QuickTime VR was a feature set of QuickTime that was developed by Apple.
Features
QuickTime VR allowed the playback of files which mimicked virtual reality (VR). It could display VR objects which could be rotated by the user. It could also display VR panoramas, in which the user could change the field of view.
History
QuickTime VR 1.0 and some basic authoring tools were first released in July 1995 for QuickTime 2.0.[1][2] QuickTime VR 1.1 and new tools were previewed at the 1996 Worldwide Developers Conference in May 1996.[3]
Apple WWDC 1997 Session 304 - QuickTime VR 2.0
QuickTime VR 2.0 was announced on January 7 during the 1997 Macworld Expo in San Francisco and demonstrated at the 1997 Worldwide Developers Conference in May.[4][5] QuickTime VR Authoring Studio was released to the public on November 6, 1997.[6]
Deprecation
Support for QuickTime VR was deprecated in April 2006 with the release of QTKit, which began the 64-bit transition to QuickTime X.[7]
Alternatives
With the discontinuation of QuickTime VR, alternate authoring tools for VR panoramas and objects are available from Easypano, which supports Adobe Flash (which has since itself been discontinued) and HTML5.[8] Other alternatives include Pano2VR and Object2VR.[9]
References
- ↑ QuickTime VR is Actually Real by Geoff Duncan, TidBITS. 1995-07-17.
- ↑ Panoramic Reality by Andrew Nemeth, MacTECH vol.12 no.5. 1996-05.
- ↑ New QuickTime VR 1.0 Tools Made Available as Apple Plans Next Quick- Time VR Release (PDF), AppleDirections p.13-14. 1996-06.
- ↑ Apple Enhances QuickTime VR to Integrate Image-Based Virtual Reality With 3D, Movies, Animation, and Sound, Apple Computer. 1997-01-07. Archived 1999-02-25.
- ↑ Apple WWDC 1997 Session 304 - QuickTime VR 2.0 by Apple WWDC Videos, YouTube. 2018-05-28.
- ↑ Apple Announces Availability of QuickTime VR Authoring Studio, Apple Computer. 1997-11-06. Archived 1999-02-18.
- ↑ Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review - QuickTime X by John Siracusa, Ars Technica. 2009-08-31.
- ↑ QuickTime VR Authoring Software, Easypano. Accessed 2022-04-21.
- ↑ Virtual Tour and 360º Object Movie Software, Garden Gnome. Accessed 2022-04-21.
External links
- QuickTime VR at Apple (archived 1999-01-16, 1997-03-30)
- QuickTime VR Authoring Studio (archived 1998-04-29, 1997-12-22)
- QuickTime VR Author's Guide (archived 1997-12-22)
- Inside QuickTime: QuickTime VR (PDF) at Apple Developer (2002-10, archived 2003-08-09)
- QuickTime VR at Wikipedia
