Quick Time VR Users Manual

C H A P T E R 1 Setting Up Your Software System requirements for using QuickTime VR Authoring Studio This section describes the hardware and software you need to use QuickTime VR Authoring Studio. Minimum system configuration m Mac OS–based computer with a PowerPC™ processor m 16 MB RAM available for the QuickTime VR Authoring Studio application program m 40 MB of space available on your hard disk m CD-ROM drive If you plan to create complex QTVR scenes or make high-resolution panoramas and object movies, you may need a system that exceeds the minimum requirements. System requirements for playing QTVR media The QTVR media you create with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio can be played on any Mac OS or Windows® computer, either from a local disk or over the Internet using a World Wide Web browser. Mac OS The computer must have a 68030, 68040, or PowerPC processor. In addition, the computer should have the following software installed: m QuickTime extension version 2.5 or later m QuickTime VR extension version 2.0.1 or later m MoviePlayer version 2.5 or SimpleText 1 If you’re playing the QTVR media over the Internet, you also need a World Wide Web browser with the QuickTime plug-in version 2.0 installed. Windows The computer must have a 486 or Pentium processor. In addition, the computer should have the following software installed: m QuickTime for Windows version 3.0 or later m QuickTime VR components version 2.1 or later m MoviePlayer version 3.0 or later If you’re playing the QTVR media over the Internet, you also need a World Wide Web browser with the QuickTime plug-in version 2.0 installed. What’s included with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio The QuickTime VR Authoring Studio package includes a CD-ROM disc that contains the following: m QuickTime VR Authoring Studio application program m Lenses file that contains files for a variety of camera lenses ( You’ll need this for stitching panoramas.) m MoviePlayer 2.5 m QuickTime VR 2.0.1 m QuickTime 2.5 m QTVR Sample Source Material folder ( You’ll use this as you complete the tutorials in Chapters 3 through 7.) m QTVRConverter ( You use this to convert QTVR 1.0 files to QTVR 2.0 files.) …