+DapperDanMan Posted September 9, 2003 Posted September 9, 2003 Check it out http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=91285 Quote
+Mr. 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Wow, that's pretty cool. So how did you do that? Mr. 0 "Remember that nature and the elements are neither your friend or your enemy - they are actually disinterested." Department of the Army Field Manual FM 21-76 "Survival" Oct. 1970 Quote
+sept1c_tank Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 DapperDan...,Man that's really cool. I've seen it done in Encarta. If you're not careful with the mouse, you'll get dizzy. So you have to have a digital movie camera to do that? ==============="If it feels good...do it"================ **(the other 9 out of 10 voices in my head say: "Don't do it.")** . Quote
+briansnat Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 I have something similar on this cache page (click on scenic overlook link). But I linked to another website to get it. I'd like to learn how to do it on my own. It would be a great addition to some of my cache pages. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Quote
+geospotter Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Ah, 360's! One of my favorite things to create. I think I have every piece of software available (except ipix) to do it. I also have a 360 lens. I'd love to see more of them here. Quote
+Planet Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Looks like a very cool spot! And the technology looks like what we Realtors use for virtual tours (Ipix and CirclePix) Very cool, and not cheap! I'm glad you showed me your picture, it's beautiful. Nice cache page. Cache you later, Planet So many caches, so little time. Quote
+Doc-Dean Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Very cool! Perhaps you can share with us what equiptment and software you used to creat it? --------------------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote
+happy_buddhas Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Wow! That is so cool. Your pics on the Photo Megapost thread are incredible too. I would love to do some caching in Utah. It is one of those places that I *must* return to. My husband and I had an opportunity to visit a couple years ago. Kind of a whirlwind trip. We hit 8 National Parks & Monuments in a week, mostly in southern Utah. My description of your state to anyone that hasn't been there is: Everywhere you look in Utah, you just have to say *WOW!* Quote
+geospotter Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 For reference, my favorite software for producing 360s is Live Picture's Photo Vista. It may also be the cheapest (except for freeware). You can usually find it in the discount rack for under $10. You can use any camera. Be sure to get version 1 (not version 2). It provides images without the distortion usually seen in 360s. Tell it which images to use and press one button. Couldn't be easier. Another is Pixaround. You can view them on a PDA and email them to friends. Unfortunately the price for it has skyrocketed. I got it early, when it was cheap. Many realtors use Ipix, but the 360-world frowns on Ipix since they charge for each image produced. Quote
+TEAM 360 Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Very cool! I wish I could do that for the Plaque site! HEY, is that a fake rock pile I saw when I looked at the ground in that pic? I know a good 360 when I see it... TEAM 360. Quote
+DapperDanMan Posted September 10, 2003 Author Posted September 10, 2003 If you like Utah you will have to check out my brothers web site at www.willieholdman.com - He is a professionally photographer. quote:Originally posted by happy_buddhas:Wow! That is so cool. Your pics on the Photo Megapost thread are incredible too Quote
+makaio Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 We used to do these alot for our cache pages. A forum search for panorama will show lots of threads on this. Team Exocet used to use a reflective globe to get some amazing shots. Your location is certainly one that deserves a panoramic view. ----- Matt K7MTO Quote
+DapperDanMan Posted September 10, 2003 Author Posted September 10, 2003 I use a Nikon 5000 with a fisheye lens. I take 3 pictures at 120 degrees and then use PTGUI to stitch together the images. PTGUI is a front end to the free Panorama Tools program. If you use a fisheye lens to make a 360 panorama, you will also need to download the modified pano12.dll at http://www.ueckermann.de/pano12/ This is because IPIX has a patent on creating 360 panoramas (really lame) with a fisheye lens and normally the software does not allow you to go more than 180 degrees. You can read more about the patent at http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,20824-2,00.html There are single shot 360 panorama lenses such as the one at http://www.0-360.com This will allow you to just take one shot and not have to mess with the stitching (which can be a real pain sometimes). The only thing with a one shot lens though is that it will not capture "everything" such as sky and the ground. You need to use a fish eye for that. I created a full 360 panorama of the inside of my old house at http://www.holdman.com/house/pan.html Quote
+DapperDanMan Posted September 10, 2003 Author Posted September 10, 2003 The Rock pile is real. I did not use a tripod and eyeballed the shot so everything did not match up perfectly. That is why there is a break in the rockpile. When you use a Tripod, you can get more accurate. This is why it would be nice to have a one shot 360 lens. quote:HEY, is that a fake rock pile I saw when I looked at the ground in that pic?I know a good 360 when I see it... TEAM 360. Quote
SLCDave Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 if the weather is ok, I'm going to try to hit this one this weekend! Believe it or not, the news reported SNOW here above the 6000' mark. I grew up in Las Vegas, but isn't it too early for snow? "I'm 35 Years old, I am divorced, and I live in van down by the river!" - Matt Foley Quote
