360° Locations
While in Editor Mode, many changes are made to the project using the iMenu.
How to Editor Start Mode
How to Launch the iMenu
Add 360° Locations
There are two ways to import 360° media files into your project:
Use the Step-by-Step Import process from the iMenu (in VR-Suite’s Editor Mode) to create Locations
Use the external, Advanced Import process to copy 360° media files into the correct folder structure using Windows File Explorer (file manager) and import the entire folder structure at once
Both methods require use of Windows File Explorer to select files. This must be done when not using VR goggles.
Step by Step Import
IF you have not yet created a Project, please follow this chapter first: Create a new Project
choose the tab Locations
With the iMenu open, you can add 360° Locations to your project. On the bottom row of the iMenu, there are buttons to add four types of 360° Locations:
Attention
When Expert Mode is off, some features are hidden to make everything easier to use.
Depending on your license type, Expert Mode is activated, deactivated or not available by default.
Locations Show the Locations and sub folders of the current Project
Normal Add local 360° photos or videos
Stereo Add local stereoscopic 360° photos or videos
Streaming Add a link to online 360° photos or videos that will be streamed
Streaming Stereo Add a link to online stereoscopic 360° photos or videos that will be streamed
Advanced Import
Experienced users who are already knowledgeable with the VR-Suite folder structure may want to save time by gathering all their 360° files, slideshows and other multimedia content together externally. In this case, you manually create subfolders under the folder for the desired Location. When you open the project in VR-Suite, it automatically adds the multimedia content to each Location.
Follow the chapter Import - Advanced
Media Types and Dimensions of 360° Locations
Tip
Import Assistant
The Import Assistant gives feedback when the user imports media files that are not optimal for VR usage.
Pixel size
Aspect ratio
File format
All issues will be logged in the file MediaError.txt
which you find inside the folder data_xxx-xxx
.
The following values are recommendations. Larger sizes may also be possible depending on the computer being used to view and edit the project.
360° Images
We support full spherical 360° media files in 2:1 ratio.
- Maximum Dimensions
8192 x 4096 pixels
- Recommended Dimensions
6000 x 3000 pixels
- Maximum Dimensions for iOS
4096 x 2048s
To achieve a higher resolution on iOS devices please use Cubefaces (see below)
360° Images Stereoscopic
- Recommended Dimensions
4096 x 4096 pixels
- Maximum Dimensions for iOS
4096 x 4096 pixels
- Format Convention
The left image needs to be on top
- Name Convention for Advanced Import only
The name must contain “stereo”
Example: Location1-stereo.jpg
The term “stereo” will be removed from the displayed Location name.
See also: Import - Advanced
Tip
In stereoscopic locations it may be necessary to adjust the distance of HotSpots or icons. You can adjust this comfortably via the controllers: Controller
To achieve a higher resolution on iOS devices please use Cubefaces.
360° Videos
- Maximum Dimensions
3840 x 1920 pixels (larger videos are hardware dependent possible)
- Recommended Dimensions
3840 x 1920 pixels
- Maximum Dimensions for iOS
3840 x 1920 pixels
The used video codec needs to be present on the target system.
See also Codecs: Codecs and File Formats
360° Videos Stereoscopic
- Recommended Dimensions
3840 x 2560 pixels - stretched.
- Maximum Dimensions for iOS
3840 x 3840 pixels
- Maximum Dimensions for Oculus Go
3840 x 2160 pixels
- Format Convention
The left image needs to be on top
- Name Convention for Advanced Import only
The name must contain “stereo”
Example: Location1-stereo.mp4
The term “stereo” will be removed from the displayed Location name.
See also: Import - Advanced
The specific video codec that is used needs to be present any computer used to view the project.
See also Codecs: Codecs and File Formats
Use Cube Faces - Advanced
360° Images as Cube Faces
via the input folder
name1.jpg, name2.jpg, … name6.jpg
“name” will be used by the VR-Suite
The images will be renamed to 1.jpg…6.jpg
via Data Folder:
1.jpg, …, 6.jpg
View
KRPano
VR-Suite
VR-Suite WebExport
front
Krpanobild_f.jpg
1.jpg
pano_f.jpg
right
Krpanobild_r.jpg
2.jpg
pano_r.jpg
back
Krpanobild_b.jpg
3.jpg
pano_b.jpg
left
Krpanobild_l.jpg
4.jpg
pano_l.jpg
up
Krpanobild_u.jpg
5.jpg
pano_u.jpg
down
Krpanobild_d.jpg
6.jpg
pano_d.jpg
360° Images as stereoscopic Cube Faces
Create beside the folder 1_X a folder 1_XS for the images of the right eye and move the files manually there.
