I have been a Stitcher user on the Mac since version 3.0 up through the last Realviz version (5.xx or unlimited I think). I just upgraded to the Autodesk StitcherUnlimited 2009 and am having problems with QTVR authoring.  I am trying to use the authoring controls to set up QTVR parameters and I find that the settings don’t seem to take effect consistently. I’ve tried numerous times to set the pan and tilt parameters and min/max/default FOV.  However, whatever I do, the default view is always a much smaller FOV and not where I set it in the main viewer window or authoring window. And no matter what I do in the authoring controls, the default view that opens in quicktime is the same for every QTVR rendering I create. Any clues that will unlock the mystery of this tool would be appreciated.

On the other hand, I may shift my workflow to AutoPanoPro and use PureTools or Pano2VR to set the QTVR parameters - if anyone has an opinion on a “best workflow” to go from stitching to publishing in a web gallery please share it.

I found the instructions in the tutorial more informative than the user guide - as they gave some clues about when to lock a value and when not to, as well as a warning that only the window size can be set from manual mode.

I also can’t believe that the keyboard shortcuts for the various pan/tilt/zoom functions haven’t been included in the menus - but that’s a different topic!

Use Stitcher 2009 to render out to spherical JPEG then use Pano2VR to author your final images. It’s the best workflow there is.

Andrew Baddeley
360 Tactical VR
Immersive Imaging Solutions
http://www.360tacticalvr.com