Tutorial - Saving As PTViewer Java Template

Saving an Equirectangular Image as a PT Viewer Java Template

This tutorial shows how to take an equirectangular image and save it into a group of files ready to use as a PTViewer Java template.

Step 1

Import or create the equirectangular image to be used. For this tutorial, we are going to use the equirectangular image created in the previous tutorial, Creating an Equirectangular Image from Supplied Cube Faces.

Step 2

Click the "Save As..." button at the bottom right of the window. In the file dialog that appears, choose "PTViewer Java Template" from the Format popup menu.

Step 3

After choosing a location and saving, you will end up with a folder containing a number of files.

These files consist of the HTML, Java classes, and artwork to make the template active when viewed by a web browser.

If you want to modify or remove the artwork, they are the files which start with a "z-" and consist of directional arrow rollovers, etc. These images and their positions are referred to in the applet code placed inside the HTML file.

To test, double-click the "index.html" file to open the web page in your default web browser.

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