How can I publish a cylindrical panorama for web viewing?
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I have a very wide rectangular panorama and want viewers to look around horizontally as if they are standing inside a cylinder with the image mapped to the inner wall. I do not need a full spherical panorama with up/down viewing. What software or web tools can create and publish this kind of cylindrical panorama?
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Found a way to it with WebGL library threejs, demo here: http://nunocruz.me/panorama/ Feel free to view the source code of the page and use it if you want to do the same and if you have any questions about it just ask!
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Yes—this is commonly done as a cylindrical or 360° panorama viewer for the web. Based on the answers, the general workflow is:
- Stitch your panorama first using your preferred panorama software.
- Make sure the image is seamless if you want a full 360° wrap; that is often the hardest part.
- Publish it with a web viewer/tool.
Options mentioned:
- three.js / WebGL: a flexible way to map your panorama onto the inside of a cylinder in a browser.
- Pano2VR: designed for publishing panoramas to the web; the trial adds a watermark.
- Photoshop Zoomify export: useful after stitching, though it is more about web image viewing than a true cylindrical panorama experience.
- jQuery virtual tour tools: another browser-based route for interactive viewing.
If your goal is specifically the “inside a cylinder” effect in a browser, a WebGL approach such as three.js is the most directly aligned with that requirement.
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