FAQ
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What are your qualifications and credentials?
What are the services you offer?
The following services are available
individually, or combined in one project:
- Individual 360º panorama creation (VR Photography).
- Multiple 360º panoramas linked into a tour (360º Virtual Tour).
- High resolution color calibrated 2D still photography.
- 360º visual rotations of objects (Object VR / Object 360º).
- 3D digital twins of room-sized spaces and artwork (Gaussian splats).
- Consulting on the implementation of immersive imaging.
How can these presentation formats be shared?
This question has a multipart
answer...
Photography is the most versatile and can be shared in email, social media, websites and prints. Importantly, photography can also be embedded in 360º virtual tours.
A 360º virtual tour is displayed via a Web browser. A tour is made up of virtually any number of individual 360º panoramic images. The tour creation software bundles these images together, along with code that makes them individually viewable, with hotspots that link them together into a single cohesive presentation. Well designed 360º virtual tours are easily presented on desktop and mobile. Additionally, tour output can be tailored for VR headset viewing.
An object 360º is displayed a Web browser. It is essential a number of photographs taken sequentially while an object is rotated. This sequence can then be played back in a browser to give 360º user-controlled viewing.
A 3D digital twin is an accurate visual representation of any subject that allows viewing that subject from virtually any angle. The subject can be a small room, a large outdoor environment or even a single item. Such viewing is done via a browser or VR headset. This kind of image, also know as a "Gaussian splat", can be used in 360º virtual tours to enhance immersion.
As you can see, options for image types and viewing methods are versatile. Consultation on the technical implementation of these presentation formats is available.
Photography is the most versatile and can be shared in email, social media, websites and prints. Importantly, photography can also be embedded in 360º virtual tours.
A 360º virtual tour is displayed via a Web browser. A tour is made up of virtually any number of individual 360º panoramic images. The tour creation software bundles these images together, along with code that makes them individually viewable, with hotspots that link them together into a single cohesive presentation. Well designed 360º virtual tours are easily presented on desktop and mobile. Additionally, tour output can be tailored for VR headset viewing.
An object 360º is displayed a Web browser. It is essential a number of photographs taken sequentially while an object is rotated. This sequence can then be played back in a browser to give 360º user-controlled viewing.
A 3D digital twin is an accurate visual representation of any subject that allows viewing that subject from virtually any angle. The subject can be a small room, a large outdoor environment or even a single item. Such viewing is done via a browser or VR headset. This kind of image, also know as a "Gaussian splat", can be used in 360º virtual tours to enhance immersion.
As you can see, options for image types and viewing methods are versatile. Consultation on the technical implementation of these presentation formats is available.
Can audio and video be added to these products?
Yes, for individual 360 panoramas and
for virtual tours.
A button to enable or mute audio can be included to give the persons viewing the tour control over that aspect of the presentation.
Video is usually accessed within a tour through the activation of a hotspot.
A button to enable or mute audio can be included to give the persons viewing the tour control over that aspect of the presentation.
Video is usually accessed within a tour through the activation of a hotspot.
Can tours be updated over time?
Yes. Tours are built with specialized
software that isn't included with the delivered project.
You can either have updates done through this service,
or receive the project files yourself and make changes
directly — as long as you (or whoever you hand it to)
have that software and knows how to use it.
Do you provide raw image files?
No. Raw image files are the original captures and are
essentially digital 'negatives'. These images are not
suitable for direct display. The post-processing phase
of a project creates the final form of the images, and
those are then delivered to the client.
Do your imaging products require a subscription to you?
No. The imaging products
created by this service are provided subscription-free.
If, however, you desire to have your deliverables hosted
separately for convenience and simplicity, such services
are available in the marketplace.
How is your service different than Matterport?
Matterport is a subscription
service that retains all productions on their servers.
While you may link to your virtual tours on the
Matterport service, you cannot download or retain them
on a local computer or on a different Web host. The
deliverables from my service can be hosted on the system
of your choice. In fact, standalone virtual tours are
possible, that will run on any modern computer.
Photographers, versus Matterport camera operators, prefer access to their images because they want to personally control the quality of the final results. If I retain control of the virtual tour process from start to finish, you can be assured of meticulous and specific quality characteristics. So, for example, I can control the color management of all media when I create a virtual tour of an art gallery. I capture high-resolution high dynamic range still images from the best vantage points, rather than cropping out still shots from a tour.
My methods do not produce a 'dollhouse' view. And if you need BIM integration with your virtual productions, Matterport is an appropriate choice to consider.
Photographers, versus Matterport camera operators, prefer access to their images because they want to personally control the quality of the final results. If I retain control of the virtual tour process from start to finish, you can be assured of meticulous and specific quality characteristics. So, for example, I can control the color management of all media when I create a virtual tour of an art gallery. I capture high-resolution high dynamic range still images from the best vantage points, rather than cropping out still shots from a tour.
My methods do not produce a 'dollhouse' view. And if you need BIM integration with your virtual productions, Matterport is an appropriate choice to consider.
