple site - http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

Here are a few simple steps to create a QuickTime VR panorama.
Start Vue and press the 'Open' button.
Select the 'Waiting room' scene from the 'More Samples 1' collection.
In the 'World Browser' window select the 'MAIN2' camera (main camera).

Move the camera to the center of the 'room'.
You can do it in the 'Top view'.
Right click on the 'Render' button to load the 'Rendering Options' window.
Check the 'Panoramic view' option.

Make sure the 'Render to screen' mode is selected.
In the 'Picture size and resolution' section, select '1600x509'.
Check the 'Broadcast' or 'Ultra' in the 'Preset render quality' section.
Now, you can push OK.
When the rendering will be done, click on the picture and select 'Save picture'.
In the explorer window, give the name of your picture and in the 'Save as type' field select 'Quick Time VR Panorama'.
Press the 'Save' button.
You will get the 'QuickTime VR options' window.
Set the 'Height' to 280 and the 'Width' to 360. Press OK.
Vue will prompt you to change the size a bit.
Let's agree with it and in a few seconds you can enjoy your panorama.
Cool, isn't it?
To look around in a QuickTime VR scene, hold down the mouse button and move the pointer. Holding the mouse button down, move the pointer in the desired direction.

Here is another great example.
Open the 'Unforgiven' scene from the 'More Samples 1' collection.
Now create QuickTime VR panorama and enjoy. See the result below.