If you don't already have the QuickTime plug-in, you can download it, free of charge, from Apple Computer. It takes just a few minutes to download it onto your hard disk and install it. From then on, it will open automatically whenever you access QuickTime movies or QuickTime VRs, wherever you are on the Web. QuickTime software is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.
Download QuickTime Plugin
Plugins and formats
Below is a list of all of the different mainstream formats in which we supply virtual tours. Each has a link to a demo of a virtual tour, so you can assess how tours work in differnet formats and with different plugins.
Apples QuickTime - QTVR
Macromedia Shockwave
The Shockwave player allow you to experience interactive multimedia, including audio, video, animations, puzzles and the like, through your Web browser. You can download it, free of charge, from Macromedia's website. It takes just a few minutes to download it onto your hard disk and install it. Shockwave is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.
Download ShockWave Player
Download ShockWave Player
Java
Java is a general purpose programming language with a number of features that make the language well suited for use on the Web. Small Java applications are called Java applets and can be downloaded from a Web server and run on your computer by a Java-compatible Web browser. Java is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.
Download Java
Download Java
Macromedia Flash
Flash from Macromedia is very popular for drawing and animating vector and bitmap graphics suitable for the web. Flash is great because 98 % of internet enabled computers already have the flash plugin installed. Flash cannot deliver full screen panoramas. You can download it, free of charge, from Macromedia's web site. It takes just a few minutes to download it onto your hard disk and install it. Flash is available for Windows OS and for Macintosh OS.
Download Flash Player
Download Flash Player
Pangea
OpenGL for OS X. PangeaVR is a free web browser plug-in that uses OpenGL to display full-screen panoramas with incredibly high performance.
Download Pangea
Download Pangea
DevalVR
OpenGL for Windows OS. DevalVR is a browser plugin to view 3D interactive contents. DevalVR is a popular panoramic viewer to show QuickTimeVR files on the Internet.
Download DevalVR
Download DevalVR
High and Low Resolution Virtual Tours
High-resolution, full screen panoramas offer the best virtual tour viewing experience. They're ideal for a high-impact presentation of a space. The best plugin for viewing full screen is Apple QuickTime. Full screen panoramas can also be displayed in Shockwave but there is a deterioration in quality. Panoramas are typically 1 to 3 megabytes in size.
Low-resolution, small screen panoramas are ideal if a large number of tours are required. They are best viewed in Quicktime but can also be viewed in Flash, Java and shockwave. Low-resolution panoramas are typically 75 KB to 500 KB.
Low-resolution, small screen panoramas are ideal if a large number of tours are required. They are best viewed in Quicktime but can also be viewed in Flash, Java and shockwave. Low-resolution panoramas are typically 75 KB to 500 KB.