+WildGooseChase Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 That looks great! I'm going to have to steal that idea. Quote
+Search1128 Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Current weather in Salt Lake City (just north of Provo, so Provo will be similar.) Clouds are lifing and there is snow on the top of them thar hills!! Quote
Micqn Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Awesome view from up there DapperDan! I grew up around that area and had plenty fun after high school dances up at Squaw Peak! Keep up the good work! Plays With Matches. Quote
+Markwell Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Peter Scholtz and old-timer around the South Africa area (and was a much more prolific poster in the olden days) did the same thing on many of his caches. I can't see through my firewall to see if they still work. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by TEAM 360:Very cool! I wish I could do that for the Plaque site! HEY, is that a fake rock pile I saw when I looked at the ground in that pic? I know a good 360 when I see it... TEAM 360. Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote
+Snoogans Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 THAT is verrrrry cool. I've known about ipix for some time. I would like to do that with a few of my caches. Someone that is in the "KNOW" should post a step by step of the various ways to make 360 views. I would love to know. Sngans Sacred cows make the best hamburger....Mark Twain. Quote
+geospotter Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Snoogans:...Someone that is in the "KNOW" should post a step by step of the various ways to make 360 views. I would love to know. Check here for everything pano. [This message was edited by geospotter on September 10, 2003 at 05:11 PM.] Quote
+theboonieman Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks DapperDanMan!!! Your Provo Peak cache page helped me get my spinning panoramic view working again over at http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=62457. Every since GC moved the cache photos to a separate server, I haven't been able to get the viewer to work. It kept on displaying a red box instead of the actual picture. I also like the fact that you were able to pull in a panoramic picture from your own website instead of GC. That's a real plus. You're not limited to the 100k file size limit that GC imposes. Now I can post high resolution panos if I wanted to, within reason of course. Thanks for sharing that awesome view! Maybe I'll drive out there and check it out some day. The Boonie Man Quote
+DapperDanMan Posted September 10, 2003 Author Posted September 10, 2003 Which lens do you have? quote:Originally posted by geospotter:I also have a 360 lens. Quote
+Searching_ut Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Great work DapperDanMan. I'm jealous. Maybe with luck I can figure out how to do that over the winter as I can think of a lot of great places that would make great panoramas. Who knows, I may even justify buying a new digital camera to get those kind of results, as the one I currently have is getting quite dated. As for those looking to geocache in Utah, it can be tough. I can't count how many times I've planned on caching in areas only to find myself wandering off in the wrong direction exploring, never actually getting around to actually going after the cache. My "To Do" list is getting quite extensive. Quote
+geospotter Posted September 11, 2003 Posted September 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by DapperDanMan:Which lens do you have? I have this one. The lens is great, but the software that came with it produces a poor quality image. Fortunately, there are other methods. Quote
+DapperDanMan Posted October 7, 2003 Author Posted October 7, 2003 Hey GeoSpotter. I just bought the 0-360 lens www.0-360.com and it is coming tomorrow. I will let you know how it is. I was really impressed with 115 Vertical Field of view. Quote
+geospotter Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 OK, I'm jealous! Be sure to send me some examples. I'd love to see them. geospotter Quote
+Mr. Snazz Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Here are some 360 quicktime VRs that I did using a program called Panorama Factory: http://www.mrsnazz.com/~jmc/panoramas/ a little jaggy on some edges, but I wasn't using a tripod, so Quote
+JMBella Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 I'm just upset I didn'think of that first. I get these virtual tour all the time on houses I sell. Great idea. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Because now I am Lost. Quote
ChiefPig Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 Awesome! But the prices of those 1 shot 360 degree lenses are...hmm...incredible as well! It is great that I can use them with my Coolpix 4500 but they are almost as expensive as my camera! I think I'll stick to stitching Quote
+geospotter Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 ChiefPig, Don't feel bad about sticking to stitching. In my opinion it results in a better pano (with the right software). Quote
+Mr. Snazz Posted October 7, 2003 Posted October 7, 2003 my roommate has a neat stereoscopic lense attachment for his camera... http://nick.industrialmeats.com/data/pictures/photos/2003/september/04/.SLIDE_191310-dscf6691.jpg.jpg You can either cross your eyes and bring them together, or there is this special thing that came with the attachment which does it for you. Quote
+DapperDanMan Posted October 7, 2003 Author Posted October 7, 2003 This is true. The link below is a Panorama from 6 images of a 6x7 Camera (4 times the resoultion of a 35mm camerea). We made a print that is 5 feet long and it is razor sharp. http://www.willieholdman.com/temp/greatgallery.jpg quote:Originally posted by geospotter:Don't feel bad about sticking to stitching. In my opinion it results in a better pano (with the right software). Quote
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