Easypano Epublisher Help Manual
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Easypano EPublisher Help Manual 1 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ Easypano EPublisher ___________________________________ 1 Help Manual __________________________________________ 1 1. Welcome _________________________________________ 4 1.1 Conventions and Definitions _________________________________________ 4 1.2 Copyright Announcement ____________________________________________ 4 1.3 Feedback ______________________________________________________________ 5 2. Introduction ______________________________________ 6 3. Purchase and Installation ____________________________ 7 3.1 Purchasing procedure ________________________________________________ 7 3.2 System Requirements and Installation ______________________________ 7 System requirements ________________________________________________________________ 7 Installation ___________________________________________________________________________ 8 3.3 Activation ______________________________________________________________ 9 3.4 Language Settings ___________________________________________________ 10 4. Use EPublisher to Publish Panorama __________________ 11 4.1 Workflow _____________________________________________________________ 11 Import Panoramas __________________________________________________________________ 13 Batch Publish Setting _______________________________________________________________ 14 Ceiling/Floor ______________________________________________________________________ 15 Output Format: ___________________________________________________________________ 16 General Properties ______________________________________________________________ 16 Flash_Swf _______________________________________________________________________ 19 Publish HTML5 Tour _____________________________________________________________ 26 Quick Time VR __________________________________________________________________ 29 File Name and Output Path _______________________________________________________ 29 Finish Tour Publishing _______________________________________________________________ 30 4.2 Batch Spherical/Cubic conversion __________________________________ 31 5. Application of Panoramic Virtual Tour _________________ 32 5.1 Embed virtual tour onto my website ________________________________ 32 5.2 Burn panoramic virtual tours onto CD ______________________________ 32 6. FAQ ____________________________________________ 33 6.1 What types of image are supported? _______________________________ 33 6.2 How can I obtain panorama? ________________________________________ 33 6.3 How to host my virtual tour and share them on facebook, Twitter and Google+? ______________________________________________________________ 33 6.4 Why can't I view the panorama from my website? ________________ 34 2 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ 6.5 How to use EPublisher on my new computer? _____________________ 35 6.6 Is there any limitation on the trial version? ________________________ 35 3 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ 1. Welcome You are welcome to use Easypano products. This document will tell you how to use panoramic virtual tour builder-EPublisher. It would be better if the readers of this document have the following knowledge: Knowledge of panorama Basic ideas about Javacripting Tips on HTML code 1.1 Conventions and Definitions We use the following typographical conventions and definitions in this document: Typeface or Icons Italic Used to emphasize new terms and concepts at the point where they are introduced. Also used to designate the quoted terms or menus of the software Used to arouse the readers' attention towards certain operations or Note things they should consider Used to offer some extra techniques on how to use EPublisher Tips 1.2 Copyright Announcement This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice. Easypano assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this 4 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ documentation. Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Easypano. EPublisher and Easypano are trademarks of Easypano, Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. About more on license information please refer to the license agreement included in the applications. Other products mentioned in this manual have rights and marks held by their respective owners. 1.3 Feedback Your criticism and comments on this document are welcome. Please send us email: [email protected] You can also visit our website and submit a ticket here. 5 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ 2. Introduction As the leader of virtual tour software developers, Easypano has developed a brand new product EPublisher to meet various users' requirement. With the edge cutting technology, EPublisher is able to batch publish both spherical and cylindrical panoramas into Flash, HTML5, QTVR, SWF Virtual tours, which provide the solutions to customers who already have photo stitching software without virtual tour publishing or viewing functions. With the same concept of Panoweaver Pro, EPublisher supports Batch Publish with loading window and control buttons, batch adding Ceiling and Floor logos, and batch panoramic image Cubic/Spherical Conversion. All these advanced features make your work easier and more comfortable. With this new program, you will be able to create 360 virtual tours in minutes. The main features of EPublisher are listed as below: Batch publish 300 spherical and cylindrical panoramic images into Flash, HTML5, QTVR, SWF virtual tours Batch publish Flash VR with Loading Window, customizable Control Button and Background Music Batch Cubic/Spherical Conversion with customizable image size setting Batch adding Ceiling and Floor images to panoramic tours Html5 tours resize setting for viewing on iPhone and iPad Improved panorama player with Flash 11 playing engine Customize Pan, Tilt and FOV value for virtual tours Customize rotating speed, auto rotating direction, viewer size and scene quality Initial Little Planet Effect. Play the Flash, HTML5, QTVR, SWF virtual tours in full screen Show/hide loading bar and customize the loading bar location Note: EPublisher is limited to publishing panoramas into 360 panoramic virtual tours. If you need stitching multiple images into 360 panoramic images, we suggest using Panoweaver Professional Edition, which is able to stitch photos and contains all functions of EPublisher. 6 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ 3. Purchase and Installation In this section, you will get to know how to place your order, system requirements and installation of EPublisher. 3.1 Purchasing procedure All Easypano products can be obtained electronically. You can place your order at Easypano Online Store directly with your credit card or PayPal etc. and you will receive the license key sent by our system automatically after your payment has been confirmed. Generally speaking, your order will be processed in two business days; however our customers often receive their keys in hours. You may also buy Easypano products from our Resellers distributed all over the world. 3.2 System Requirements and Installation System requirements For Windows: To use EPublisher you need: Operating System Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Computer Hardware PIII 800MHz, AMD 2800+ or faster processor 2G RAM or more Network card or modem must be installed 10G of free hard disk space or more (20G of free hard disk or more is required for generating HDR image) Video display of 1024x768pixels or higher (1024x768 is suggested), 16-bit colors or higher supported Others OpenGL 1.2 or above is required To view panoramas in Windows, you need: Operating System Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Computer Hardware PII 400MHz or faster processor 1G free memory 7 / 35 http://www.easypano.com/ Video display of 1024X768 pixels or higher (1024x768 is suggested), 16-bit colors or higher supported Others Microsoft IE6.0, Chrome10.0, Firefox 4.0, Safari5.0 or later version. To view Flash VR, flash player 11.0 is necessary. Please download Flash Player 11.0 and install it. To view QTVR, QuickTime 6.0 or later version is necessary. Please download QuickTime player. To view HTML5, IE10.0, Chrome21.0, Safari5.0 or later version are necessary. For Macintosh (coming soon): To use Panoweaver 8 in Macintosh, you need: Operating System Macintosh OSX 10.4 /10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 or later version Computer Hardware G4 or higher 2G RAM or more Network card or modem must be installed 10G of free hard disk space or more (30G of free hard disk or more is required for generating HDR image) Video display of 1024X768 pixels or higher (1024x768 is suggested), 16-bit colors or higher supported Others OpenGL 1.2 or above is required To view panoramas in Macintosh, you need: Operating System Macintosh OSX 10.2 / 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 or later version Computer Hardware G3-400MHz or faster processor 1G free memory Video display of 800x600 pixels or higher (1024x768 is suggested), 16-bit colors or higher supported Others Microsoft IE6.0, Chrome10.0, Firefox 4.0, Safari5.0 or later version. To view Flash VR, flash player 11.0 is necessary. Please download Flash Player 11.0 and install it. To view QTVR,