I use a java plugin version that works cross-platform and a special lens 
for capturing more for the panoramas.

How extensive is the virtual tour? Unless you get a fisheye lens, I'd 
expect the project to take quite a bit of time. Photographing with a 
fisheye i can do a 360 + top and bottom in 8 shots. Without, it's more 
like 30+ shots. Then, the more shots you have drastically increases 
stitching time.

Also you need to make sure you purchase the proper equipment to 
eliminate parallax. This is a combination of a special camera mount, 
plus the calibration of said mount. Parallax occurs when you don't 
rotate the camera around its "nodal point". This is noticeable if you 
close one eye and turn your head. If you can see something that you 
couldn't see before, thats parallax. This causes major stitching 
problems and can get VERY annoying.

Let me know if you need more details...I do this at work and it is 
harder than i thought! I just recently did a set of panoramas for the 
VISI.com data center.

Matt


Raymond Norton wrote:
> I stream a lot of video using WME, and WMS. I need to create a virtual
> tour of a building, and really like the way the Realtors are doing this
> now. Not sure what their using to get the look and functionality. Are
> their any open source projects that would fit the bill?
>
>
> Raymond
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