README - VRMakePano

VRMakePano is a simple application that converts a panoramic image 
into a QuickTime VR panoramic movie. The panoramic image must be 
rotated 90 counterclockwise from its normal orientation, so that the 
image is taller than it is wide. The QuickTime VR movie created by 
VRMakePano is either a version 2.0 QTVR movie or a version 1.0 QTVR 
movie; you select the version using the Test menu.

VRMakePano is distributed as sample code. It uses the graphics 
importer routines introduced in QuickTime 2.5 to open any available 
image file. Then it builds the QTVR file according to the documented 
file format. As an added bonus, VRMakePano shows the tile of the 
picture it's currently compressing as it churns through the image. 
(You can get rid of that behavior by setting a compile flag.)

The essential code is found in the file VRMakePano.c. This code 
compiles and runs on both MacOS and Windows platforms.


Enjoy,
QuickTime Team

