Using Virtual Tours (Panorama's)

Photo Vista Version 3 Tours
(Additional information on Photo Vista Virtual Tour Products and Software can be found on our
 Useful Products page)

Your Remote Control website supports hosting your Photo Vista virtual tour (panoramas) directly on your website.  This means that you don't need a third party to host the pages that display your tours.  This is an advantage to you because you have complete control over the placement of the tours, the information displayed with the tours, the length of time the tour are displayed, and of course cost, as there are no additional charges when you upload your tours to your Remote Control website.

Creating your Tour.  You must first create the panorama using the software provided by Photo Vista.  When creating your tour, make sure to select the correct options. (Exhibit A).

Exhibit A (Photo Vista Program)

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Once you have stitched your Photo Vista panorama, you must select the correct options for saving your panorama. (Exhibit B).

Saving the tour.  Save the tour to a place on your computer  that you will be able to easily find later.  (example: My Documents folder)

Naming the tour.  It is very important that you name the tour is such a way that will help you to keep them organized.  Also don't use capital letters or spaces when naming your tours.  Use an underscore or a dash to separate words.

Correct naming example:       main-street_back_yard.jpg

Incorrect naming example:     Main Street Back Yard.JPG

NOTE:  Once you have saved the panorama, you cannot simply re-name the file.  It will not work on your web page.  You will need to re-create the panorama.

Exhibit B  (Photo Vista Program)

After you have saved the panorama you will notice that two files were created, one that ends with .jpg, and another ending with .ivr.  You will need both of there files later.  
(If you can't see the file extensions, Click Here)

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Pages where you can use Photo Vista tours:  Photo Vista tours can easily be uploaded to the exhibits pages which are located in your product/photo/listing galleries.
(Gallery Example Click Here)

However, you can use the included Link Manager" to upload your Photo Vista panoramas to other pages in your site.  You will need to upload the .ivr and the .jpg files individually. 
See Link Manager Help for more information

1.  Log into your Remote Control editor. (Exhibit C).

 
Exhibit C

2.  Select "Show Page Listing" (Exhibit D).

Exhibit D

 

3.  Find the page or gallery where you want your virtual tour image to display, and click on that link.  (Exhibit E)

Exhibit E

 

4.  Preview the page to confirm Virtual Tour placement.  (Exhibit F).

EXHIBIT F

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5.  Select "Edit Main Page" (Example G).

Example G

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 6.  Find the image drop down menu for the location you want.  "Select New Live Pic".  (Exhibit H).

EXHIBIT H

7.  Find the Live Picture tour that you saved on your computer and upload it to your Remote Control website.  Remember both the file with the .ivr extension and the file with the .jpg extension is needed.  Disregard any other files. (Exhibit I).

EXHIBITS I

8.  Update and then publish.  Once you have published you can click the home button to be taken to your actual website to see the uploaded Live Picture tour.  (Exhibit J).

NOTES:  You can upload multiple Live Picture tours to a page or gallery before updating or publishing. You can only see the Live Picture tours on the published website, not in the editor preview pages.

Exhibit J

Deleting Tours.  It is a good idea to delete tours once you are no longer using them on your web page.  This will increase page performance and also make it easier for you to find what you need easier.

1.  Click "Delete Image" when in the page editor.  Find and select the items you wish to delete.  Click "Delete Item(s)"  (Exhibit K).
NOTE:  If you have deleted images but have not Published, you can get them back by clicking on the Cancel button.  Warning.  You will lose all work on all pages since you last Published.

Exhibit K

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