- Cube face: 2048 x 2048
(currently we recommend 1536 x 1536)
- Cube face stereoscopic: 2048 x 2048
(currently we recommend 1536 x 1536)
Streaming 360° Videos
Use Add 360° Locations in the iMenu and copy the path like the following examples:
- Online Progressive File Stream
https://dooq1e0hpzj6a.cloudfront.net/pegasusFeatHappyFamily/pegasus_happy_family_mono_1920.mp4
Note
For Android https must be used!
- Local Live Stream:
VR-Suite supports HLS and RTSP
- For Advanced Import
put a .m3u file instead of the video file inside the 1_X folder.
Example for a local stream content inside the .m3u file:
#EXTINF:0,Channel https://10.224.224.224/hls/local/index.m3u8
Functions and Settings
All of the functions and settings in this section are found on the iMenu when in Editor Mode.
1. Open Windows folder
How to find the Settings Menu for 360° Locations
If you aim for the folder icon to the left of the Location name, Windows File Explorer is opened and the folder where that file is located is displayed.
4. Delete a Location Category
How to find the Settings Menu for 360° Locations
Follow these steps to delete a Location Category by moving all the Locations out of it:
View the Quick help on Youtube
Highlight the first Location in the category that you want to delete.
Select the Movement icon to the right of the Location name. A check mark appears next to the name and the name of the Location is now attached to the cursor so you can move it.
Select all the Locations in the category by scrolling over each name and clicking in the box to check it.
Click the left-pointing arrow at the top of the list of Location names.
Highlight the category name that you wish to delete and click the downward-pointing arrow.
The Locations will be returned to the full list and the category will be deleted automatically.
5. Change Name
How to find the Settings Menu for 360° Locations
It is possible to change the name of any Location by following these steps:
Highlight the name of the Location that you wish to change.
Select the Pencil icon.
Enter a new name and confirm with the green Check Mark. In non-VR mode, you can also type the name on your keyboard.
All HotSpots that point to this Location are automatically renamed.
7. Change Media File
Press this button to change the 360° media file for this location.
8. 360° Videos Play/Pause
How to find the Settings Menu for 360° Locations
The editor of a project can define whether video controls (Play/Pause buttons) are visible when playing a 360° video. To change this setting:
Video Controls Activated: In 360° videos, the video controls are shown when you look down (about 80°)
Video Controls Deactivated: the 360° video controls will not be shown. This is useful when there is a menu structure based on 360° videos.
9. Lens Flare
How to find the Settings Menu for 360° Locations
For outdoor scenes, you can choose to show a lens flare around the sun. This is a commonly used special effect that adds realism to the scene.
Highlight the name of the Location where you wish to display a lens flare.
Select the Lens Flare icon to switch on lens flare for this Location.
Navigate to the desired Location and close the iMenu.
Drag the lens flare symbol to be over the sun in the view.
Close Editor Mode to see the effect of the lens flare.
10. Welcome Text
How to find the Settings Menu for 360° Locations
Welcome Text is an optional label and sub-label that you define for each Location. You can choose to have the Welcome Text displayed always when the user navigates to that Location or only the first time. Welcome text is displayed for about four seconds, then it fades away.
To change the Welcome Text settings and display Welcome Text at a particular Location:
Select the Settings icon at the top of the iMenu and scroll through the options until you find Show Welcome Text
Click in the User column to change whether the Welcome Text is displayed only once, or always, when a user navigates to the selected Location. This setting affects all Welcome Text in the project.
Highlight the name of the Location where you wish to display the Welcome Text.
Select the Welcome Text icon to the right of the name of that Location.
Enter what you want displayed for the Welcome Text headline and confirm it with the green Check Mark. In non-VR mode, you can also type the name on your keyboard.
Enter what you want displayed for the sub-headline and confirm it with the green Check Mark. If you do not want a sub-headline, select the green Check Mark to continue.
Close VR-Suite and restart it for the changes to take effect.
The Locations that have Welcome Text displayed have the words Welcome Text visible on the right side of the iMenu. To remove Welcome Text from any Location, click on the Welcome Text icon in that row and restart VR-Suite.
11. Delete Location
Delete this 360°-Location from your Project and delete the 360° media file and all multimedia contents of the location folder from hard drive! At Windows the files will be moved to recycle bin.
Codecs and File Formats
.mp4 preferred Format (using Windows 7 and 8 you need to install the LAV Filter Codec, please google for the latest version.)
.wmv
.jpg
.png
Ground logo
You can overlay the view downwards with a logo or graphic to enhance your branding or conceal the tripod.
Create a file
groundLogo.png
with the dimensions 1024 x 1024 pixels (other sizes are possible)Put the file in the folder
xxx-xxx/data_myproject/
Start the VR-Suite
Video End Actions - Advanced
Advanced users can also use the Video end Actions to automate which action should be triggered at the end of a video.
Background Sounds - Advanced
It is possible to embed three sound types:
3D directional sound
Stereo background sound per Location
global stereo background sound per Project
Here you can find all details about the sound options:
Video Tutorials
Visit our Youtube Tutorial Video Channel