Comparison between Panotour 1.8 and Panotour Pro 1.8

Features of Panotour and Panotour Pro

Interface
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Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux

Available in 9 languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese)

Intuitive interface, zero programming for all included features

Dark skin and light skin of the software interface

Customizable layout

Automatic rearrangement of the panoramas

Area for quick conversion to Flash® format

Input

Multiple input formats accepted: JPG, PNG, PSD/PSB, KRO, TIFF

Unlimited number of panoramas per virtual tour

Support of full 360°x180° panoramas

Support of partial panoramas (smaller than 360°x180°)

Automatic FOV detection if the panorama comes from Autopano

Support of giant panoramas (more than 200 megapixels)

Interactions
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Multiple views linked together in each virtual tour

Polygonal hotspots

Rectangular hotspots

Point hotspots

Opening a still photo or image when clicking on a hotspot

Opening a Flash® object (.swf) when clicking on a hotspot

Opening a website in an Internet browser when clicking on a hotspot

Playing of a sound when clicking on a hotspot

Opening a video when clicking on a hotspot

Opening an integrated HTML page when clicking on a hotspot (limited to HTML tags supported by Flash®.)

Combining 360° virtual tours and gigapixel views

Support of the gyroscope (iPhone 4 and iPad 2): visit the tour by moving tablet or phone

Customization
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4 default graphic themes (styles of the navigation bar and point hotspots)

Adding of custom graphic themes

Coloring of the graphic themes (changes the color of a whole graphic theme)

Individual coloring of point hotspots

8 default transition templates

Adding of custom transition templates

Customization of the tooltips' font styles: bold, italic, size

Customization of the tooltips' font styles: font type, font color, shadow

Auto-rotation

Customizable auto-rotation per panorama

Navigation through a stack of thumbnails

Navigation through a tab of thumbnails

Navigation through a drop-down menu

Display of custom logos (up to 5 logos)

Embedding of a map based on OpenStreetMap

Embedding of a map based on Bing Maps

Embedding of a map based on Google Maps (see limitations)

Advanced options for embedded maps: customizable radar, controls, automatic GPS positioning of the panoramas

Embedding of a custom floor plan with customizable radar

Little Planet intro effect

Customization of the contextual menu (adding of links to websites)

Projection change through the contextual menu: normal, fisheye, architectural, stereographic, pannini, little planet.

Multimedia
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Global sound for the tour

Local sound for each panorama

Embedding of videos in rectangular hotspots (videos adapt to the 3D view)

Export
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Export of the virtual tours in Adobe Flash format

Dynamic loading of the areas to display (multi-resolution)

Export virtual tours for mobile devices (iPhone, iPad and most Android devices) — see limitations

Export as a widget for Apple iBooks Author to create digital books with embedded virtual tours

Export XML files for advanced customization through coding

Included and exportable KrPano unlimited license for advanced customization through coding; access to all KrPano resources, ability to add free and paid KrPano plugins

Export and import cube faces

Direct export to an FTP server

Ability to add a branding-free license (paid option)