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#1 2013-03-08 19:57:10

M2PhotosCR
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How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

Hi, I'm new to Panotour Pro 1.8 I can't find a way to use hotspots that are different from the ones available in the Hotspot Editor: Polygon, Rectangle, Point... I need to use several different icons like arrows pointing in various directions, Information Icons and other custom icons. How can I make them part of the available hotspots? Have I to access or modify the program? How?
Please help.

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#2 2013-03-09 17:29:59

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Re: How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

Hi..

If you just need a none-animated hotspot then you can create you own using software like Photoshop.. You need to "Save As" for the "Web" as a bit PNG which will provide you with the alpha channel. If on the other hand you would like it to animate, this is a bit more involved... A animated hotspot works with your xml code in a kind of film strip which loops its animation. You just need to make sure that your graphic represents the xml code. To add your hotspots, you can just override the name or create your own name but you will also have to edit you xml code with the file name and location.. Normally they would be spot0, spot1 etc. PTP V2 will make this process much easier..

Destiny..


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#3 2013-03-09 17:58:06

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Re: How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

M2PhotosCR wrote:

Hi, I'm new to Panotour Pro 1.8 I can't find a way to use hotspots that are different from the ones available in the Hotspot Editor: Polygon, Rectangle, Point... I need to use several different icons like arrows pointing in various directions, Information Icons and other custom icons. How can I make them part of the available hotspots? Have I to access or modify the program? How?
Please help.

Welcome to the forum...

Create you own graphics, then choose the Other... option to select your graphic as the hotspot Display/Object


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#4 2013-03-10 04:15:28

M2PhotosCR
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Re: How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

Thank you mediavets! Really useful.

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#5 2013-03-19 15:22:16

antidotu79
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Re: How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

Hy guys, I'm new around here and I have a question about inserting predefinited hotspots.
I imported krpano arrow, transformed it into left and right arrows BUT when I insert as object hotspot, after building the tour my arrow is in another position then the one inserted (for exemple every time I import front arrow it appears as left arrow).
What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

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#6 2013-03-19 19:06:09

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Re: How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

Hey M2PhotosCR,

To learn more about the details of using your own graphics, there is a sticky post at the top of this forum that has a titled "create your own template or theme for PTP" made by user: bdd.  It has a link to a wiki on how to use your own graphics.  Check this out:

http://www.autopano.net/wiki-en/action/ … ical_theme

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#7 2013-03-22 09:26:22

Destiny
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Re: How to manage custom hotspots? Please Help!

Hi...

... are you placing your hotspot using the rectangle polygon tool....?

Destiny..

antidotu79 wrote:

Hy guys, I'm new around here and I have a question about inserting predefinited hotspots.
I imported krpano arrow, transformed it into left and right arrows BUT when I insert as object hotspot, after building the tour my arrow is in another position then the one inserted (for exemple every time I import front arrow it appears as left arrow).
What am I doing wrong?

Thanks


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