This is what's new in VT PRO's beta version (What is the beta version? Click here to find out)

We are talking about VT PRO beta here, yes – But, all these features will be implemented in the normal 3DVista Virtual Tour PRO software very soon, too.

* Added Custom fonts. The application will read the fonts installed on your system to use them inside of the tour.

* Added new options as to where to look first in a Panorama or 360 Video when it is being opened through the "Open Media" hotspot action. These new options are:

– Start Point.
–> Always the start point that's been set for the panorama or 360º video to be opened (no matter the previous media, i.e. from where you are coming).

– Smart Entry View.
–> Calculates the first view inside the new panorama depending on where the user is coming from, so it always looks like you were physically walking into the new panorama/room.

– Same Spot as Current Media.
–> Imagine you want to open a "new panorama", which is esentially the exact same room and spot, just with new decorations, different lighting or throughout renovations etc. When changing from one to the next, you would want to maintain whichever direction you were looking in, to make the change more dramatic (otherwise, the new panorama would start in the direction you had defined for it, while you might have ben looking into the opposite direction in the panorama before). This will maintain the viewing direction so it seemlessly looks like you were just swapping out the furniture. You can compare this to our Live Panorama, which also changes through different panoramas while maintaining the view direction. The difference here is that you can use more panoramas and the user manually selects the panorama to be opened (Live Panorama automatically transforms through the integrated panoramas).

– Custom.
–> This'll let you define the initial view of the panorama to be opened for this precise hotspot.

* Added "Enable Antialiasing" option in the Publish Tab. If this option is enabled, the player quality for desktop will be improved when panoramas in high resolution are played.

* Added "Next Media" and "Previous Media" hotspot action. You can use that to go to the next/previous media in a playlist selected (the main Carousel or from custom dropdowns/thumbnail list components).

* Added "Open Panorama in the same spot" option in the "Next/Previous Media" action. That behaviour will open the new panorama in the same spot as the old panorama.

* Added "ToolTip Display Time" option in the Publish tab.

* Added "Preload All Skin Elements" option in the Publish tab.

* Increased preview quality for Panoramas. The generation of the intermediate images might result in slightly increased waiting time throughout the first loading of the project.

Just a couple of weeks ago, we announced the separate launch of our BETA line, which is essentially the future version of our 3DVista Virtual Tour PRO. You can download it as a separate program onto your computer (so you can keep your "normal" Virtual Tour PRO and go back and use it anytime you want) and already use all the new features that we will launch in the official software at a later point (here' to making everyone early adaptors!). After a couple of updates, this latest update does require you download the beta again from scratch, hence, this post. After that, it'll update auotmatically, just like your official VT PRO does.

So what do I have to do?

If you want to start using 3DVista Virtual Tour PRO beta, just download it from the links below. If you already are using the beta version, you do need to download it again from the links below, since this beta update is the last one to require manual updating. After this version, manual updates or downloads will not be required anymore and your beta will update automatically. Download the new beta version from here:

Windows:
32 bits -> Click here
64 bits -> Click 

Mac: Click here

And here's what's new:

• Increased preview quality for Panoramas. The generation of the intermediate images might result in slightly increased waiting time throughout the first loading of the project.
• Added new options to open a Panorama or 360 Video through the "Open Media" hotspot action. These new options are:
  • Start Point.
  • Smart Entry View.
  • Same Spot as Current Media.
  • Custom.
• Added "Enable Antialiasing" option in the Publish Tab. If this option is enabled, the player quality for desktop will be improved when panoramas in high resolution are played.

We have opened our beta line for 3DVista Virtual Tour PRO to the public. Others limit their circle of beta users to a small elite group, but we've decided to open this line to anyone who wants to keep right at the forefront of progress.

In other words, we are publicly launching a parallel program line which will carry the latest and most innovative functions to be implemented in the official VT PRO version at a later point. You can download and use this VT PRO beta line parallel to your normal VT PRO version: It's a separate program for download but works with your standard license (or as a trial, of course). This way you can test and use cutting-edge technology before anyone else without touching your official VT PRO version at all.

So if you want to be among the first to see what's new and actually apply it to your virtual tours, then click on one of the links below to download the VT PRO beta version.

Our beta versions are stable, but new functions may contain minor bugs, so if you manage to come across one of them, please do report them ("Help" – "Report Bug") so we can fix them as quickly as possible.

Windows:
32 bits -> Click here
64 bits -> Click 

Mac: Click here

And yes, as you may be able to tell from this as well, we have also just released a 64 bit version of our software, but that makes for another post tomorrow

What exactly is new?

This article announces the general line of VT PRO beta, so everytime we have new functions, there will be an update to the beta (just like to the normal VT PRO software, but earlier). You can think of it as a VT PRO of the future. This first beta version will have the following new (and highly requested) features:

• Windows: The application now supports 64 bits native version.
• Added Undo/Redo actions in the new "Edit" menu (beta).
• Added Stereoscopic Panorama with side-by-side equirectangular format.
• Added "Caps" for 360º Video.
• Added "Loop" option for Video.
• Added "Execute Javascript" action. You can now add custom Javascript code for external services, complex behaviours or interaction with the 3DVista Player API.
• Added "Show Control Slide" option in Video and 360º Video.
• Added a time option in the "Video/360º Video" action to play the video from a different time from startup.
• Added "Open New Video at the current video time" option in the "Video/360 Video" action.
• Added 3D transition effect between 360º Video and Panoramas if they are mutually connected with hotspots.
• Added several "Open Media" actions in Panorama/360º Video Caps.
• Added "On Show" and "On Hide" events for hotspots in 360º Video.
• The action list shows the media affected in "Open Media" actions.
• Support for relative URL in the "Open URL" action.
• Support for the pose information from the panoramas to straighten the horizon. It is useful if you use single shoot cameras with gyroscope.
• Support several shortcut keys. New shortcut keys will come in future versions.
  • Quit: Ctrl+Q
  • Save: Ctrl+S
  • Save As: Ctrl+May+S
  • New Project: Ctrl+N
  • Undo: Ctrl+Z
  • Redo: Ctrl+Shift+Z o Ctrl+Y
  • Change main Tab: Ctrl+NUMBER
  • Move skin elements: Cursors
  • Move skin elements by offset: Shift+Cursors
• Support to open a Video or 360º Video in a time determined with the "Video/360 Video" action.
• Highly improved the export time for Panoramas.
• Fix Windows 10: The initial splash wasn't centered if Windows had zoom applied.
• Fix: An error occurred when you imported a Panorama from the Stitcher without a project opened.
• Other minor issues.