CubicConverter Tutorials

1. Converting an Equirectangular Panorama to a Cubic Format QuickTime VR Movie

This tutorial shows how to convert a panorama in the form of an equirectangular image to a cubic format QuickTime VR movie.
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2. Assembling Existing Cube Face Images into a Cubic format QuickTime VR Movie

This tutorial shows how to take six 90° x 90° cube face images and assemble them into a cubic format QuickTime VR movie.
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3. Creating an Equirectangular Image from Supplied Cube Faces

This tutorial shows how to take six 90° x 90° cube face images and convert them "back into" an equirectangular format panorama.
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4. Converting a Mirrorball Image to a QuickTime VR Movie

This tutorial introduces "mirrorballs" then shows how to convert a mirrorball image (a photograph of a reflective sphere) into a cubic format QuickTime VR movie.
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5. Saving an Equirectangular Image as a PT Viewer Java Template

This tutorial shows how to take an equirectangular image and save it into a group of files ready to use as a PTViewer Java template.
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6. Saving Cube Faces as a Shockwave 3D Template for Director Users

This tutorial shows how to take a set of six cube faces or cubic QTVR movie and save them into a Director template ready to use in a project or publish as a Shockwave 3D cubic panorama.
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7. Extracting the Cube Face Images from an existing cubic format QuickTime VR Movie

This tutorial shows how to extract each of the six cube face images used in a cubic format QuickTime VR movie.
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8. Retouching a Cube Face    [v1.0]

This tutorial shows how to extract a cube face and retouch it to remove tripod artifacts or other blemishes in an image editing application such as Photoshop.
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9. Setting Tilt Constraints    [v1.0]

This tutorial shows how to set the min/max tilt angles to restrict how far a user can move the panorama up and down.
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10. Choosing Center Point for First Cube Face    [v1.0]

This tutorial shows how to choose the center point for the first cube face during conversion of an equirectangular image ("photosphere").
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11. Extracting Image from Cylindrical Movie    [v1.0]

This tutorial shows how to retrieve the cylindrical image from an older format QuickTime VR movie.
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12. Converting Cylindrical Image to Cubic Movie    [v1.0]

This tutorial shows how to convert a cylindrical image previously used for an older format QuickTime VR movie into a cubic movie, and two techniques to reduce the limitations of the cylindrical format.
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13. Optimizing Movies for Kinoma Player 3 (Palm)    

This tutorial shows how to take an existing QuickTime VR movie (or other panorama) and optimize it so it plays well on Kinoma Player 3 EX, the application for Palm-based PDAs which allows cubic format QuickTime VR movies to be displayed.
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14. Converting Multinodes for Kinoma Player 3 (Palm)    

This tutorial shows how to take an existing QuickTime VR multinode movie, split it into single nodes, and optimize it so it plays well on Kinoma Player 3 EX.
View Tutorial   or   Watch Video  [4:06]