A how-to guide to QuickTime Virtual Reality and how to use our Virtual Tour of Memphis' Midtown.
QuickTime™ Virtual Reality (QTVR) is an amazing new technology
which allows you to view 360 degree panoramic views in photo-realistic quality.
To be able to use QTVR on your computer (Windows or Macintosh) you must download and install QuickTime™
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The QTVR will appear as a normal photo on a web page, except at the bottom
of each QTVR movie you will see a 'Controller' like the one below.
it contains several icons which will help you navigate the QTVR.
When viewing a QTVR movie, simply point your cursor over these icons for text to appear that show you their functions.
These include 'Back', 'Zoom Out', 'Zoom In', 'Show Hot Spots', and 'Drag Zoomed Object'.
When you point your cursor over the image itself, in a QTVR movie, your cursor will change to a 'Pointer'.
Click once and drag to rotate the view. As you drag, the cursor will change to arrows like these:
You can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard to rotate the QTVR view.
You can use your keyboard's 'Shift' key to Zoom In. As you do this the cursor will change to this:
You can use your keyboard's 'Control' key to Zoom Out. As you do this the cursor will change to this:
As you navigate the panorama look for the cursor to change to this:
This Icon indicates a 'Hot Spot' - a link to another QTVR or a web page.
As you mouse-over a Hot Spot link, text will appear in the Controller to give you a brief description of where the link leads.
Some interactive QTVRs in the Virtual Tour are 'Object' movies which allow you to rotate them in 3D, or rotate your view around the object.
If the QTVR is an 'Object' movie, the cursor will appear as this:
As you click and drag to rotate the object, the cursor will change to this:
Don't forget to look for 'Hot Spots' that link to other areas.
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