"Source
Image Format" has two choices:
1. Image Size refers to the size of the images which will be
used to create the object movie. If the image size is not found
in the drop down menu, a custom size can be typed in the box
after clicking on "Custom."
2. Acquire From determines the source of the images for making
the object movie. Choose "PLUG-IN in Image File" if
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next setting to be determined is the "Vertical Settings."
Objects may be captured in a vertical sweep called "rows."
Full coverage is 180 degrees. If the desired sweep is not
found on the drop down menu, choose "Custom" and
type in your vertical sweep. The "Rows" field specifies
the number of rows for the vertical capture. Once the "Rows"
value is determined, the "Spacing" will be determined
automatically. The "Spacing" field cannot be manually
edited. The next field can either be "Centered at"
or "Start at" and determines where the sweep will
begin. If you choose "Start at," then the degree
box will be used to specify a starting point.
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The next
setting to be determined is the "Horizontal Settings."
Objects are usually captured in a 360 degree sweep starting
at 0 degrees and rotated clockwise. The "Sweep"
field determines the number of degrees the image was rotated
during the image capture. The "Columns" field refers
to the number of images which were taken during the sweep.
Once the "Columns" value is determined, the "Spacing"
will be determined automatically. The "Spacing"
field cannot be manually edited. The "Advanced Views"
field determines the direction in which the images were captured
and can be either "Horizontally" or "Vertically."
The next field can either be "Centered at" or "Start
at" and determines where the sweep will begin. If you
choose "Start at," then the degree box will be used
to specify a starting point.
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The
next tab on the object module project document window is
the "Acquire" tab. Once you have completed all
the fields on the "Setup" menu, click on the "Acquire"
tab to make it active. Under "Tools" is the "Clear"
button. This button can be used to remove a single image
from a group of images. The single image must be selected
before this button becomes active. The "Single"
or "Multiple" settings refer to the way in which
the images are acquired to make the object movie. Images
can be acquired one at a time or as group. If you choose
"Multiple," then the images are added to the frame
area at the button of the "Acquire" window in
the order that was specified in the setup menu. For this
skill development activity we will be using the "Multiple"
command.
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the images have been selected, the "Acquire Images Progress"
window will appear. When the window closes, the images will
appear in the frames area at the bottom of the "Acquire"
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The
scroll bar at the bottom of the "Acquire" window
allows you to move through all the images to determine that
they have been added in the correct order.
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The next
tab is "Hotspots." This tab allows you to add one or
more hot spots which will invoke some sort of action when clicked.
The "Tools" menu allows you to add an area in the form
of one or more of shapes shown. Color may also be added by clicking
the palette image. The image below shows a portion of the object
movie with several hotspots added.
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"View" area in the lower left hand corner contains
arrows which will allow you to move the image to different
views so hotspots can be added in other areas. |
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the hotspots are chosen, click on the "Hot Spots Properties"
button to open up a dialog box. |
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information about the selected hotspot can be found in this
dialog box. The "Kind" field is a drop down menu which
lists the common types of hotspots. The "Type" field
becomes active if "Other" is chosen from the "Kind"
menu. The "ID" field using numbers from 1 to 254 to
identify each hotspot. This is an editable field, so the number
can be user specified. The "Name" field can also be
user specified. The "Comment" field can be used to
add additional identifying comments about the hotspots. |
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"URL" is chosen from the tab menu bar, when a user
mouses over the hotspot, a click of the mouse will take them
to the designated url. To designate the url, the "URL"
tab must be clicked and the url typed in the box and the "OK"
button clicked. An example is shown to the right. |
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next tab is "Effects."
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this area you can add special effects, which are available on
the drop down menu next to "Effect." |
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next tab is "Compress." This is the final step in
creating your object movie and helps you to determine how
it should be compressed and displayed.
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on the "Set" button to bring up the compression settings
window. The default settings are shown on the right, but the
settings can be adjusted to your specifications. |
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the compression window you can also set the color depth and
the frame size. The software manufacturer suggests leaving the
"Color Depth" set at "24 bit (Millions)."
The "Frame Size" will default to the size the images
were specified in the setup menu and should remain this size
unless the "Crop" command was used under "Effects."
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all of the above settings have been made, you should click the
"Compress" button under "Commands.". A window
which shows the "Compression Progress" will appear.
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The last tab is "Playback." In
the playback panel, you can view your finished object movie
and add several finishing touches.
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first is the "Playback Window." This allows you to
change the size of the playback window by entering the desired
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