This is a great site, 3D photos of lots of cool places, you can pan in
the picture with your mouse, and zoom using the + and - in the lower
left corner.

http://www.vrmag.org/

This is an interesting Panoramic view, and have been used by MS Auto to
preview autos for awhile.

The problem with any wide angle lens is the distortion, so in my mind it is
a great novelty but the distortion ruins some great views.

I am very curious as to how they take the 360 degree pictures. If anyone
knows I would like to hear the details.



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This is a great site, 3D photos of lots of cool places, you can pan in
the picture with your mouse, and zoom using the + and - in the lower
left corner.

http://www.vrmag.org/

Sir Rodney Smithers wrote:
This is an interesting Panoramic view, and have been used by MS Auto to
preview autos for awhile.

The problem with any wide angle lens is the distortion, so in my mind it is
a great novelty but the distortion ruins some great views.

I am very curious as to how they take the 360 degree pictures. If anyone
knows I would like to hear the details.

Here's a primer. It's a simple answer to a complex question, but it
gives you a start:
http://www.honeylocust.com/vr/info/howto/

And here is another good source for VR information:
http://www.panoramas.dk/quicktime/

360 degree pictures can be taken with special cameras that advances (or
exposes...not sure of the internal workings) the film as the camera
rotates. I saw photos taken that way of H.S. group trips to D.C., where
some of the kids would appear on both ends of the group shot.......

"Sir Rodney Smithers" Ask me about my knighthood. wrote in message
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This is an interesting Panoramic view, and have been used by MS Auto to
preview autos for awhile.

The problem with any wide angle lens is the distortion, so in my mind it
is
a great novelty but the distortion ruins some great views.

I am very curious as to how they take the 360 degree pictures. If anyone
knows I would like to hear the details.



wrote in message
oups.com...
This is a great site, 3D photos of lots of cool places, you can pan in
the picture with your mouse, and zoom using the + and - in the lower
left corner.

http://www.vrmag.org/

Sir Rodney Smithers wrote:
This is an interesting Panoramic view, and have been used by MS Auto to
preview autos for awhile.

The problem with any wide angle lens is the distortion, so in my mind it is
a great novelty but the distortion ruins some great views.

I am very curious as to how they take the 360 degree pictures. If anyone
knows I would like to hear the details.

Start here
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaver...h/scanner.html

P Fritz wrote:
360 degree pictures can be taken with special cameras that advances (or
exposes...not sure of the internal workings) the film as the camera
rotates. I saw photos taken that way of H.S. group trips to D.C., where
some of the kids would appear on both ends of the group shot.......

Well, that highly technical diatribe certainly solves the puzzle, huh?