TOPIC
This article provides the answers to frequently asked questions about QuickTime VR and its requirements.
DISCUSSION
Question: What is virtual reality? Answer: Virtual reality describes a range of experiences that let you interact with and explore a spatial environment through your computer. These environments are typically computer renderings of simple or complex computer models. With QuickTime VR, these environments can be based on photographic representations of real locations. Question: What is QuickTime VR? Answer: QuickTime VR lets you rotate your view of a scene through a complete 360-degree horizontal circle. Multiple 360-degree views can be linked together to let you travel around in an area. You can move around in space through as many points as the content developer provides. The content provider can also enable certain objects to be virtual as well, letting you view all sides of an object by turning it around using a mouse. The combination of scenes and objects provides an experience that is like being there. As you change your view of the scene, correct perspective is maintained, creating the effect of being at the location and looking around. QuickTime VR is the first mainstream technology to enable theses experiences based on real world scenes. Question: How does QuickTime VR differ from other VR systems? Answer: QuickTime VR differs in several ways: Question: What software comprises QuickTime VR? Answer: The QuickTime VR software technology includes two components: Question: Where can the software be obtained? Answer: The free QuickTime runtime software is available at Apple's QuickTime web site ( http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ ). QuickTime VR Authoring Studio can be purchased through the Apple store at http://www.apple.com/store / . Question: What are the system requirements for QuickTime VR Authoring Studio? Answer: Here are the requirements: Question: How large are QuickTime VR files? Do I need special equipment to view them? Answer: QuickTime VR files are exceptionally small, which makes them easy and fast to download without using much computer disk space. In fact, a typical panoramic scene can be as small as 200K. Besides the computer, no additional hardware--such as accelerator boards, helmets, goggles and gloves--is needed to view QuickTime VR scenes. Question: Where can I download QuickTime VR scenes? Answer: Try these locations: |
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Product Area: | Apple Software |
Category: | QuickTime |
Sub Category: | QuickTime VR |
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